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School Realignment Feedback and Scope Analysis

The district faces overcapacity in elementary buildings, prompting a review of options. Concerns include transportation, student transitions, and special education. Public ideas suggest various relocations and changes. General comments reflect on the decision-making process and future vision. Recommendations include site visits to other districts for insights.

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School Realignment Feedback and Scope Analysis

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  1. Realignment Feedback • Scope of the problem: The district is at our over capacity in three of its four elementary buildings. • The board and administration visited all four elementary’s to review the options the board directed the administration to examine. • A meeting was also held at the high school, and a tour was provided to those in attendance.

  2. Kindergarten Center • Good fit with Early Childhood programs at Brookside • Some teachers excited about concept • Concerned about Kindergarten students transportation- most would ride bus • Concerned about Kindergarten students transition to a new building in first grade • Concerned about ALC moving to high school

  3. 6th Grade Center • Was previously a successful model • Most concur that 6th grade is a better fit away from elementary school • Good opportunity for kids to get to know each other from around the district • Concern about high needs special ed students • Concern about ALC programs moving back to the high school

  4. 6th/8th move • 6th and 7th graders are a good fit together • 8th graders at the high school is a community concern- change- kids grow up too fast • Concern about lack of research in 8-12 environments • Some opportunities for advanced classes, and better alignment of music programs • Concern about what middle school sports programs would look like • Concern about drop off at the high school

  5. Public Ideas • Move everything at Brookside to high school, and create a 6-7 middle school, 8-9 JH at SW, and 10-12 high school. • Extra transportation costs and special education costs and remodeling would be exceptionally expensive. • Move everything at Brookside to high school, create a special needs center • Federal legislation would not allow, extensive remodeling for various offices at the high school would be required. • Why have we not examined K2/ 3-6 buildings? • Cost $100,000 in annual transportation increase, no relief of pressure on full elementary buildings

  6. Public Ideas • Move special needs programs to Halverson or Hawthorne, relieving pressure on Lakeview and Sibley. • $9500 cost involved of moving “Time out room” to comply with state and federal standards. • Playground Equipment for special needs students replacement is $12,000, to place fence around, $8,000 • Currently no vacant rooms in other elementary buildings

  7. General Comments • We need to do a better job of educating our students so that they come off the need to improve list, and stop school transfers • It is evident the decision has been made, the district is just “going through the motions” • The buildings are not that full, we can wait this out. The district is demonstrating short-sited vision by doing this.

  8. Next Steps • Recommend Site Visits of following districts: • Austin K center • Owatonna- 6th grade center • Red Wing- 8-12 high school • Mankato East- 7-12 high school • Groups will report their findings back to the board on November 1st, and administration will seek a board decision on November 15th.

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