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SuperintendentCaroleSmith•District-wideEnrollmentBalancingRecommendations•March29,2016

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Contents

Introduction.......................................................................................................................................4

ContextforEnrollmentBalancing..............................................................................................5

CommunityInvolvementinEnrollmentBalancing..............................................................7

GratitudeandRecognition..........................................................................................................12

GradeReconfigurationRecommendations...........................................................................13

Fall2016...........................................................................................................................................................14Recommendation:OckleyGreenMiddleSchool............................................................................................................14

Fall2017...........................................................................................................................................................15Recommendation:HarrietTubmanMiddleSchoolandRosewayHeightsMiddleSchool..........................15Recommendation:HarrietTubmanMiddleSchool......................................................................................................15Recommendation:RosewayHeightsMiddleSchoolandRoseCityPark............................................................15Recommendation:ACCESS......................................................................................................................................................16Recommendation:Vernon.......................................................................................................................................................16

Fall2018...........................................................................................................................................................17Recommendation:Astor(GeorgeMiddleSchool).........................................................................................................17Recommendation:KelloggMiddleSchool........................................................................................................................17Recommendation:Mt.TaborMiddleSchool,HosfordMiddleSchool,SellwoodMiddleSchool,Lane

MiddleSchool................................................................................................................................................................................17Recommendation:BeverlyCleary,CesarChavez,LaurelhurstandHarrisonPark........................................18Recommendation:EducationOptionsReview...............................................................................................................18

BoundaryandProgramChangeRecommendations..........................................................19

Fall2016...........................................................................................................................................................19Recommendation:ChapmanK-5..........................................................................................................................................19Recommendation:LincolnHighSchool(Bridlemile)..................................................................................................19Recommendation:Ainsworth................................................................................................................................................20Recommendation:OdysseyK-8............................................................................................................................................20Recommendation:HayhurstandMaplewood................................................................................................................21Recommendation:CapitolHill...............................................................................................................................................22Recommendation:ExploreOptionsforFutureWestSideElementaryCapacity............................................22

NextSteps.........................................................................................................................................23

Addendums......................................................................................................................................25


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Introduction

TheoverarchingrecommendationsforbalancingenrollmentacrossPortlandPublic

Schoolsthatareincludedinthisproposalare:

• ShifttheschooldistrictgradeconfigurationfromamixtureofK-8,K-5andmiddle

schoolstoapredominantlyK-5andmiddleschoolmodelovertime,and

• Makespecificboundaryadjustmentsthatrelieveovercrowdingoraddressunder-

enrollmentandstrengthenprogramsacrossthedistrict.

Thisproposalalsolookstomaximizeouruseofexistingfacilities,identifyopportunitiesfor

expansioninthefuturetoaccommodategrowth,andestablishanongoingprocessto

reviewenrollmentandmakeadjustmentstobalanceenrollmentacrossschoolswhen

needed.


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ContextforEnrollmentBalancing

PriorGradeRe-Configuration

In2006-07,theconversionofsomeK-5sandmiddleschoolstoK-8swascarriedoutina

contextofdecliningenrollmentanddecliningresources.Theconversion

disproportionatelyimpactedschoolsontheeastsideoftheriver,leavingthewestsideof

theriverwithapredominatelyK-5andmiddleschoolgradeconfiguration,andtheeast

sideoftheriverwithamixofK-8sandK-5/middleschoolconfigurations,and

correspondingvariabilityinprogramofferingsacrossthedistrict.

Accordingly,thissetofrecommendationsforbalancingenrollmentincludeasignificant

numberofgradereconfigurationsontheeastsideoftheriver,andboundarychangeson

thewestsideoftherivertoaddressover-crowding,under-enrollmentandstrengthenour

abilitytoofferequitablestrongprogramsacrossthecity.

HighSchoolSystemDesign

Thisenrollmentbalancingprocesshasfocusedoncreatingequityofprogramacrossgrades

Kthrough8,continuingworkthatPPSbeganin2008withtheHighSchoolSystemDesign

processtoaddresssimilarissuesofsystemicinequityacrossourhighschools.

In2010,thePortlandSchoolBoardapprovedchangesinPortlandhighschoolsthat

establishedacoreacademicprogramatcomprehensivehighschools;endorsedchangesto

promoteenrollmentparityandstabilityathighschools;andreducedthenumberof

neighborhoodhighschoolcampusesinordertoconsolidatestudentsinfewerschoolsand

strengthenprogramofferings.Thisprovidedafoundationforincreasedaccessto

opportunityandsuccessforhighschoolsstudents.Fiveyearslater,weareseeingresults:

thePPSfouryeargraduationratehasincreased21percentagepoints–from53%to74%,

andisnowcomparabletothestateasawhole.Strengtheningtheprogramsthatprepare

ourmiddlegradesstudentsforhighschoolwillacceleratethisprogress.


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OpportunityofCurrentContext

Aswebeganthisenrollmentbalancingprocess,thereweresignificantchangesinthe

contextwewereoperatingin.Itwasbecomingclearthatrecentenrollmentgrowthwas

nowasteadytrend.Demographershadbegunprojectingthatthegrowthwouldcontinue

forthenextdecadeandbeyond.Andtheeconomyandfundingforschoolswasbeginningto

improve,particularlyinPortlandthankstovoters’renewalofthelocaloptionlevyamida

reinvigoratedlocaleconomy.

Thesefactorscombinedtocreateanopportunity:balancingenrollmentnolongermeant

whatithadforthepastseveraldecades-closingandconsolidatingschools.Itnowmeant

managinggrowth,openingschools,expandingprogramsandhavingtheopportunityto

analyzeandthinkcarefullyabouthowwearedeliveringprogramstostudents–andhowto

dothatbetter-ineveryneighborhood.


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CommunityInvolvementinEnrollmentBalancing

CommunityRequestforaDistrict-WideApproach

Asadistrict,PortlandPublicSchoolhashistoricallyapproachedunder-enrollmentand

over-crowdinginourschoolsthroughanenrollmentbalancingprocesswithinindividual

clusterfeederpatterns,withtheintentionofsupportingstrongacademicprogramsatall

schools.Duringacluster-specificenrollmentbalancingprocess,potentialscenarioswould

invariablyemergethatinvolvedschoolsinadjacentclusters.

Effortstobalanceenrollmenthavebeenfurtherimpactedbythedistrict’stransferpolicy

that,overtime,accelerateddwindlingenrollmentatanumberofschools,reducing

programofferings.

Threeyearsago,anenrollmentbalancingprocessintheJeffersonClusterunderscored

thesefactors.Itwasevidentthatlookingatjustoneclusterofschoolsartificiallylimited

optionsforbalancingenrollment,didnottakeintoaccountthenegativeimpactof

enrollmentandtransferpoliciesonJeffersonclusterschoolsinparticular,continueda

patternoftheJeffersonclusterbeingdisproportionatelyimpactedbyclosures,

reconfigurationsandredesigns,andprecludedamorethoughtful,district-wide

perspective.

TheJeffersoncommunitymadearequestforthedistricttolookatenrollmentbalancing

andboundaryreviewwithadistrict-wideapproach–somethingPPShadnotpreviously

undertaken.

TheBoardaffirmedthisrequestinFebruary,2013inResolution4718withthedirectionto

firstaddresspoliciesonenrollmentandtransfer,andthentoconductadistrict-wide

reviewofboundariesandstrategiesforbalancingenrollmentandachargetoalignboth

withtheRacialEducationalEquityPolicy.


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StakeholderLeadershipandProcessforEngagingCommunity

AftertheBoardpassedResolution4718,PPSembarkedonthefollowingcoursesofaction:

• ConvenedtheSuperintendent’sAdvisoryCommitteeonEnrollment&Transfer

(SACET),adiversegroupofparents,communitymembersandsubjectmatter

experts,tostudythePPStransferpolicyandmakerecommendationsforhowto

alignitwiththePPSRacialEducationalEquityPolicy.Theschoolboardapproved

finalrecommendationsinJanuary2015forendingtheuseofthelotteryfor

neighborhood-to-neighborhoodtransfers.Familieswhowishfortheirchildto

attendanotherneighborhoodschoolmustnowmakeacaseinapetition.The

revisedpolicyalsogavepreferenceinthelotterytofamilieseligibleforfreeand

reducedmeals.

• PartneredwiththeCenterforPublicServiceatPortlandStateUniversitytodesigna

processforreviewingboundariesdistrict-wide.

• ConvenedtheDistrict-wideBoundaryReviewAdvisoryCommittee(DBRAC),a

diversegroupofparents,communitymembersandsubjectmatterexpertsto

analyzeourenrollmentandprogramsandmakerecommendationsforbalancing

enrollmentacrossschools.Theyweregiventhechargeofmakingrecommendations

toalignthisprocesswiththeRacialEducationalEquityPolicy.

• CollaboratedwiththeCenterforPublicServiceatPortlandStatetodevelopand

conductthePPS2025Survey,utilizingthefeedbackofmorethan4,000Portland

residentstoidentifythevaluesthatshouldframetheprocess.

AligningwiththePPSRacialEducationalEquityPolicy

TheDistrict-wideBoundaryReviewAdvisoryCommittee(DBRAC)createdaValues

Framework(seeaddendum)forenrollmentbalancingthatalignedwiththeRacial

EducationalEquityPolicy.ThepolicyhadbeendevelopedinpartnershipwiththeCoalition

ofCommunitiesofColorandanumberofourculturallyspecificpartnerorganizationsand

adoptedbythePortlandSchoolBoardin2011.Thepolicyreads,inpart:

“…PortlandPublicSchools’historic,persistentachievementgapbetweenWhitestudents

andstudentsofcolorisunacceptable.Whileeffortshavebeenmadetoaddressthe


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inequitiesbetweenWhitestudentsandstudentsofcolor,theseeffortshavebeenlargely

unsuccessful…Closingthisachievementgapwhileraisingachievementforallstudentsis

thetoppriorityoftheBoardofEducation,theSuperintendentandalldistrictstaff.Race

mustceasetobeapredictorofstudentachievementandsuccess…

TheDistrictshallprovideeverystudentwithequitableaccesstohighqualityand

culturallyrelevantinstruction,curriculum,support,facilitiesandothereducational

resources,evenwhenthismeansdifferentiatingresourcestoaccomplishthisgoal.”

Thevaluesframeworkhasguidedthedevelopmentofscenariosforbalancingenrollment

andprovidesatouchstonewhendecisionsaredifficultorpoliticallyunpopular.

EngagingtheCommunity

Overthecourseof37DBRACmeetings,and22communitymeetingsfromNovember

throughMarch,stakeholdersshapedacross-school,cross-towndialogue.

Thousandsofparents,grandparents,students,teachersandcommunitymembersturned

outforcommunitymeetings,gavepubliccommentatDBRACandschoolboardmeetings,

emailedtheirfeedbackthroughPPSGROWS.com,andparticipatedinFacebookorTwitter

TownHalls.

Adiversegroupofcommunityorganizationsjoinedusaspartnerstoengagethe

community:

• AsianPacificAmericanNetworkofOregon(APANO)

• BlackParentInitiative

• CenterforInterculturalOrganizing(CIO)

• Community&ParentsforPublicSchools

• LatinoNetwork

• NAYAFamilyCenter

• NeighborhoodHouse

• PortlandCouncilPTA


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DBRACRecommendationstotheSuperintendent

TheDistrict-wideBoundaryReviewAdvisoryCommittee(DBRAC)formallypresentedtheir

recommendationstomeonFebruary9,2016.Usingtheserecommendations,Iconducted

two,communitylisteningsessionsandthenputforthaSuperintendent’sScenarioon

March9.Wethenconductedtwomorelisteningsessionsandconsideredwrittenfeedback

toinformtherecommendationsIamdeliveringtotheboardtodayfortheirconsideration.

Muchofthisproposalisaframeworkforchangethatisintendedtooccuroveranumberof

yearsandthatwillrequireadditionalcommunityparticipationtoinformbothfinal

decisionmakingandplanning.However,therearesomeelementsofthisproposalthat

needimmediateactionbytheboardinordertoimplementbyFall2016.Iftheboard

decidestheyneedmoretimetodeliberateonthosechanges,thetimelineswouldbe

necessarilyadjustedtobeginimplementationin2017.

ImpactofCommunityFeedback

Sincethe2006-07gradere-configurationconversionoccurred,thecommunityhas

consistentlyvoicedthetensionbetweentheK-8andmiddleschoolmodels.InthePPS

2025SurveyconductedinSpring2015,aclearmajorityofthemorethan4,000

respondentssaidtheyfavoredasystemofK-5sandmiddleschoolsoverK-8sinorderto

provideawiderrangeofofferingstostudents.

DuringtheDBRACdiscussionsaswellasthecommunitylisteningsessions,therewere

compellingcasesmadeaboutboththevalueoftheK-8modelandthedesireforthe

breadthofofferingsavailableinamiddleschoolmodel.

ManyK-8schoolcommunitiestalkedabouttheimportanceofrelationshipbuildingwith

thestaffovertime,thesenseofstudentsandfamiliesbeingknown,fewertransitionsfor

studentsandforfamiliesandthesupportivenessoftheconfigurationforfamilieswith

morethanonechildinregardstotransportation,schoolinvolvementandasenseofsafety.

Manyparents,teachersandprincipalsclearlyarticulatedtheneedformiddlegrade

programsthatpreparestudentsforhighschool,justasthefocusofourhighschoolsisto

preparestudentsforcollegeandcareer.Thesestakeholdersfavoredthemiddleschool


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modelwherestudentslearntomanagetheirtimeandtakeresponsibilityfortheirstudies

astheymovebetweenmultipleclassesandteachers.

Oneoftheprimaryconsiderationsinthisrecommendationisourorganizationaland

financialcapacitytoimplementwithintegrity,whichnecessitatessequencingthegrade

reconfigurationoveraperiodofyears.IhadoriginallyadvisedDBRACthatIwasnot

expectingtoimplementanygradereconfigurationsearlierthan2017toallowforadequate

planningandpreparation.

TherecommendationtoopenOckleyGreenMiddleSchoolin2016ratherthan2017is

responsivetoarecommendationbytheJeffersonClusterMiddleSchoolVisioningGroup,a

diversegroupofparentsandcommunitymembers,wholaidouttheurgencyofimproving

programmingimmediately.Theproposedtimingandsequencingofothergrade

reconfigurationchangeshasalsocontinuedtoevolveinresponsetocommunityrequests

formoretimetoprepareandplanpriortoimplementation.

Theproposalforwestsideboundarychangeshasalsogonethroughmultipleiterationsas

wecontinuedtoreceivevaluable,onthegroundperspectivesfromfamiliesandcommunity

members.Thisincludedfeedbackontransportationroutes,walkability,topography,minor

roadsthatactedasmajorarterials,andneighborhoods.Witheachnewscenariowehave

beenabletomakechangesthatwereresponsivetotheseonthegroundrealities.


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GratitudeandRecognition

Iamgratefultoallofourschoolcommunitiesforthethought,passionandwillingnessto

consideravarietyofperspectivesastheyhavegivenconsiderationtovariousscenarios,

andforthecontinuousandcommittedmannerinwhichtheyshowedup,offered

suggestionsforimprovement,providednuancedunderstandingoftheimpactsofproposed

changes,andstrategizedwithusinordertostrengthenourschoolsforallofourstudents.

IwanttothankDBRACmembersfortheirtirelessandextraordinaryworktothispointon

anextremelycomplextask.IwillbeaskingthatDBRACremainasanongoingadvisory

bodyasthisprocesscontinues.Tothememberswhoarefinishingtheirserviceatthis

moment,thankyousomuchforyourdedicatedwork.Tothosewhoarecontinuing,thank

youforyourwillingnesstocontinuewiththisimportantcommittee.Thankyoualsotothe

staffteamthathasprovidedexcellenttechnicalsupporttoDBRACthroughoutthisprocess.

AdditionallyIwishtorecognizetheImplementationAdvisoryGroupthatwaschargedwith

providinganalysisabouttheimplementationconsiderationsthatneedtobetakeninto

accountforvariousscenarios,includingprogramdesign,staffing,facilities,capacityto

managechange,budget,andsequencing.Theirworktogetherwillalsocontinue.


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GradeReconfigurationRecommendations

(Seeattachedmap,page25.)

Recommendation:PredominatelyK-5andmiddleschoolgradeconfiguration

ShifttheschooldistrictfromamixofK-8,K-5,andmiddleschoolstoapredominantlyK-5

andMiddleSchoolmodelovertime.

ExceptionstotheconversiontoK-5andmiddleschoolsare:

• SkylineK-8:duetoitsremotelocation

• FaubionPK-8:duetothemodernizationofitsbuildinginpartnershipwith

ConcordiaUniversity.

• Educationoptionschools:Currentlyundergoingaseparatereviewthatconsiders

gradeconfigurationsandprogramlocations.

• Schoolsthatbecauseoftheecologyoftheschoolsinageographicareacanwork

programmaticallyasaK-8whilenotimpedingthestrengthofsurroundingK-5sand

middleschoolsmayremainK-8sforalongerperiodoftimebutwilllikelyconvertat

somepoint.

Implementationconsiderations

ConveneaDistrict-wideMiddleSchoolPlanningTeamthatincludesprogramdesign,

planningandimplementationsupportfornewlyconfiguredmiddleschoolsaswellas

currentmiddleschools.Thecurrentbudgetproposalincludeshiringtwomiddleschool

principalsnowtoplanfulltimeforopeningin2017aswellasreleasetimetoinvolve

teachersinthisprocess.


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Fall2016

Recommendation:OckleyGreenMiddleSchool

OpenOckleyGreenasamiddleschoolinfallof2016.Beach,ChiefJoseph,Peninsulaand

WoodlawnwouldconverttoK-5s,withstudentsattendingOckleyGreenMiddleSchool.

Details

• CurrentChiefJoseph/OckleyGreen4thgraders,alreadyontheOckleyGreen

campus,wouldremainas5thgraders.

• Current5th-7thgradersatBeach,PeninsulaandWoodlawnwouldattendOckley

Greeninthefall.Studentswhotransferredintotheseschoolsfromother

neighborhoodswillbeallowedtoenrollatOckleyGreenwiththeirclassmates,

unlesstheyprefertoreturntotheirneighborhoodschools.

• StudentswholiveintheBeach,ChiefJoseph,PeninsulaandWoodlawn

neighborhoodsandhavetransferredouttootherschoolshavetherighttoenrollat

theirOckleyGreen,theirnewneighborhoodmiddleschool.

• BoundaryadjustmentstotheChiefJosephandneighboringattendanceareaswould

befinalizednolaterthanJanuary2017tomakeroomforaK5atChiefJosephin

2017-18.

• ThemiddlegradesBeachSpanishImmersionProgramandtheWoodlawnSpecial

EducationmiddlegradesfocusclassroomwouldalsomovetoOckleyGreenMiddle

Schoolinfallof2016.


• Identifytheprincipalassoonaspossible;assembleimplementationteam(release

fromcurrentpositions)toplanforopeninginfall.

• OckleyImplementationTeamwouldalsobeparticipatingandinformingDistrict-

wideMiddleSchoolPlanningTeam.

• Mutualcommunityanddistrictunderstandingthatwearerespondingtothe

communityvoiceforurgencyofstart-upthatwillhaveresultingtrade-offsin

preparationandreadiness.Fullimplementationwillbeoveratwo-yearperiod.


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Fall2017

Recommendation:HarrietTubmanMiddleSchoolandRosewayHeightsMiddleSchool

OpenHarrietTubmanMiddleSchoolandRosewayHeightsMiddleSchoolinfallof2017.

Implementationconsiderations:

• IdentifyprincipalsforHarrietTubmanMiddleSchoolandRosewayHeightsMiddle

Schoolin2016forfulltimeparticipationinDistrict-wideMiddleSchoolplanning

effort,andtoleadtheirrespectivecommunityplanningefforts.

Recommendation:HarrietTubmanMiddleSchool

OpenHarrietTubmanasamiddleschoolinfallof2017.Boise-Eliot/Humboldt,King,Sabin,

&IrvingtonwouldconverttoK-5s,withstudentsattendingTubmanMiddleSchool.


• Animplementationandplanningteam,ledbythenewlydesignatedprincipal,would

considerwhetherTubmanshouldapplytobeanInternationalBaccalaureateMiddle

YearsProgram,providingcontinuityforKingandSabin,whichcurrentlyofferanIB

program,andforVernonstudentswhowishtooptintocontinuewithanIB

programinsteadofattendingBeaumont.

• ConsideramiddlegradesMandarinprogramtoprovidecontinuityforKing.

Recommendation:RosewayHeightsMiddleSchoolandRoseCityPark

OpenRosewayHeightsasamiddleschoolinFall2017.Scott,LeeandVestalwouldconvert

toK-5s,withstudentsattendingRosewayHeights.RoseCityParkwouldopenasaK-5

neighborhoodschoolin2017.


• TheVietnameseDualLanguageImmersionprogram,currentlylocatedatRoseway

HeightsK-8,wouldbelocatedatoneofthefeederschools,stilltobedetermined.

• ConsideramiddlegradesSpanishImmersionprogramtoprovidecontinuityfor

Scott.


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Recommendation:ACCESS

ACCESSAcademy(nowatRoseCityPark)wouldmovetoHumboldtSchool(nowvacant).


• Consideropportunityforfutureincreasedenrollment.

• Considerahighschoolfeederpattern.

Recommendation:Vernon

VernonK-8wouldbeconvertedtoaK-5andstudentswouldthenattendBeaumontMiddle

SchoolinFall2017.


• VernonwouldremainaK-8schoolfor2016-17,butbecomeafeederschoolto

Beaumontbeginningin2017.

• IfanIBMiddleYearsProgram(MYP)isimplementedatTubman,Vernonstudents

wouldhavetheabilitytooptintoTubmanMiddleSchool.

• RiglerK-5andAlamedaK-5wouldcontinuetofeedtoBeaumont.

• AlamedaK-5andBeaumontMiddleSchoolwillbeincludedinaD-BRACprocessthis

springtorecommendthenewboundaryforRoseCityParkSchoolandcreatefeeder

patternsforRosewayHeightsMiddleSchool.Decisionsonthesechangesshouldbe

finalizednolaterthanJanuary2017.


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Fall2018

Recommendation:Astor(GeorgeMiddleSchool)

AstorwouldbeconvertedtoaK-5inFall2018and6-8studentswouldattendGeorge

MiddleSchool,alongwithJamesJohn,RosaParksandSittonstudents.


• RooseveltHighSchool,George,Astor,JamesJohn,RosaParks,Sittoncommunities

partnerwithPPStoplanforandimplementastrengthenedprogramatGeorge

MiddleSchool.ExplorepossibleUniversityofPortlandpartnership.

• AboundarychangewillbeneededforAstortostayaK-8inthenearterm.

Recommendation:KelloggMiddleSchool

KelloggwouldbecomeamiddleschoolinFall2018.


• AcommunityprocesswouldbegininSpring2017todeterminewhichschools

wouldsendtheirmiddlegradestudentstoKellogg.

• Boundarieswouldbedrawnandschoolsreconfiguredaccordingly.

Recommendation:Mt.TaborMiddleSchool,HosfordMiddleSchool,SellwoodMiddleSchool,LaneMiddleSchool

Identifypotentialfeederpatternchangesfortheseexistingmiddleschoolsforfallof2018:

• Mt.TaborMiddleSchool(Japanese)(Spanish)

• HosfordMiddleSchool(Mandarin)

• SellwoodMiddleSchool

• LaneMiddleSchool(Russian)


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Recommendation:BeverlyCleary,CesarChavez,LaurelhurstandHarrisonPark

BeverlyCleary,CesarChavez,Laurelhurst,andHarrisonParkremainK-8sforthetime

beingasweimplementthefirstsetofreconfigurationsanddeterminetheappropriatenext

steps.


• OpeningRoseCityParkasanelementaryschoolin2017wouldrelieve

overcrowdingatBeverlyClearyandwouldalsoimpactAlamedaandLaurelhurst

enrollment.

Recommendation:EducationOptionsReview

TheEducationOptionsReviewwillincludeprogrammatic,gradeconfiguration,and

boundaryanalysisofthefollowingschools/programs:Sunnyside,CreativeScience,

Richmond,Winterhaven,MetropolitanLearningCenter,ACCESS,Odyssey,Buckman,

DaVinciandAlliance.


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BoundaryandProgramChangeRecommendations

(Seeattachedmap,page26.)

