1. Castallo and Silky LLC Jessica Cohen and Alan Pole, Consultants
School Facilities Use Study Oneida City School District Advisory Committee Meeting September 28, 2017
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2. Committee Members Dr. John Costello Jennifer DePerno Jodie Gardner
Molly Hagen
Randy Hirschey
Carrie Isabelle
Megan Kelly
Chad Mack
Stephanie Neff
Dawn Paz
Robert Sayles
Lillian White
David Wright
Committee Members
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3. Purpose of the Study
“In considering a number of options, is there a better way educationally and fiscally to reconfigure the grades and facilities to provide a sound instructional program now and in the future?"
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4. Committee Meeting Schedule (Business Meetings Begin at 6:30 Optional Tours Begin at 5:45)
September 28, 2017-High School
October 26, 2017-Middle School
December 7, 2017-North Broad
January 25, 2018-Willard Prior
February 27, 2018-Durhamville
April 19, 2018-Seneca Street
May 24, 2018-High School
June 12, 2018-Board Presentation of final report
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5. Focus/Location of Each Meeting
Date
Topic
Location
September 28
General overview of the study process including the committee’s role; student enrollment projections
High School
October 26
The instructional program
Middle School
December 7
The district’s facilities
North Broad
January 25
Transportation; Begin exploring possible future facility options
Willard Prior
February 27
Staffing; Continued implications of options
Durhamville
April 19
Finances; Continued implications of options
Seneca Street
May 24
Review of draft report and tentative recommendations
June 12
Presentation of final report to the Board of Education
Board Room
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6. The School/Community Advisory Committee
Members represent a broad spectrum of the community
Superintendent serves as a resource to the committee
Function is to advise the consultants and communicate with the public
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7. Expectations of Committee Members
Attend all committee meetings
Freely express their points of view and be open minded
Be a key communicator with stakeholder groups
Be respectful of the committee and and the study process
Be a positive contributing member in other related committee activities
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8. The Consultants Bring an outside, unbiased perspective
Have no local stake in the outcome
Will conduct the study in a fair manner
Will ensure that the process is open
Will produce meeting notes after each committee meeting
Will be responsible for the final report
Will use as the base year for collecting data
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9. Recommendations in the Report
Will benefit student learning
Will be sensitive to the unique cultural context of the school district
Will be independent of special interest groups
Will be educationally sound
Will be fiscally responsible and realistic
Will present a plan for building use for the next five years+.
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10. Informing the Public District newsletters Newspaper articles
District web site
Notes from advisory committee meetings
PowerPoint presentations from advisory committee meetings
Open advisory committee meetings-for observation and limited comment only
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11. Enrollment History and Projections
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13. Live Births Are Used to Estimate Kindergarten Enrollment
Table ??
Live Births
Year
Live Births
2004
182
2005
188
2006
206
2007
186
2008
2009
179
2010
167
2011
161
2012
176
2013
155
2014
159
2015
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14. Table ??: Enrollment History and Projections
Grade
Live Births 5 years before
206
186
179
167
161
176
155
159
162 K
174
178
150
145
140
143
146 1
171
173
156
148
144
157
138
142 2
165
160
154
136
132
127
130 3
168
153
151
133
129
141
124 4
158
163
147
131
139
122 5
149
152
128 6
188 7
170
187 8
211
184
169 9
183
209
182 10
172
202
135 11
175
189
134 12
196
137
K-12
2244
2211
2179
2149
2093
2022
1987
1938
1920
1888
1854
1836
1799
K-5
961
980
975
966
953
913
887
879
851
825
813
809
811
6-8
569
520
505
471
466
488
481
483
465
455
436
412
9-12
714
711
699
712
674
621
619
576
603
598
587
591
NOTES: From to births are the average of the previous 5 years. Consequently, from to to the early grades are quite speculative. The district also has about Pre-K students yearly not shown.
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15. Elementary School Enrollments by Building: 2012-13 to 2016-17
% Change to
Durhamville
262
260
246
258
254
-3%
North Broad
255
245
249
253
239
-6%
Seneca Street
223
244
240
225 0%
Willard Prior
226
231
217
208
-13%
Total
980
975
966
953
924
NOTE: These totals may vary from the district-wide totals as ungraded special class students are counted in the numbers above and not in the district-wide table.
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16. Some parents choose to home school their children
Number of Resident Students Home Schooled to
School Year
Number 34 43 45 50 39
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17. Resident Students Attending Elsewhere
and
School
Canastota 4 6
Clinton 2 3
Morrisville-Eaton 1
New Hartford
Westmoreland
Total 10 11
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18. Resident Students Attending Non-Public Schoolsto
School
St. Patrick’s 68 50 41 44 39
Holy Cross 22 26 28 30
CBA 1 3 4
MPH 13 11
Notre Dame
Faith Heritage
Total
108 93 77 74 73
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19. Non-Resident Students Attending Oneida Schools
Non-Resident Students Attending School in Oneida
Non-Resident Students Attending Oneida Schools to
School
Canastota 2 1
Morrisville-Eaton
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill
Total 4
Board Policy
Effective January 2012, the Oneida City School District will no longer accept non-resident students on a tuition basis with the exception of those students already attending.
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20. Population Trends and Projections
Source: U.S. Census
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21. Number of County Residents by Age Group
Source: U.S. Census
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22. Meeting Take Aways
The purpose of the study is to answer the question, “In considering a number of options, is there a better way educationally and fiscally to reconfigure the grades and facilities to provide a sound instructional program now and in the future?”
The study process will be open to ensure there is not a perception it is being conducted behind closed doors.
The Advisory Committee was formed to assist the consultants throughout the process, but the final recommendations will be the consultants’.
The district has seen declining enrollments and will likely continue to see enrollments decline.
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23. Questions????
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