1. BVUSD Facility Workshop September 17, 2014

2. Board Policy-BP 7110 The Board of Trustees recognizes the importance of long-range planning for school facilities in order to help meet the changing needs of district students and to help ensure that resources are allocated in an efficient and effective manner. To that end, the Board directs the Superintendent or designee to

3. Board Policy-BP 7110 develop and maintain a master plan for district facilities. The plan shall describe the district’s short and long-term facility needs and priorities shall be aligned with the district’s educational goals.

4. Short-Term Facilities Plan-Security and Safety ● Surveillance systems ● Front entrances ● Alarms and panic buttons ● Access control $300,000 $24,000(LCAP-RDA) $22,000 $300,000

5. Short-Term Facilities Plan-Security and Safety ● Fencing ● Telephone & communication system $500,000 $100,000 - $500,000

6. Short-Term Facilities Plan ● Heating ● Roofing ● Plumbing ● Asphalt ● Concrete repair $1,000,000 $1,600,000 $400,000 $5,000,000 $250,000

7. Short-Term Facilities Plan ● Electrical upgrades ● Paint school sites ● Playing field renovation ● Sports complex $200,000 $300,000 $750,000 $6,000,000

8. Short-Term Facilities Plan ● Modernization of science classrooms ● Modernization of Libraries/media center TBD $500,000

9. Short-Term Facilities Plan ● Infrastructure via access points, switches, & Internet access ● Landscaping and curbside appeal $185,000 (LCAP-RDA) $500,000

10. Short-Term Facilities Plan $18,009,000

11. Funding Sources ●Technology - E Rate funding for subsidizing our web hosting, telephone bills and leased lines, & cellular service will be reduced over the next 3 - 5 years … It is going away!

12. Funding Sources ● RDA funds-reserve of $500,000 ● JPA Safety & Security Credits ● Deferred Maintenance - #14 $1.2 annually w/slight increases over the next 28 years $100,000 $200,000-balance

13. Funding Sources ● Capital Outlay - Fund 40 ● General Obligation Bond &/or Parcel Tax ● Sale of property $1,000,000 TBD

14. Considerations ●Utilization of available funds ●Prioritization based on needs ●Economic impact of maintaining our current facilities (short and long term) ●No available state modernization bonds as of now… maybe in 2017

15. Considerations ●Board Priorities for 2014 - Facilities ●Local Control Accountability Plan Goal #2 - Provide an educational setting that is conducive to learning ●Current status of facilities ●Trend of declining enrollment

17. Educational Priorities ●Reduce class size ●Consider different schedules to reduce class size ●Reduce combination classes ●Upgrade science rooms and sports fields ●Ensure adequate district and site administrative support

18. Educational Priorities ●Utilize rooms or space for project-based learning and science activities ●Purchase more technology ●Work toward having schools of choice or magnet schools (i.e. VAPA, STEAM) ●Raise academic expectations

19. Utilization of Facilities ●Total number of classrooms 135 - Special Programs and/or Services and/or underutilized classrooms = 44 ●Changes in education 10 - 15 years ●Minimum seat time is 4 hours per day ●Projected enrollment - 2,497...

20. Transportation Implications ●If one elementary school is closed, transportation costs will increase $27,000 - $55,000 ●Bell times at all sites will need to be adjusted ●Coordination of late starts & early outs

21. Transportation Implications ●Establishing new school boundaries ●Grade level configurations ●A possible need for more routes ●Extended route times

22. Transportation Implications ●Limitations with fleet size and a potential need for more drivers ●Challenges with drop off and pick-up zones

23. Next Steps ●Option A - Formation of a 7/11 Committee due to the underutilization of our current facilities ●Option B - No change regarding our current facilities

24. 7/11 District Advisory Committee ● Business community ● Teachers & Administrators ● Student reps ● Recreational reps ● Collective bargaining groups ● Municipal governments ● Professional groups ● Parents

25. 7/11 District Advisory Committee ●Enrollment projections ●Capacity and conditions of facilities ●Per-student operating cost ●Specific environmental/safety concerns ●Housing/transportation options

26. 7/11 District Advisory Committee ●Cost benefits of varying property and use options ●Recommendations about specific school sites to the Board ●Impact of school closure on insurance coverage

27. Questions???