Little Elm ISD Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee Meeting 3: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Zellars Center for Learning & Leadership 300 Lobo Lane Little Elm, TX 75068
AGENDA • Welcome, Meeting 2 Recap & Agenda Review • Departmental Presentations • Athletics, CTE &Electives, and Technology & Security • Small Group Solutions Brainstorm – What? Why? • Large Group Share Out • Defining Potential Projects (Large Group Discussion) • Closing
DEPARTMENTAL PRESENTATIONS ATHLETICS Sandra Howell, Director of Athletics & Kendrick Brown, Assistant Athletic Director
LITTLE ELM ISD ATHLETIC FACILITIES Tuesday, April 25, 2017 LRFPC
WHY DO WE NEED UPGRADES? • District goal to be a destination district • Extracurricular activities are education based and support overall school and community • 45-60% of student population participate in extracurricular activities • Athletic facilities are often first facilities seen • Curb Appeal is an “IT” factor and parents/athletes do compare when choosing to move • Only LEHS baseball/softball facilities and some LMS facilities upgraded since last bond • We have 4A facilities and will be 6A
WHY UPGRADES (con’t) • Extracurricular activities help build school and community culture • Students involved in extracurricular activities have higher test scores, attendance rates, graduation rates, grades/GPA, are healthier, have higher SAT/ACT scores, exhibit a sense of belonging, have better friendships/relationships, exhibit leadership and communication skills. NFHS – Case for High School Activities – nfhs.org • Facilities are used by the district and community
High School Facility Comparison Facility Little Elm Current Most 6A’s Multi-Purpose Indoor 0 60+% have 1 Football/Soccer Practice Fields (2) 1 grass, 1 turf Min. 3 up to 4 Gymnasiums/BKB Courts 2/3 3/6 Weight Rooms 1 (capacity 90) 2 Baseball/Softball Limited seating, limited restrooms Most elevated wrap around up hill, no water baseball seating, more restrooms, locker concession, no outdoor locker facilities at site, shared concession facilities Locker & Storage Rooms Near max capacity Larger locker rooms/more storage Meeting Rooms 0 1 large or multi-use Laundry facilities HS 3/3 no student access HS 4/4 with student access
HIGH SCHOOL FACILITY NEEDS • Baseball/Softball – more seating, wrap around style with central shared concession and restrooms and possible shade coverings and possible turf fields • More football/soccer practice fields (turf) and lights • More gymnasium/courts, preferably a competition gym • Expansion of locker rooms • Replace turf on current practice field • Re-surface tennis courts and add shade covers • Existing weight room flooring and second weight room • Meeting room and storage facilities • Better laundry facilities • Track re-surfaced
MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY • Gives flexibility for all groups including outside of athletics to use the facility • No loss of practice time due to inclement weather – cold, heat and rain • Could ease locker issues • Would help us to add wrestling (#1 request) • Could give us a 2 nd weight room • Can be used year round
Middle School Facility Comparison Facility Little Elm Current Most MS’s Football/Soccer Practice Fields 1 grass 2-3 Gymnasiums/BKB Courts 2-2 2-3 Weight Rooms 1 (capacity 84-114) 1-2 Locker Rooms At max capacity Larger locker rooms/dual purpose Meeting Rooms 0 1 large or multi-use Laundry facilities 2/2 no student access 3-4
MIDDLE SCHOOL FACILITY NEEDS • If no new MS, locker room expansion necessary • More football/soccer practice fields (turf) and lights • Need new track surface and possible sub-surface • Re-surface tennis courts • Second weight room • Better laundry facilities • Upgrade coach offices
Little Elm Athletic Complex Needs • Replace scoreboard and all electronic components - now 11 years old, parts becoming obsolete, and no warranty. New electronic = better advertising and more funding opportunities • Resurface existing track and jump areas • Install upgraded shot put areas and new rings at both shot and discus areas • Replace turf in 4-5 years, no current warranty • A/C in concession areas • Upgrade all signage
DEPARTMENTAL PRESENTATIONS CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION and ELECTIVES Dr. Tony Tipton, Director for Career & Technical Education, Elective Programming
Destination District
Tonight’s Presentation Career & Technical Education in LEISD • Why we exist & why CTE matters • State of the program • Data • Future focus • Pictures of facilities
Keys to why CTE exists...and why CTE is needed • All learners are preparing for a career...someday • Green collar jobs hard to fill • LEISD will not close doors • CTE offers weighted state funding • College AND Career readiness • Effects whole community “Engage, Equip, & Empower” • What part will CTE play in LEISD becoming a Destination District? • Can we compete with surrounding districts to draw families to Little Elm?
