DRAFT Grady Cluster Capacity Community Conversation September 24, 2015

Agenda Welcome/Purpose Dr. Betsy Bockman – Principal, Inman Middle School Recap Last Meeting/Update Current Situation Larry Hoskins - Chief Operating Officer Solutions/Moving Ahead Dr. Meria J. Carstarphen - Superintendent Questions & Answers/Dialogue/Next Steps Facilitated by Byron D. Amos, Cynthia Briscoe Brown, Leslie Grant and Matt Westmoreland - Members of the Atlanta Board of Education Closing Tim Guiney – Principal, Grady High School 2

Meeting Purpose Summarize outcomes of our last community meeting Present solutions for moving forward Align on strategy for moving forward to address Grady Cluster capacity concerns 3

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Summary of February and May Meetings Discussed enrollment issues at Inman and other factors - Non-viability of original solution of adding eight classrooms - Proposed Druid Hills annexation APS administrators presented space recommendations, including an Inman 14 classroom addition, an Inman 6 th Grade campus and a Howard Junior High as solutions. Druid Hills annexation proposal did not pass the legislature. In April 2015, the Board set new attendance boundaries (beginning in school year) for Centennial Place Academy for a middle school. APS administrators presented the creation of Howard Middle School, Inman 9th Grade Academy and new APS athletic practice fields on former Walden Middle School campus. 5

Proposed Solutions Given community feedback and preferences, APS administrators re-examined options for solutions. Current proposed solutions to address space and enrollment in the Grady Cluster  Expand Grady campus and address recommendations from the Facility Condition Assessment  Create a Howard Middle School  Build new APS athletic practice fields on former Walden Middle School campus  Convert Inman campus into additional elementary capacity for the cluster 6

Grady Campus Expansion 7 Costs: $33 million o Estimated $22 million (18 Classrooms and 3 laboratories addition, New Administrative Suite) o Estimated $11 million (Facility Condition Assessment recommendations) Considerations: o Maintain High School configuration (grades 9-12) o Removal of portables o Green space reduction o Dependent on approval of the next SPLOST Referendum by the voters Capacity: 1,725 25/1

Cost: Estimated $52 million (Renovation and 25 Classroom addition) Considerations: o Solves capacity issues at middle school level o Preserves historic building o Preserves grades 6-8 middle school experience o Dependent on approval of the next SPLOST Referendum by the voters Capacity: 1,450 25/1 Howard Middle School (Former David T. Howard High School) 8

New APS Athletic Practice Fields (Located on former Walden Middle School campus) 9 Cost: Estimated $8 million Considerations: o Priority for Grady Cluster o Possibly include regulation high school baseball field and a football practice field that could be used for soccer and lacrosse practices o Not located on a campus o Dependent on approval of the next SPLOST Referendum by the voters

Elementary School Capacity (Inman Campus) 10 Cluster will have additional elementary school capacity /1

Timelines ProjectsProject Launch Range (including design work) Construction Completion Range Howard MSAugust 2017 – August 2018 July 2020 – July 2021 Grady HSAugust October 2018 June 2020 – July 2021 Morningside ESFebruary 2020 – July 2020 July 2022 – December 2022 Inman ES CapacityFebruary 2022 – July 2022 January 2023 – July2023 Timelines are subject to change Several factors will be considered when prioritizing SPLOST projects including: program management costs, debt service requirements, legacy projects, availability of a relocation site, critical HVAC needs, and capacity challenges. 11

Dialogue Questions Ideas Next Steps 12

Opportunities for Input -Additional information will be made available (including FAQs) on the APS website of cluster member schools - under the Grady Construction Update tab. -Feedback may be submitted via the following address: 13