Welcome Ewa Beach Elementary/ Keone`ula Elementary Schools Community Informational Meeting on...

Welcome

Ewa Beach Elementary/ Keone`ula Elementary Schools

Community Informational Meeting on

Re-zoning9/15/11

Presenters:

Annette Nishikawa, Complex Area Superintendent Sherry Kobayashi, PrincipalEwa Beach Elementary School Eileen Hirota, Principal Keone`ula Elementary School

Purpose of meeting

Inform the community about the need to re-zone the area schools

Share data from both schools Inform the community about the

affected area and the effective date

Inform the area of future changes

Logistics

Begin at 7:00 p.m. End 8:00 p.m. Bathroom facilities

Ground Rules of Participation

Listen to understand Speak to be understood Be respectful of all

Grandfather Clause

Created in May,2007 Allowed certain areas to attend

either Ewa Beach Elementary School or Keoneula Elementary

Ewa Beach, Ewa Beach / Keoneula, and Keoneula Service Areas

EBES Student Residency

Ewa Beach 320Ewa Beach / Keoneula 240Keoneula 19Other 59

Total 638 (as of 8/1/11)

Today 589

Keone`ula Student Residency

Ewa Beach 6Ewa Beach / Keoneula 144Keoneula 676Other 22

Total 848 (as of 8/1/11)

Today 886

Summary of Total Enrollment

EBES (today) 589 Capacity 759 Difference - 170

Keone`ula (today) 886 Capacity 738 Difference +148

New Zone

Residents who live in the grandfathered area southwest of Ewa Beach Elementary will attend EBES in SY 2012-13

Kealohi Kai 3D, 3E See colored map

Exception

6th graders who will complete their 6th grade year in SY 2012-13 will be allowed to remain at Keone`ula

Ewa Beach, Ewa Beach / Keoneula, and Keoneula Service Areas

Campbell Complex Elementary Enrollment/Capacity/Difference (today)

Ewa Beach 589 759 -170 Ewa 1086 964+122 Holomua (MT) 1381 1107

+274 Iroquois Pt. 740 1128 -388 Kaimiloa 668 861 -193 Keone`ula 886 738 +148 Pohakea 578 738 -160

Classroom Shortages (rounded)

Ewa El -2 Holomua-12 (no space for construction)

Keone`ula -5 (4 portables are in planning stage and may be available next year)

The Future Development depends on the

economy Unit sales depends on the economy Number of families per household

depends on economy (seeing multi-generational households)

Number of children predictable if 1 family per household

Next re-zoning depends on numbers

Gentry Developments

Future Options Continue to re-zone EBES &

Keone`ula periodically Build classrooms to end

shortages on elementary campuses

Look at the entire Campbell Complex elementary schools to re-zone the entire complex K-6

Build 3rd wing of EMMS; add grade 6 from all schools

Convert Ilima Intermediate to MS (Gr. 6-8)

Elementary = K-5 Holomua to regular

calendar

Disruptive to families

Money ?? :<(

Another disruption to families

Legislative support needed

No cost for facilities

JCHS Concern

Current enrollment2768

Facility capacity 2022 Difference +746 There is no land for further

construction.

CAS/DOE Recommendation #1

Convince the Legislature to finance completion of EMMS (2 - 3 yr)

Move all grade 6 students to EMMS and Ilima (middle school)

Re-zone entire complex for equity in elementary schools

Return Holomua to regular calendar

CAS Recommendation #2

Convince the Legislature to finance completion of EMMS

Move all grade 6 to EMMS and Ilima Re-zone entire complex for equity

in elementary schools Close Pohakea; facility to JCHS. Return Holomua to regular calendar

What You Can Do Write comments/suggestions (paper provided) Lobby the Legislature to complete

EMMS Email

Annette_Nishikawa@notes.k12.hi.us Sherry_Kobayashi@notes.k12.hi.us Eileen_Hirota@notes.k12.hi.us

Tonight’s Information

School web sites Ewabeach.k12.hi.us Keoneula.k12.hi.us or Keoneulaes.org