Facilities Interview Cindy McDaniel DSUSD Assistant Superintendent Business Services Maria E. Haigh Lupe Valdivia Marissa Fulache

How are projections done? 1. Enrollment Projections 2. Revenue Projections 3. Staffing Needs 4. Stakeholders 5. Facilities Needs

Who is involved? Projection Board Demographer

Facilities Plan Small report Complete Master Plan Ie. security, fencing, tint windows, safe rooms needs, modernization

Description of the District The Desert Sands Unified School District currently operates grades kindergarten K through 12. The District‘s boundary includes the entire City of Indian Wells, a portion of the Cities of Palm Desert, La Quinta, Rancho Mirage, Indio and Coachella as well as a portion of the unincorporated area of the County of Riverside. The District currently operates nineteen elementary schools, one charter elementary school, six middle schools, one charter middle school, four comprehensive high schools, two continuation high schools, one alternative education school, and preschool. The District’s October 2013 student enrollment was 29,262. During the 2001/02 fiscal year, the California Basic Education Data Systems (“CBEDS”) enrollment figure for the District was 24,582. For 2013/14, the enrollment figure for the District was 29,262. Enrollment, during this twelve year time frame, has shown an increase of approximately 19 percent (19%).

Estimated Facilities Costs DSUSD Report: February 27,2014 School TypeSchool Facilities Ancillary Facilities Total Cost Elementary$54,173,599$4,594,590$58,768,189 Middle$22,914,605$1,557,692$24,472,297 High$83,086,097$3,178,248$86,264,345 Total$160,174,301$9,330,530$169,504,831

Facilities Services Facilities Services oversees the construction management firm that is responsible for plan review, value engineering, and constructing the schools.

Facilities Services works closely with State Agencies Department of Education - CDE Site Plans Division of State Architect - DSA Plan approval for structural, fire/life safety and access compliance Office of Public School Construction - OPSC Eligibility for funding Expenditure reports Department of Toxic Substance Control - DTSC Site

Facilities Consultants DSA Inspector Engineering firms - KNA Consulting Engineers, Inc. Traffic engineers Environmental engineers Civil engineers Other Criteria – Facilities Services consider: - Enrollment projections - Recommending boundaries for new schools - Developer fees

Five Recommendations/Considerations on School Facility Planning Safe Rooms* Security and Fencing* Conserving Energy Modernized Building with Educational Technology Multipurpose Indoor Gymnasiums

School Site Selection Criteria This is not her area of strength but she knows that it is “Important to consider the housing market and the recession” She hired someone that can predict the economy and population growth. It will determine what land spaces are available to build on and where schools are needed. Her team completed “Facilities Master Plan” with about 2 pages for each school. ments/Facility/MeasureKMasterPlan_2012.pdf Story: Looking at some prospective building site. Her friend was concern of the future traffic. Building a school versus building a prison.

Education Specifications Development Ask Questions: – What is the purpose of the building? – Do we have the budget to update schools? – Is it a educational need such as “educational technology”? Collaborative Team: – Educational committee (staff, parents & community members) – Facility consultant, Managing team, Architects, Engineers, Environmentalists, etc.