1. OCTOBER 15, 2015 SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION & REDISTRICTING Dr. Karen M. Couch, Superintendent Ron Kauffman, RK Educational Planning, LLC

2. 2010 CONSOLIDATION PLAN  Consolidate 3 Middle Schools into one middle school - Kent County Middle School  Create 5 th Elementary School- Galena Elementary (former Galena Middle)  Relocate Rock Hall Elementary to Rock Hall Middle  Relocate BOE Administration Offices From Chestertown to former Rock Hall Elementary

3. WHY SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION? CHANGING COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS DECLINING ENROLLMENT UNDERUTILIZATION OF SCHOOLS AGING FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE COUNTY & STATE FUNDING CONSTRAINTS

4.  COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS -2010 U.S. CENSUS -2011-2013 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY -ESRI (GLOBAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO.)

5. Kent County 2010 Demographics & 2019 Forecast 1990200020102019 Population17,84219,19720,90620,469 % change 7.6%8.9%-2.1% Households67027,6668,5088,294 % change 14.4%11.0%-2.5% Per Capita income$15,498$21,573$25,486$34,259 % change 39.2%18.1%34.4% Median age36.641.245.147.1 Population by Age Group 0 - 1417.9%17.1%14.7%14.4% 15 - 2415.4%14.6%14.4% 25 - 5438.8%37.3%35.9%30.3% 55 - 85+27.9%31.0%35.2%40.9% Population by School Age Group 0 - 46.2%4.6% 4.5% 5 - 96.1%5.9%4.9%4.8% 10 - 145.6%6.6%5.2%5.1% 15 - 197.3%7.4%7.5%7.2% TOTAL25.2%24.5%22.2%21.6% # housing units8,1819,41010,88610,999 # of households6,7027,6668,5088,294 Owner occupied4,7975,3955,9495,790 Owner occupied %58.6%57.3%54.6%52.6% Vacant or 2nd homes18.1%18.5%21.8%24.6% Mortgage status20092013 Houses with mortgage60.6%63.2% Houses with out a mortgage39.4%36.8% NOTE: Housing unit: detached house, apartment building with no business on site, mobile home.

6. Kent County 2010 Demographics & 2019 Forecast

8. KENT COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS Average one way drive time 27 minutes Employment Status200020102013 In Labor Force63.6%62.2%56.2% Not in Labor Force36.4%37.8%43.8% Work in County of residence73.5%30.8%30.3% Work outside of County of residence15.4%16.0% Work outside of State of residence11.1%12.0% Work at home6.0%4.7%9.0% Walk to work9.2%7.9%7.3% Drive alone65.1%73.5%70.1% Car pool17.8%11.4%9.6% Public Transportation 1.8% Other means 2.3%

9. HISTORICAL TRENDS (1997-2015)  30% DECREASE IN ELEMENTARY ENROLLMENT  35% DECREASE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT  24% DECREASE IN HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

10. ENROLLMENT TRENDS

12. KCPS YEARLY MOBILITY DATA

13. ELEMENTARY ENROLLMENT DATA (INCLUDING PRE-K) 1997 1449 Students 2009 1057 Students 2014 1073 Students 57) 2015 1016 Students (-57)

14. SECONDARY ENROLLMENT DATA 1997 1438 Students 2009 1127 Students 2014 1038 Students 24) 2015 1014 Students (-24)

15. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPACITY & UTILIZATIONS SRC 2014 2024 Galena 317 (*171) 59.94% 54.67% Garnett 323 (*256) 72.14% 71.22% Millington 249 (*161) 74.70% 69.39% Rock Hall 272 (*167) 68.75% 67.17% Worton 302 (*261) 91.72% 86.56% *Current Student Enrollment

16. MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY & UTILIZATIONS SRC 2014 2024 KCMS 678 (*447) 64.75% 68.14% KCHS 1,161 (*567) 51.20% 46.77% *Current Student Enrollment

17.  SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 (MINUS PRE-K) - 62 STUDENTS  ESTIMATED DECREASE 2016-17 SY -$806,000 BUDGET FORECAST

20. 4-YEAR WAGE REDUCTIONS

21. 4-YEAR CONTRACT REDUCTIONS

22.  CLOSE ONE SCHOOL– (SURPLUS BUILDING) $555,000 SAVINGS ( STAFFING & BUILDING COSTS)  CLOSE TWO SCHOOLS– (SURPLUS BOTH BUILDINGS) $1,110,000 SAVINGS (STAFFING & BUILDING COSTS) OPTIONS TO REDUCE COSTS & SAVINGS ESTIMATES

