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| BOARD OF EDUCATION Minutes for Long Range Planning November 26, 2007 |
Doyle Administration Building 545 West Dayton Street, Auditorium Madison, Wisconsin |
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Long Range Planning Committee meeting was called to order by Chair Carol Carstensen at 6:06 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Carol Carstensen, Lucy Mathiak, Beth Moss
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Lawrie Kobza
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Sue Abplanalp, Steve Hartley, Kurt Kiefer, Art Rainwater, Barbara Lehman-Recording Secretary
1. Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Lucy Mathiak and seconded by Beth Moss to approve the Long Range Planning Committee minutes dated October 29, 2007 with a correction to the name of a speaker from "Putkowski" to "Rutkowski." The motion to approve the minutes as corrected was unanimously carried.
2. Public Appearances
There were no public appearances.
3. Announcements
There were no announcements.
Items 4-6 were taken up together
4. CurrentSchoolEnrollments/Projected Enrollments
5. Identification of Schools with Potential Space Problems
6. Beginning discussion of Attendance Area for NewSchool
(Written materials provided in advance: cover memorandum describing the documents provided to update the Long Range Planning notebooks and the documents related to enrollment, personnel summaries, and building capacities - attached to the original of these minutes.)
Ms. Carstensen indicated that this would be the first of several meetings to set the stage for where the district stands with regard to this year's enrollment.
Mr. Kiefer reviewed K-12 actual enrollment and projected enrollment for the period 1990‑2013, enrollment and capacity by attendance area, and a combined chart of enrolment and capacity for middle and high schools (a copy of the PowerPoint slides are attached to the original of these minutes). Ms. Abplanalp and Mr. Kiefer then reviewed the packet materials.
COMMENTS/DISCUSSION:
§ Birth rate at the kindergarten level starting to go up again.
§ Cohort survival ratios.
§ Areas to watch for growth.
§ Conceptual plan for boundary changes update after the referendum passed 2007-08 students.
§ There were some specific questions about the movement of particular students and whether or not students who currently walked would now have to take a bus.
Ms. Carstensen stated that the next meeting would look at some of the ways the proposals might be changed relative to who is going where as they look at the situation today vs. 18 months ago. They will try out ideas using the Maptician software in Room 103.
Ms. Abplanalp distributed changes to the Considerations that were approved on February 5, 2007 (a copy is attached to the original of these minutes).
Mr. Kiefer reviewed the chart comparing attendance boundary by school of attendance, not including the paired schools.
All the documents will be on the web site tomorrow.
7. Other Business
There was no other business.
8. Adjournment
It was moved by Lucy Mathiak and seconded by Beth Moss to adjourn the meeting at 6:40 p.m. Motion unanimously carried.
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