Schalmont Central School District, Efficiency Study Scenarios Scenario C‐1 • Combine the Mariaville and Woestina attendance zones into one to serve grades K‐2. • Serve all grade 3‐5 students at Jefferson along with Jefferson’s grade K‐2 pupils. • Close Woestina. Grade 3‐5 Sections by School Building (as of Oct. 1, 2010) Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Total Sections Jefferson 4 5 5 14 Mariaville 1 1 1 3 Woestina 1 1 1 3 Total 6 7 7 20 Grade 3‐5 Students by School Building (Projected Enrollment 2011‐12) Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Jefferson 109 98 119 Mariaville 15 19 15 Woestina 21 16 19 Total 145 133 153 Class Size: All Grade 3‐5 Students at Jefferson 2011‐12 Total Students (projected) Grade 3 2010‐11 Sections 2011‐12 Sections
(as of Oct. 1, 2010)
(projected based on larger class sizes)
Pupils/Class
145 6 6 Grade 4 133 7 Grade 5 153 Total 431 2011‐12 Sections
(projected based on smaller class sizes) Pupils/Class
24.2 7 20.7 5 26.6 6 22.2 7 6 25.3 7 21.8 20 17 25.3 20 21.6 Class Size: Close Woestina; Mariaville Becomes K‐2 Building 2011‐12 Mariaville 2010‐11 Mariaville Class Sizes Average students per (as of Oct. 1, 2010) section (projections w/Woestina pupils)
Number of Sections Kindergarten 17 16 2 Grade 1 11 (combined 1st and 2nd grade) 16 2 Grade 2 15 (combined 1st and 2nd grade) 14.5 2 Schalmont Central School District, Efficiency Study Scenarios Scenario C‐1: K‐2 served at Mariaville; 3‐5 at Jefferson plus Jefferson’s K‐2; Close Woestina Scenario A (Do Nothing) Proposed C‐1 Structure School Jefferson Mariaville Woestina Total Projected Operating Cost 2011‐12 $4,922,958 $1,017,086 $1,140,365 $7,080,409 # of Pupils
Projected # of Pupils (based on Operating enrollment Cost 2011‐12
projections) 604
$8,151
$5,523,147*
709 94 $10,820
$1,069,544*
93 104 $10,965 $11,000
0 $6,603,691 Savings: $476,718 (based on enrollment projections)
Per Pupil Cost
Per Pupil Cost
$7,790
$11,500
$0
*Requires transferring three teachers, supplies and support personnel to Jefferson; and one teacher, supplies and support personnel at Mariaville Transportation AM Runs PM Runs AM Buses PM Buses (Number of bus routes) (Number of bus routes)
(Number of buses) (Number of buses)
Current C‐1 Current
C‐1 Current
C‐1 Current C‐1 Jefferson 20 24 15 19 15 19 15 20 Mariaville 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Woestina 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 Total 28 28 28 23 23 23 23 24 Increased Cost: $25,670 One additional bus is needed, which costs $20,000 per year for five years. This will result in an additional hour of bus driver time, which carries an increased bus driver cost $30 per day multiplied by 189 days per year for a total transportation increase of $25,670. TOTAL SAVINGS OF SCENARIO C‐1 = $451,048 (Takes into consideration transportation cost and larger class sizes) OR $341,048 (Takes into consideration transportation cost and $110,000 for two extra teachers at Jefferson to create smaller class sizes)