23. ELEMENTARY CONSOLIDATION ADVANTAGES  STABILIZE TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS  CURRICULUM & GRADE LEVEL EXPERTS  REDUCE TEACHER TRAINING COSTS  MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHER COLLABORATION  CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENT OPTIONS

24. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ADDITION TO CLOSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:  MOVE 5 TH GRADE STUDENTS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL (INCREASE CAPACITY AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS)  MOVE 8 TH GRADE TO KCHS (UPSTAIRS) TO CREATE AN 8 TH GRADE ACADEMY

25. ADVANTAGES FOR MOVING 5 TH AND 8 TH GRADES  STRENGTHEN FINE ARTS PROGRAMS  IMPROVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE OPTIONS  IMPROVE FACILITIES FOR SCIENCE AND ATHLETICS  CONTENT SPECIALISTS  EARLY HIGH SCHOOL INTEGRATION (8 th )

26.  RELOCATE BOE ADMINISTRATION OFFICES- (SURPLUS BUILDING) $70,000 SAVINGS (BUILDING COSTS)  CURRENT BUILDING IS UNDERUTILIZED BY 50% OPTIONS TO REDUCE COSTS AND SAVINGS ESTIMATES

27. ADDITIONAL SUGGESTION  RELOCATE KCMS STUDENTS TO KCHS WILL KCHS BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE:  SEPARATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS?  ADDITIONAL LUNCH PERIODS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS?  ROTATION OF ALL STUDENTS IN SCIENCE LABS AND PE CLASSES?

28. CONSOLIDATION & REDISTRICTING TIMELINE October 1 Analyze District & Student Data Info October 8 Geo-Code student Information October 15 Public Informational Session October 16 Post Information on Web Site October 20 Focus Group Meeting November 2 Stakeholder Committee Meeting November 9 BOE Business Update Meeting November 17 Stakeholder Committee Meeting

29. December 7 Stakeholder Committee Meeting January 11 BOE Business Update Meeting January 25 Final BOE Approval Meeting February to April Board of Education Hearings May to August Consolidation & Redistricting Implementation CONSOLIDATION & REDISTRICTING TIMELINE

30. SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION & REDISTRICTING MILESTONES ACTIVITY OCT 2015 NOV 2015DEC 2015JAN 2016 FEB - AUG 2016 Acquire Student Data1 Geo-Code student for the Attendance Maps8 Public Informational Presentation Meeting 15 Post Information on Web Site16 Focus Group Meeting 20 First Stakeholder Committee Meeting 2 First BOE Business Update Meeting 9 Second Stakeholder Committee Meeting 17 Third Stakeholder Committee Meeting7 First BOE Business Update Meeting11 Final BOE Business Approval Meeting25 KCPS & State BOE Hearings (if necessary) Implementation of Redistrict Plan – May – August 2016

31. GroupMembersResponsibility Stakeholder Committee Staff, Principals, Administrators, Community Members, School Board Members, Elected Officials -Review public input -Consider BOE policies -Work with GIS consultant to revise school attendance area maps Focus Group Meetings Representatives for each school attendance areas (four minimum), one administrator acting as facilitator, one principal acting as note-taker -Provide suggestions and ideas - Review and discuss special programming and considerations Board of Education Recommended to the Board of Education by the Superintendent of Schools -Provide input throughout process -Approve final recommendations COMMITTEE GROUPS & PURPOSES

32. LOGIC FLOW DIAGRAM

33. SPECIFIC SCHOOL IDENTIFICATION CRITERIA  Current Capacity  Space Availability & Utilization  Ancillary Space Availability  Aging Infrastructure Data  Program Requirements  September 30 Enrollment  Seven-Year Enrollment Projections  Implementation of Prior Initiatives  Residential Subdivision Growth  Review of Capital Improvement Projects  Unique Community Requirements  Geography

34.  Safety & Security  Site Configuration  Building Structure & Systems  Community Neighborhoods  Transportation  Community Connections  Educational Program Delivery Methods  Grade Level Configuration Categories  Boundary Exceptions  Grandfathering NEW SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ZONES PARAMETERS

35. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS