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Agenda
Welcome (Ingrid/Chris/Mort)
Timeline of Key Decisions (Mark)
Community Engagement Process
• Role of each group/committee (Mark)
Presentation on Enrollment/Capacity (Laurel)
Educational Specifications Overview (GwenCarol)
Examples of PreK – 8 Schools (Ingrid/Mark)
Activity: Meeting the needs of Patrick Henry community
• Table Discussion: Review Ed Specs and define features of the
ideal PreK-8 school for Patrick Henry/West End
• Share with entire group
Future Meetings and Project Website Preview
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Ingrid Bynum, Principal of Patrick Henry
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Dr. Mort Sherman, Superintendent
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Christopher Lewis, ACPS School Board
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 Determine the type of school needed by our
community:
July to October 2013
 Renovation/Addition versus new construction:
November 2013 to May 2014
 Hire a design team:
July 1, 2014
 Begin construction:
July 1, 2015
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Define the role of each committee
◦ Core Group
◦ Patrick Henry Community Engagement Committee
◦ Community Meetings
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Committee Members
◦ ACPS School Board, ACPS Administrators, ACPS
Facilities, ACPS Communications, DPRCA, Project
Manager
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Roles and Responsibilities
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Meet weekly or bi-weekly
Review project progress, budget
Review impact of schedule/design changes
Plan meetings
Make key decisions as the “owner”
Report directly to the School Board
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Christopher Lewis, School Board
Dr. GwenCarol Holmes, Chief Academic Officer
Mark Eisenhour, Principal on Assignment
Ingrid Bynum, Principal
Mike Routhouska, Assistant Principal
Laurel Hammig, ACPS Facilities
Kelli Bryant, ACPS Special Projects
Bethany Carton, DPRCA Landscape Architect
Ron M. Kagawa, DPRCA Division Chief
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. Committee members
 Representative stakeholders
. Committee Responsibilities
 Promote community involvement and attendance at public
meetings
 Share ideas/concepts developed in committee with
represented groups
 Provide feedback from represented groups to the
committee
 Ensure a transparent process during planning, decision
and construction
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Jack
Browand
PTA President, William Ramsay
Bethany
Carton
DRPCA Landscape Architect
Ingrid
Magde
Laurel
GwenCarol
Glenn
Brandi
Stacey
Ron M.
Christopher
Jeremy
Yohannes
David A.
Holly
Mike
Marya
Sharon
Dr. Mort
Jerry
Sue
Nathan
Bryan
Bynum
Elshafie
Hammig
Holmes
Hopkins
Jackson
Joyner
Kagawa
Lewis
McPike
Melke
Miller
Polson
Routhouska
Runkle
Shackelford
Sherman
Spell
Tate
Truit
Williams
Principal, Patrick Henry
Parent Rep., Holmes Run Parkway
ACPS Facilities
ACPS, Chief Academic Officer
President, Hopkins House
Parent Rep., 4600 Duke Street
ACPS Early Childhood
DRPCA Division Chief
ACPS School Board
City of Alexandria General Services
Parent Rep., Canterbury Square
Rec. Services, DRPCA
PTA President, Patrick Henry
Assistant Principal, Patrick Henry
ACPS Tech Services
Child and Family Network
Superintendent
Community Rep., The Fields
Community Rep.
4600 Duke Area
Rec. Services, DRPCA
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Members
◦ Anyone interested in the project
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Roles and Responsibilities
◦ Attend and encourage others to attend the
monthly/quarterly community meetings
◦ Provide feedback on all aspects of the project
◦ Advocate for the needs of the Patrick Henry/West
End Community
◦ Support the Project at School Board/City Council
and other Public Meetings
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Student enrollment division-wide
Current Trends
 Overall growth in the division
 K Capture
 Cohort Survival
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Patrick Henry and West Side Enrollment
Capacity Implications
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Coordinate site design,
including new recreation center,
with school development
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Recreation Center:
◦ Evaluate Use Program
◦ Concurrent Schedule
Existing Facilities:
◦ Shared gymnasium, multipurpose rooms, support areas
◦ Two shared full-size multipurpose fields, playgrounds,
tennis courts
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What’s happening now:
◦ Beginning in 2007, ACPS enrollment has increased by
2,589 students (24.6%).
◦ Most growth so far: elementary schools
◦ Middle schools seeing increases now
◦ High school impacts expected in 2017
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Latest growth follows years of declining
enrollment
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Also happening in Arlington, Fairfax and
Montgomery Counties
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Average Cohort Survival
What is a “Cohort Survival”
rate? It tracks the number of
students continuing from one
grade to the next. Example:
Grade
2010
2011
K
118
121
1
110
116
Cohort Survival from K
to 1st
98%
Elem.
