Facilities CommForum Feb (PDF)

Community  Forums  
February  3,  2015  
Curiosity Thrives Here


Tonight’s  Agenda  
•  Welcome  from  Superintendent  Nelson  
–  Sharing  the  Long-­‐Range  FaciliFes  Plan  

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Building  Our  Future  video  
Small  group  discussion  
Large  group  discussion  
Wrap  up  

Facility  CommiKee’s  

FOUR  IDEAS  

1. Change  grade  configuraFon  
2. Enhance  learning  spaces  
3. Resolve  capacity  issues  
4. Expand  access  to  athleFc  
faciliFes  

 

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1.  Grade  ConfiguraFon  
Elementary  Schools:    PreK-­‐Grade  5      
Middle  Schools:    Grades  6-­‐8    
High  School:    Grades  9-­‐12    
•  More  opportuniFes  for  students  
–   Enrichment,  accelerated  classes,  elecFves  in  middle      
 school  and  high  school  

•  Alignment  with  Minnesota  state    
standards  
•  More  appropriate  learning  spaces  

About  15%    
of  ninth  graders  
are  already  
taking    
a  class  at  the    
high  school  

How  We  Compare  
 
 

School  or  School  District  
*Burnsville  
CreFn-­‐Derham  Hall  
Eden  Prairie  
*Edina  
*Forest  Lake  
HasFngs  
Mahtomedi  
Minnetonka  
Mounds  View  
NSP-­‐Maplewood-­‐Oakdale  

Elementary  
K-­‐6  
NA  
K-­‐6  
K-­‐5  
K-­‐6  
K-­‐5  
K-­‐2  and  3-­‐5  
K-­‐5  
K  Centers  and  1-­‐5  
K-­‐5  

Middle  Level  
7-­‐9  
NA  
7-­‐8  
6-­‐9  
7-­‐9  
6-­‐8  
6-­‐8  
6-­‐8  
6-­‐8  
6-­‐8  

High  School  
10-­‐12  
9-­‐12  
9-­‐12  
10-­‐12  
10-­‐12  
9-­‐12  
9-­‐12  
9-­‐12  
9-­‐12  
9-­‐12  

Roseville  
South  Washington  County  
*SFllwater  
Wayzata  
White  Bear  Lake  

K-­‐6  
K-­‐5  
K-­‐6  
K-­‐5  
K-­‐5  

7-­‐8  
6-­‐8  
7-­‐9  
6-­‐8  
6-­‐8  

9-­‐12  
9-­‐12  
10-­‐12  
9-­‐12  
9-­‐10  and  11-­‐12  

*Currently  studying  grade  configura3on  
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2.  Learning  Spaces  
Elementary  
Schools  
•  Upgrade  HVAC    
-­‐  Aaon-­‐Lakeland,  Lake  

Elmo,  Lily  Lake,  Oak  Park  

•  Create  classrooms  
for  preschool  

Middle  
Schools  

High    
School  

•  Upgrade  science   •  Upgrade  science  
labs  at  Oak-­‐Land  
labs  and  add  lab  
space/classrooms  
•  Upgrade  HVAC  
 

-­‐    Oak-­‐Land  and  
SFllwater  junior  highs  

•  Expand  cafeteria  
and  circulaFon  areas  

•  Upgrade  playground  
surfaces    

•  Add  fitness  room  for  
physical  educaFon  

•  Align  elementary  
site-­‐based  programs  
with  feeder  schools  

•  Add  classrooms,  
gym  spaces  for  ninth  
graders  

3.  Capacity  Issues  
•  Current  and  future  growth    
in  Lake  Elmo  and  Woodbury  
•  Over-­‐capacity  in  southern  schools  
–  Build  a  new  elementary  school  

•  Under  capacity  in  northern  schools  
–  BeKer  uFlize  space  by  repurposing  
buildings,  moving  leased  spaces,  etc.  

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More  than  575  
students  in  
grades  K-­‐5  
live  in  this  corner  
of  our  district  

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4.  AthleFc  FaciliFes  
Construct  a  Pony  AcFvity  
Center  at  high  school  

Upgrade  Pony  
Stadium  

•  Accessible  to  community  
groups  and  individuals  

•  Accessible  to  
community  and  
youth  sports  

–  MulE-­‐purpose  gym  space*  
–  Fitness  room*  

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–  Walking  track    
–  Gathering  spaces  
–  Parking  

MulF-­‐use  syntheFc  fields  
New  entrance  
Restrooms  
Concession  stands  

*Part  of  high  school  remodel  for  ninth  grade  addiEon  

 

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