Northern Tioga School District Facility Study

1. Northern Tioga School District Facility Study Community Presentation March 28, 29, 30, 2011

2. Northern Tioga School District District Wide Facility Study • Study Goals: • Explore ideas for : • 1. Improving Educational Environment • Equitable Programs • Upgraded / updated facilities • Enhanced / advanced programs • 2. Financial Sustainability • How to reduce cost • Efficient Building Utilization

3. Northern Tioga School District District Wide Facility Study • Enrollment : • steady decline for past 20 years • 300 less students than in 1990 (grades 7-12) • current High School students = 747 (Fall 2010) • current grades 7-8 students = 284

4. Northern Tioga School District District Wide Facility Study • High School Capacity: • Grades 7-12 in 3 High Schools : • currently occupy less than 60% of the buildings • projected enrollment will occupy less than 50% • Grades 7-12 : • Can be accommodated in any two High Schools

5. 2 High School Idea : • with current enrollment : • Elkland + Williamson = 79% full • Yields most space • CV + Williamson = 86% full • CV + Elkland = 88% full • Yields least space • Moving some students between selected schools is needed to balance enrollments.

6. 2 High School Idea : • with current enrollment : • If you include 8 substandard classrooms(less than 660 SF) • at Williamson HS : • Elkland + Williamson = 71% full

7. Questions collected at the January 31, 2011 Board Workshop / Facility Study Northern Tioga School District District Wide Facility Study Enrollment - and the Gas Industry • Consider the following : • According to the US Census, nationally: • The average number of children per all families is .90 child. • Let’s say 100 new families related to the gas industry move to NTSD. • Say 100 families = 100 children (not all families have children) • Grades 7 – 12 represent 46% of grades K – 12 • Say 100 children = 50 students in grades 7 - 12

8. Northern Tioga School District District Wide Facility Study • Study Goals: • Explore ideas for : • 1. Improving Educational Environment • Equitable Programs • Upgraded / updated facilities • Enhanced / advanced programs • 2. Financial Sustainability • How to reduce cost • Efficient Building Utilization

9. 2 High School Idea : • Complete Renovations • Upgrades to meet : • current code • current construction standards

10. 2 High School Idea : • Complete Renovations • Upgrades to meet : • current code • current construction standards • Elkland $ 5.6 - 7.2 million • CV $ 8.9 – 10.7 million • Williamson $ 9.7 – 12.2 million

11. Complete Renovations

12. 2 High School Idea : HS Renovations “Complete” Renovations Elkland + Williamson = $ 19.4 million CV + Williamson = $ 22.9 million CV + Elkland = $ 17.9 million

13. 2 High School Idea : HS Renovations Elkland + Williamson = MIDDLE Cost CV + Williamson = HIGHEST Cost CV + Elkland = LOWEST Cost

14. There is no requirement forcing “complete” renovation

15. 2 High School Idea : HS Renovations “Budgeted” Renovation Elkland + Williamson = $ 5 million CV + Williamson = $ 5 million CV + Elkland = $ 5 million

16. Elkland HS : • newest building built in 1978 • least expensive to operate and maintain • CV HS : • Smallest Building • Original construction 1958 • Williamson HS : • 6% larger than Elkland • Close to population center • Original Construction 1954

17. Technology Ed / Shop Areas Williamson HS 7,491 sf Elkland HS 5,393 sf CV HS 8,523 sf