COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUP Wednesday | October 2, 2019 WELCOME - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUP

Wednesday | October 2, 2019

WELCOME

• Introductions
• School Board Members
• Administrative Team
• Partners / Consultants
• Bray Architects
• Miron Construction
• RW Baird
• School Perceptions

Thank you for attending

GOALS FOR MEETING #1

• Overview of facility study which identified

maintenance & repair needs for district buildings

• Learn about current and future enrollment &

building capacity challenges

• Review results of May 2019 Community

Survey

BACKGROUND/ PROCESS

• Summary of Process / Timeline
• District Building History
• School Finance 101

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Summary of Process / Timeline

District Building History Elementary School

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Facility Assessment Elementary School

Infrastructure Needs:

• Create secure entry at main office
• Replace exterior doors
• Replace classroom sinks / cabinets
• Update bathrooms for handicap accessibility
• Replace original / inefficient plumbing fixtures
• Replace original boilers and heating/ ventilation systems
• Replace fire alarm system
• Replace emergency generator

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District Building History Middle School

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Facility Assessment Middle School

Infrastructure Needs:

• Create secure entry at office entrance
• Replace oldest sections of roofing
• Replace original / inefficient windows
• Replace classroom sinks / cabinets
• Provide handicap accessibility to Band Classroom
• Replace original / inefficient plumbing fixtures
• Replace original plumbing piping in tunnels
• Update kitchen plumbing and equipment
• Replace original boilers and heating/ ventilation systems
• Replace fire alarm system
• Update electrical service and replace emergency generator

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District Building History High School

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Facility Assessment High School

Infrastructure Needs:

• Create secure entry at main office
• Replace asphalt parking lots and drop off lanes
• Replace water heaters
• Replace heating and ventilation equipment
• Replace A/ C chiller and pumps
• Note

roofing repairs recently completed

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District Referenda History

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School Finance 101

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Wednesday | October 2, 2019 Financing a Facility Project

MAINTENANCE PRO JECTS: Smaller dollar cost Paid with

• Annual Budget
• Fund 46
• Fund Balance

Examples

• Windows, Carpet, Roofing Repair/ Replacement

CAPITAL PRO JECTS: Larger dollar cost Longer useful life Typically paid with borrowed funds Examples

• Major Remodel, New School, Additions

School Finance 101

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Wednesday | October 2, 2019 Taxes Consistently Below State Average

$10.00 $9.89 $9.84 $9.63 $8.38 $8.46 $8.50

$0.00 $2.00 $4.00 $6.00 $8.00 $10.00 $12.00 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020*

Mill Rate State Average

School Finance 101

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Wednesday | October 2, 2019 How Do We Compare to Our Neighbors?

School Finance 101

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Wednesday | October 2, 2019 Why Now?

0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.00 Yield % 20 Year Current 20 Year 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 Yield %

_____________________ Source: Thomson Municipal Market Data of as of September 19, 2019

School Finance 101

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Wednesday | October 2, 2019 Wisconsin Referendum History

Since January 1, 2010:

• Approximately 82%

82% of Wisconsin school districts have gone to referendum, many of them multiple times, for a total of 973 debt or revenue limited override questions. In 2019:

• 60 total questions on the referendum ballot for the year
• Over $1.2 billion of total funding requests in 2019
• 27 questions for Non-Recurring Revenue Limit increases totaling over $186 million
• 23 questions passed (85%) for a sum of $111 million
• 7 questions for Recurring Revenue Limit increases totaling over $16 million
• 6 questions passed (86%) for a sum of $10 million
• 26 questions for new Debt Authority totaling over $1 billion
• 16 questions passed (62%) for a total of $661 million

BREAK-OUT DISCUSSION #1

• What topics resonate most with you?
• What additional information do you need?

DISTRICT ENROLLMENT & BUILDING CAPACITY

• Enrollment history
• Existing educational capacity of district

schools

• Enrollment projections

District Enrollment History

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District Enrollment Projection UWAPL

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UW Applied Population Lab Report Conclusions

In sum, the information provided in this school enrollment projections suggest there will be slowly declining 4K-12 enrollment in the Wrightstown Community School District in the near future.

District Enrollment Projection UWAPL

2019 September 3rd Friday Count = 1,360 Students

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• Review impact of planned residential

development and demographic changes on student enrollment

• Project housing growth between now and 2030

using community and developer plans

• Project student-per-housing unit ratios to

translate housing projects into enrollment projections

• Share projections by neighborhood and school
• Compare projections with school capacities and

with prior projections

District Enrollment Projection MD Roffers

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Neighborhood Analysis

• 1,162 new housing units projected in the WCSD

by 2030

• r 90+ units per year
• Two-thirds of all projected housing units in the

Village of Wrightstown (768 units)

• 69% of projected new housing units will be

single family homes still high, but a lower percentage than in the past

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Housing Unit Projections

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Relationship Between Housing and Enrollment Projections

• What happens in existing housing has a major impact on enrollment
• 70% of year 2030 homes are already built
• Future housing will not have as many students as past
• More multiple-family, empty nester, and senior housing
• Later and smaller families, lower birth rates
• As a result, most every school district requires a fair amount of new housing

growth to simply maintain student enrollment

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• Between Sept. 2017 and 2030, we project an

increase of 359 4K-12 students in WCSD schools

• Does not include open-enrollment-in
• Open-enrollment-out + private/ home schooling

assumed to continue at similar rates

• 177 of new 4K-12 students (about ½
• f total

increase) expected to come from Royal St.

• Current toddlers, younger sibs, future residents

Enrollment Projections Grades 4K-12 (All Schools)

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Enrollment Projections Overview

2019 September 3rd Friday Count = 1,360 Students

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Results Overview Capacity

• Without changes, Wrightstown Elementary School is projected to be 150+ students
• ver capacity by 2025 and 250+ students over capacity by 2030
• Without changes, Wrightstown Middle School may be approaching capacity by 2030
• Because of expected short-term enrollment declines, Wrightstown High School is

not projected to have capacity issues through 2030

BREAK-OUT DISCUSSION #2

• What topics resonate most with you?
• What additional information do you need?

COMMUNITY SURVEY

• The survey was conducted in May of 2019
• Residents within the District were mailed a

paper survey. Each survey included a unique code for on-line participation

• Total responses = 908 (294 paper)
• Participation rate = 29%
• Margin of error = 3.3%

Community Survey Results

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Community Survey Results

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Community Survey Results

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Community Survey Results

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Community Survey Results

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Community Survey Results

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Community Survey Results

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Community Survey Results

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Community Survey Results

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BREAK-OUT DISCUSSION #3

• What topics resonate most with you?
• What additional information do you need?

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Next Steps