LEHS • 19 unique Programs of Study • 600+ members of CTSOs • 2 state winners in 2017 • 58 state and 14 national/ international qualifiers in 2017
LMS & PSA • 5.5 total CTE teachers LMS & PSA • PLTW Gateway to Technology • Robotics • Tech Apps / coding • Career Portals • Principles of Health Science • Serving a total of 671 students in 16-17
CTE Data 20% nationwide dropout rate Investing in CTE is a can’t lose proposition for the community.
LEHS program possibilities – Long Range $ - less expensive $$$$$ - most expensive $$$$$ Auto Tech. (not repair) New FTE required - facility $$$$$ Manuf. CNC lab New FTE required - facility $$$ Electrical New FTE required - facility $$$ Plumbing New FTE required - facility
LEHS program possibilities $ Engineering lab No new FTE - renovate existing facility $ School store Mkt. (self sustaining) No new FTE - renovate existing facility $ Health Science lab - improve No new FTE - renovate existing facility $$ Welding lab - expand No new FTE - expand into a new space $$ Horticulture/greenhouse (self sustaining) New FTE required
LMS/Powell ● Current LMS facility is insufficient for a STEM / engineering / robotics learning space ● We need to make program space and curricular programming equitable between LMS & PSA
STEM focus for K-5 ● STEM focus for all K-5 campuses ● We would loosely pattern after Prestwick ● Makerspaces, coding, technology applications ● Place STEM focus as part of the existing rotation ● Enriching curriculum with STEM concepts ● Adding lab space at all K-5 campuses connecting STEM and core courses in a multidisciplinary way ● Convert/renovate current library space and spread resources throughout buildings
Garland Naaman Forest Greenhouse with Horticultural Program
Questions / Comments
DEPARTMENTAL PRESENTATIONS TECHNOLOGY and SECURITY Clay Walker, Director for Network & Technology Services
Little Elm ISD Technology Long Range Plan April 25, 2017
10 Year Plan • 1:1 Initiative • Sustain current plan • 9-12 MacBook Air (24x7) • 6-8 Chromebook (24x7) • 4-5 Chromebook (24x7) • Expand to include ALL LEISD students • PK-3 iPads/Chromebook – Stay at school
Chromebooks (3 rd Grade – 8 th Grade) • 3 year refresh cycle • 2018-19 ($1.1M) • 2021-22 ($1.2M) • 2024-25 ($1.3M) • Costs include Hardware and Support (warranty and accidental damage)
MacBook Air (9 th Grade – 12 th Grade) • 4 year refresh cycle • 2020-21 ($2.5M) • 2024-25 ($2.9M) • Costs include Hardware and Support (warranty and accidental damage)
Computer Labs • 4 year replacement cycle • Spread out the replacements over 4 years instead of all together • Labs are still relevant for specialized curriculum • Engineering • Computer Aided Drafting • Computer Science • Higher level multimedia (art) • Labs can also be utilized for a controlled testing environment • Costs include Hardware and Support (warranty)
Teacher/Staff MacBook Pros • 4 year refresh cycle • Secondary Teachers • 2020-21 ($372K) • 2025-26 ($399K) • Elementary Teachers • 2017-18 ($357K) • 2022-23 ($385K) • Costs include Hardware and Support (warranty)
Infrastructure • Infrastructure to support current and future needs • Internet Bandwidth • 1 Mbps per student by 2018 = 7,500 Mbps (7.5 Gbps) • Current LEISD connection is 1,000 Mbps (1.0 Gbps) • Region XI Fiber Consortium (estimated 2019) • Infrastructure upgrade to support 10Gbps connection • Firewall/Filter • Switching infrastructure to upgrade backbone • Wireless upgrade
Other Refresh Cycles • Projectors • 5 – 7 years • Replace as needed • Network Printers • Replace as needed • Staff desktop PC’s/iMac • 4 year refresh cycle
Operational Costs • Costs to support 1:1 • Management software • Infrastructure support • Licensing costs • Support contracts
Security Upgrades • Access Controls ($93k) • Upgrade/add to all campuses except LEHS • LEHS upgraded during current construction project
Recommend
More recommend
