Franklin Township Community School Corp.

Rebalancing Initiative

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A Task Force was formed including parents, teachers, administrators, and community members.
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The Task Force studied:
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Demographic data, projected growth, and potential areas for growth
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Financial data of the school corporation
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Potential reconfiguration of grade levels
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Facilities including costs for building new facilities, repairing existing facilities, and remodeling existing facilities
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Created alternatives for further study
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Narrowed the options to two which were presented to the Board of Education

Arlington Elementary
• Built for 600
• Houses GT
Wanamaker Elementary
• Built for 600
• Vacant
• Needs extensive repair
Thompson Crossing Elementary
• Built for 600
• Houses GT
FTMS West
• Built for 1000
• Houses gr 6-8
• No Athletic Space
• 1 Gym
FTMS West Annex
• Built for 1200
• Not used as school
• Move in cost $5M
• $6M add’l to renovate
FTMS East
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Built for 1000
Houses gr 6-8
Has space for 2 additions
Approx $3M per addition to build
Franklin Central
• Built for 3400
• Limited space for future additions
Bunker Hill Elementary
• Built for 600
• Oldest elementary
Kitley Elementary
• Built for 1250
• Largest Elementary
• Preschool/Special programs
South Creek
• Built for 600
• Growing Enrollment
• No empty classrooms,
Music in LGI Room
Adams Elementary
• Built for 600
• Smallest Enrollment
Acton Elementary
• Built for 600
• Vacant
• Ready to Re-open if needed

Rebalancing Initiative

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Reduce the crowding at South Creek by assigning additional subdivisions to
Adams Elementary
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Reduce the crowding at Middle School East as elementary subdivisions are re-assigned.
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Make minor ‘tweaks’ to areas that are mis-assigned.
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Begin to prepare for Step 3 – Major redistricting plan

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Timberfield
Franklin Parke Estates and Trace
Name of Subdivision Number of Elem
Students
Lakeland Trails 37
11
25
Number of Middle
School Students
21
8
16
Selected for Transfer
Closest to Adams Elem
Previously attended Adams
Previously attended Adams
Previously attended Adams
Count as of 10/23.14

Subdivision
Franklin Parke
Estates
Lakeland
Trails
Timberfield
Totals
K
Adams
Elementary
127
K
7
2
0
9
1
103
4
19
1
5
10
2
98
2
15
2
3
10
3
74
1
9
3
5
3
4
100
4
4
5
3
12
5
82
5
5
8
1
14
6
South
Creek
Elementary
72
FTMS
WEST
140 115 90 88 110
289
FTMS
EAST
390
332
381
6
5
4
2
11
7 8
7
4
8
4
16
4
16
New
TOTALS
2015
8
7
5
584
312
615
933
394 1165
TOTALS
45
55
21
121
Current
TOTALS
2014
518
695
890
1203
Count based on September 2014 ADM

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Grandfathering students – Total of 14 students
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2015 – 2016 8 th grade students Lakeland Trails 5 students
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Timberfield 4 students
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Franklin Parke/Trace 5 students
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Transportation would have to be provided by parents.
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G/T Program – Total of 5 students would transfer from TC to AR
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2015 – 2016 G/T transfers
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Franklin Parke/Trace 1 student
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Timberfield 1 student
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Lakeland Trails 3 students
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Transfer of Middle School Students from East to West would total 29
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2015 – 16 transfer (does not include grandfathered students)
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Franklin Parke/Trace
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Timberfield
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Lakeland Trails
11 students
4 students
14 students

Rebalancing Initiative

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Monitor student growth. Step 3 does not begin until there are enough students to financially support the next step.
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Include Acton Elementary in the rebalancing initiative.
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Do not move the three additions from Step 2.
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Evaluate all school locations and feeder programs.

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At least two options to the Board of Education that represent a change to boundaries of elementary schools and middle schools.
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Action plans based on student growth that address the options presented.
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Financial implications if necessary.
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Continue work with the original committee.
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Update demographic information
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A new snapshot of finances
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Community / Town Hall meetings