1. DRAFT Grady Cluster Capacity Community Conversation September 24, 2015

2. 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

3. 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

4. Grady Cluster 4

5. 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 2017-2018 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

6. 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

7. 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 FTE @ 25/1

8. 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 FTE @ 25/1 Howard Middle School (Former David T. Howard High School) 8

9. 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

10. Elementary School Capacity (Inman Campus) 10 Cluster will have additional elementary school capacity 875 FTE @ 25/1

11. Timelines ProjectsProject Launch Range (including design work) Construction Completion Range Howard MSAugust 2017 – August 2018 July 2020 – July 2021 Grady HSAugust 2017- 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

12. Dialogue Questions Ideas Next Steps 12

13. 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 email address: gradyconstruction@atlanta.k12.ga.us 13