1. FACILITY USE AND BOUNDARY TASK FORCE ORIENTATION FOR THE NEW SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Austin Independent School District

2. FUBTF Charge The Facility Use and Boundary Task Force (FUBTF) will assist the superintendent in applying criteria for student assignments that support student success and maximizes the utilization of AISD facilities. The FUBTF is charged with the responsibility to prepare a recommendation for the attendance zone for the Southwest Elementary School and to address over-crowding and under-utilized schools in the area

3. Values  The Task Force acts on behalf of the entire AISD community.  The Task Force believes all students have equal inherent worth.  The Task Force solicits information and expertise from appropriate sources when needed.  Task Force members are respectful of each other’s viewpoints.  The Task Force members accept and support decisions made by the majority and respect minority viewpoints.  Task Force meetings are conducted in an orderly, efficient manner that allows for sufficient discussion.

4. Criteria  Achieve capacity targets that ensure efficient operation of facilities  Affect the fewest students possible  Attend to the alignment of feeder patterns, as reasonable, and balanced against the other criteria  Prevent multiple reassignment of students among schools by developing stable, long-term assignment plans

5. Membership  Ten core members that are representative of the AISD community and,  Durational geographic members from each affected school who will serve during the duration of charges directly affecting a specific area of residence

6. FUBTF Core Members  Helen Miller – District 1  Geneva Oliva – District 2  Anna Menchaca – District 3  Heath Hignight – District 4  Kathy Mauro – District 5  Belinda Aleman – District 6  Linda Klar – District 7  Rebecca Bernhardt – District 8  Kathleen Schneeman – District 9  Pat Epstein – Superintendent

7. SWES Geographic Members  Heather Sanchez - Boone ES  Jennifer Waits - Boone ES  Matt Devlin - Clayton ES  Susan Haddad - Clayton ES  Tammy Henderson - Cowan ES  Lynn Styles - Cowan ES  Scott Logan - Kiker ES  Kristi Samon - Kiker ES  Lisa Chatham - Mills ES  Michelle Moon-Reinhardt - Mills ES  Molly Austin - Oak Hill ES  Cathy Cox - Oak Hill ES  Jennifer Newell - Patton ES  Gary Anderson - Patton ES  David Segura - Sunset Valley ES  Molly Wentworth- Sunset Valley ES

8. Demographic Projections  Demographic consultant  Annual Demographic Report  Mid-year report  Methodology  Student Data set  Metro Study for residential development activity  Cohort survival  Zip code birth rate

9. Major Residential Trends  Traditional residential development  Residential infill  Multi-family density

10. Attendance Zone Population  Attendance zone population is the number of AISD students who live in the school’s attendance zone, whether they go to that particular school or not.  The actual attendance zone population is based on real data obtained from the student data set.  The projected attendance zone population combines the actual attendance zone population and development data.  Every year, five year projections are developed for every grade and every planning reporting area.

11. Membership  Membership is defined as the number of students enrolled at a school  Due to the number of transfer students, a school’s membership and its attendance zone population are usually not equal

12. Capacity vs. Utilization  Capacity: The number of students a school is designed to hold  Utilization: How the classrooms on a campus are being used

13. Measuring Capacity  Permanent capacity of an elementary school: (Number of Permanent Classrooms) X (22 Students)  This number is compared to a capacity calculated for the core facilities of the campus. The lower of the two numbers is used as the permanent capacity of the campus.  Core capacity of an elementary school: (Total Core Square Footage) X (880)/10,000)  The core facility of an 880-student elementary school should have an area 10,000 square feet.

14. Commonly Use Terms  Permanent Classroom -Classrooms within the building  Portable -Temporary classrooms  Educational Specifications (Ed specs) -District standards for campus programs and facilities.  Core facility - cafeteria, library, gym  Special use areas -special education, multipurpose, art, music, computer lab

15. Student Transfers  First Come, First Served  General  Curriculum  Some schools are “frozen” to transfers  Victim of Bullying  Diversity Choice

16. Student Transfers  Priority Transfers  Sibling  Tracking  Majority to Minority  Magnet Programs  Special Education  Sibling  School Performance related  The cumulative total of all transfers at a school is the “net-migration”.

17. 2009-10 Membership  Clayton 128%*  Cowan 105%  Mills 129%  Oak Hill 117% * without Kindergarten adjustments for the 2009-10 school year  Boone 58%  Kiker 91%*  Patton 82%  Sunset Valley 60% * without Kindergarten adjustments for the 2009-10 school year Over CapacityUnder Capacity

18. 2012-13 Projected Population  Clayton H 176%  Cowan G 102%  Mills G 118%  Oak Hill H 140%  Boone G 56%  Kiker G 82%  Patton G 63%  Sunset Valley H 76% Over CapacityUnder Capacity

19. Current Boundaries

20. Questions and Answers