Facilities

1. Facilities • Purpose of Work Session • Continue discussions and finalization of facilities plan • Brief background history of facilities • Provide for comments • Provide for opportunity to discuss and learn

2. Background • Unsuccessful bond campaign in 2015, lost bid to build new high school for 67.5 million dollars and receive over $250,000 state aid annually by 360 votes • Regroup, review enrollment trends, evaluate enrollment in comparison to projections • Provide facilities information to public • Engage in a post-bond survey to gather additional information from public regarding facilities

3. Factors to Consider: • 2 Failed Bond Issues: Mid 2000s, 2015 • Post-Bond Survey • Flexibility • Enrollment • Affordability • Vision • Maximized use of existing facilities • Information gathered from past community meetings, and continued discussions

4. Post -Bond Survey • 54% favored/strongly favored additions to MS and HS if less than $13 per month on a $225,000 home • 46% favored/strongly favored high school construction if less than $32 per month on a $225,000 home • 43% favored/strongly favored construction of a MS if less than $22 per month on $225,000 home

5. Flexibility • Need for a plan that can provide flexibility in facility space for present AND future • Need for a plan that is affordable • Need for a plan that is creative • Need for a plan that ties in what we have learned from previous community involvement meetings

6. Enrollment – Facility Space • Current capacity including modulars for K - 8 = 1,800 • Total K-8 capacity not including modulars = 1,550 • Current total number of students K-8 = 1,555 • Projected number of students 2020/21 K-8 = 1,819 using a conservative 4%increase

7. Enrollment Facility Space (Con’t) • Projected enrollment using the 8% increase experienced this year = • 2017/18 = 1,679 • 2018/19 = 1,814OVER CAPACITY • 2019/20 = 1,959 • 2020/21 = 2,116

8. FACT: • There are only 4 districts in Kansas with enrollment greater than 2,000 that are expected to increase greater than 11% over the next 5 years. Andover, Spring Hill, Basehor, Piper Source: KASB

9. Fact: • Out of 286 school districts, the 8 with the largest percentage enrollment growth since 2011 are:

10. Myth: • “Out of district students” are the reason for the need to expand facility space. • Fact: All students in our district comply with K.S.A. 72-1046: • A child is considered a resident of this district in accordance with K.S.A. 72-1046 if such child: • 1. Lives with an adult (caregiver) who is a resident of this district and such adult: • a. Is the natural parent, adoptive parent, step-parent or foster parent of such child; or • b. Is a legal guardian or conservator of such child; or • c. Is a person, other than the parent, who is liable by law to maintain, care for or support the child; or • d. Is a person, other than a parent, who has actual care and control of the child and is contributing the major portion of the cost of the supporting such child; or • e. Is a person, other than a parent, who as actual care and control of the child with the written consent of a person who has legal custody of the child; or • f. Is a person, other than a parent, who has been granted custody of the child by a court of competent jurisdiction.

11. Affordability Based on the results, communications with patrons, $13 per month or less on a $225,000 home appears to be the maximum that would be favorably supported. Extensive work accomplished in last two years behind the scenes to put us in a position for a solid bond rating AND favorable mil levy position for current and future.

12. Affordability: Median Home Levy is based on a flat valuation. If valuation increases, tax levy decreases. Recent history shows an approximate 5% annual increase in valuation.

13. Maximized Use of Existing Facilities • Plan must utilize modulars, and effectively maximize space in all buildings • Plan needs to be efficient • Based on previous public input, plan needs to prevent boundary lines within the district in order to maintain the “Piper Way”

14. Vision • Plan needs to address needs, public support, ability to expand, ability to tie into existing facilities and future bond issues. • Plan needs to be creative in design, affordability, usage.

15. Sound impossible?

16. The recommendation that is the best for our district today, tomorrow, and in the distant future is…..

17. Recommendation: • To construct an Intermediate (Upper Elementary) School

18. New Build Intermediate Meets projected enrollment capacities for grades 3,4,5 through at least 2028. Does not establish elementary school district boundaries. Does not use modulars as classrooms. Projected total of new seats = 700 for grand total of 2,500 seats for K-8 with bond issue and additional 300+ in 2028 with phase 2.

21. Vision • 2028 – In position to have Phase 2 of bond issue with no mil levy (depending on size of project/property values), simply put, a two for one (two phased bond issue, with one mil increase) • 2028 –Intermediate Build….Flexibility to expand to high school if desired, by adding at least 300 seats or maintain as a larger intermediate school to avoid school district boundaries

22. Pros of New Build As Identified at Previous Meeting

23. Cons As Identified At Previous Meeting:

24. Proposed Timeline:

25. Final thoughts for tonight: • To listen, discuss, and ponder. • To understand that other facilities discussions will occur in future. • Realization of a time-frame target for commitment within the next 12 months. • Target Bond referendum February • To have a clearer understanding of the situation and the recommendation. • To understand that future bond projects will be needed because we are a growing district.