Middle
High
Pre 2007
93.2%
93.5%
95.1%
Post 2007
97.8%
97.6%
99.8%
Difference
+4.6%
+4.0%
+4.7%
Since 2007, the cohort
survival rate has
increased at ALL levels
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Citywide growth rate about 1% per year
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Grade
School
Name
PK
K
1
Patrick Henry
2
3
4
5
Patrick Henry Total
FY2007 FY2008 FY 2009
Sept
Sept
Sept
72
62
68
66
63
57
388
61
75
53
65
65
64
383
71
67
64
62
69
70
403
FY 2010
Sept
11
77
73
72
57
69
66
425
FY 2011
Sept
100
70
63
72
68
64
437
FY2012
10/1/2011
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113
102
75
68
70
71
531
FY2013
10/1/2012
43
130
101
101
77
64
70
586
FY 2014
Proj
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115
122
98
104
85
63
621
FY 2015
Proj
FY 2016
Proj
35
135
108
119
101
108
84
690
36
130
126
105
123
105
103
728
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1,200
5,000
4,500
1,000
800
4,000
3,500
3,000
600
2,500
2,000
400
200
1,500
1,000
James K. Polk Total
John Adams Total
Patrick Henry Total
Samuel Tucker Total
William Ramsay Total
West Side Total
500
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Fiscal Year
West Region
FY15
4.0
FY14
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
8.5
8.0
2.5
(8.5)
(23.5)
• Table shows number of classrooms needed to accommodate
forecast growth. Parenthesis are negative.
• Assumptions- class size cap at K-22, 1st/2nd- 24 and 3rd-5th- 26 and
4.5 additional classrooms at Polk
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West: J.K. Polk, J. Adams, P. Henry, S. Tucker, W. Ramsay
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Flexible: Spaces have the ability to be configured and reconfigured as needs for
the space change throughout the day, school year, and many years into the future.
The rooms designed for multiple purposes such as:
Multipurpose Room that functions as a health classroom, dance studio, PE video
sport room, etc.
Extended Learning Area: space that functions as a multiple classroom common
meeting area, group project space, collaboration space, and grade level dining
space.
White Box Theatre that functions as an instructional music space, performance
space, and community meeting space.
Gymnasium that functions as space for multiple PE classes, whole school meeting
space, and recreation programming space after school.
Technology rich: Access throughout building to the Internet, best of today’s
technology in every space, and able to accommodate technology of the future.
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Jefferson-Houston School PreK to 8 Alexandria
Pennington Traditional School, Prince William
County, Grades 1-8
William Hall, Prince Georges County, Grades K- 8
Performing Arts Magnet Schools, Prince Georges
County, Grades PreK - 8
 Benjamin Foulois
 Thomas Pullen
DRAFT8/19/2013
Internal
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DRAFT- Internal
8/19/2013
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Jefferson-Houston
Additional Spaces:
Grade Level
Classroom Spaces*
PreK-K
8 to 10
1-2
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•Encore Spaces: art,
music, band/orchestra,
PE, performance space
3-4
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•Media Center
5-6
6 (includes 2science labs)
•World Language
7-8
6 (includes 2 science labs)
Special Programs
Space to serve division-wide programs
assigned to site.
•Career and Technical
Education Spaces
(technology, robotics)
•Resource
Rooms/Tutoring Spaces
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D E S I G N U P D AT E :
BUILDING PLANS – GROUND FLOOR
MUSIC,
THEATER
SERVICE, MAIN
KITCHEN, ENTRY
CAFÉ
ADMIN,
CLINIC,
SPED
PK-K
GYM,
MULTIPURPOS
E
D E S I G N U P D AT E :
BUILDING PLANS – SECOND FLOOR
MEDIA
CENTER
5 TH& 6 TH
ART+C
TE
1 ST& 2 ND
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First through Eighth Grade
• Magnet school that draws from across the entire county selected via
lottery
• It is high performing, requires uniforms and incorporates a robust
community service component
• Students start by serving 10 hours of community service outside of
school
• Parents must also complete 10 hours of community service per child
in the school (Back to School Night, PTA meeting)
• Diverse club offerings such as robotics, good news club,
foreign language
• Modeled after the Marva Collins approach to a classical
education
DRAFT8/19/2013
Internal
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Rehabbed the campus and added a recreation
center
Principal for school culture
PBIS, Character focused school
Different uniforms for elementary and middle
If you attended and then moved within the
same regional area you could elect to stay at
the school.
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Benjamin Foulois Academy
• Transitioned from elementary to PreK to 8 performing arts
• Renovation included installing locker, larger toilets, an
ampitheatre in the court yard and a separate wing for
PreK
• Dance is taught PreK through 8 via a partnership with
the Washington Ballet.
• Other offerings includeSuzuki Violin, Drama, Visual Arts
Thomas Pullen Academy
Creative and Performing Arts School
Traveling Performance troupe
Media production program
DRAFT8/19/2013
Internal
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George P. Phenix School (PreK-8)
1061 Big Bethel Rd, Hampton VA
http://phenix.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us/
Ghent School (K-8)
200 Shirley Avenue, Norfolk VA
http://ww2.nps.k12.va.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=16
Andrews (PreK-8)
3120 Victoria Blvd, Hampton VA
http://andrews.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us/schoolinfo.html
J. W. Adams Combined School (PreK-8)
10824 Orby Cantrell Hwy, Pound VA
http://www.wise.k12.va.us/jwa/
Mary G. Porter Traditional School (1-8)
15311 Forest Grove Drive, Woodbridge, VA
porter.schools.pwcs.edu
DRAFT- Internal
8/19/2013
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Small Group Activity
1. Review of Ed. Specs
2. Review of Enrollment Info.
3. What would you keep?
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4. What would you Change?
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DRAFT- Internal
8/19/2013
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All Meetings at 6:00 PM
September 11 Committee Meeting
October 2 PHCEC Committee Meeting
September 25 Community Meeting
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 http://www.acps.k12.va.u
s/facilities/ph/index.php
 Questions/Comments???
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