Fall2016

Recommendation:ChapmanK-5

TorelieveovercrowdingatChapmanK-5:

• OpenfourChapmankindergartenclassroomsinFall2016atthePPSRamona

campus,1545NW13thStreet,withtransportationprovidedforneighborhood

students.

• AssignportionsoftheChapmanboundarytoAinsworth,BridlemileandForestPark

elementaryschools.

Details

• BoundarychangesbegininFall2016forincomingkindergartnersandothernew

students.

• SiblingswholiveinboundarychangeareashaveapriorityoptionatChapmanso

longastheiroldersiblingsarestillinattendance.


• AddadministrativecapacitytooperateChapmanontwocampuses.

• FormateamofChapmankindergartenteachers,theChapmanprincipal,PPSearly

learningexpertsandoperationsstafftoidentifyprogrammingneedsandlogistical

supportsnecessaryforsuccessfulimplementationthisfall.

• MasterplananewwingforChapmanforpotentialtobeincludedinafuturebond.

Recommendation:LincolnHighSchool(Bridlemile)

TorelieveovercrowdingatLincolnHighSchool:

• BridlemilestudentswouldcontinuetoattendWestSylvanMiddleSchool,withthe

optiontoattendRobertGray.


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• ThemajorityoftheBridlemileattendanceareawouldattendWilsonforhighschool

startinginFall2017withanexceptionforstudentslivingintheWestSlopeand

SylvanHighlandsneighborhoods,whowillremainassignedtoLincolnHighSchool.

Details

• BoundarychangeswouldbegininFall2017forincoming9thgradersandothernew

students.

• SiblingswholiveinboundarychangeareashaveaguaranteedplaceatLincolnso

longastheirolderbrothersorsistersarestillinattendance.

• TheareaoftheBridlemileboundarythatiswestofSchollsFerryRoad(WestSlope)

andtheareanorthofHighway26(SylvanHighlands)willremainassignedto

LincolnHighSchool.Studentsfromtheseareaswouldhaveapriorityoptionto

attendWilson,aswell.

Recommendation:Ainsworth

AinsworthSpanishImmersionremainsatAinsworth.NativeSpanishspeakerswouldbe

givenpriorityforhalfoftheSpanishImmersionprogramattendanceslots,progressing

towardamodelthatishalfnativeSpanishspeakersstartingwiththeFall2016

kindergartenclass.


• PPShasalreadybegunaprocessofworkingtosupporttheAinsworthcommunityto

addressissuesbetweentheSpanishImmersionandtheneighborhoodprogramthat

surfacedduringthiscommunityprocess.

• MovingtheSpanishImmersionprogramtowardamodelthatserves50percent

nativeSpanishspeakersprovidestheopportunityfortheAinsworthSpanish

Immersionprogramtocomeintoalignmentwiththemissionandfocusofdual

languageimmersiondistrict-wide,providingbothalanguageenrichmentprogram

andaprovenstrategytoclosetheachievementgapfornativespeakers.

Recommendation:OdysseyK-8

OdysseyK-8(nowatHayhurst)wouldmovetoEastSylvan(nowvacant)inFall2016.


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Details

• AllcurrentK-7Odysseystudentswouldattendthenewlocationnextyear,along

withnextyear’skindergartenclass.

• Odysseystudentswouldhavetherighttotransferbacktotheirneighborhood

schoolsinsteadofattendingatthenewlocation,ortorequesttransfertoremainat

Hayhurstfollowingthemove.


• Identifyaprogramadministrator.

• FormaworkgroupwithOdysseyteachersandfamiliestoguideprogramneedsand

facilityupgrades.

• Facilitypreparationforoccupancy.

Recommendation:HayhurstandMaplewood

ToensureHayhursthassufficientenrollmentandMaplewoodislesscrowded,portionsof

theBridlemile,CapitolHill,MaplewoodandRiekeattendanceareaswouldattendHayhurst.

Additionally,aportionoftheMaplewoodattendanceareawouldmovetoRieke.

• MaplewoodK-5studentswouldcontinuetoattendRobertGrayMiddleSchool

insteadofshiftingtoJackson.

• StudentsintheMaplewoodattendanceareawouldhavetheoptiontoattend

Hayhurst.

• CusterParkwouldbeaddedtotheHayhurstboundary.

Details


students.

• Studentswholiveinboundarychangeareashaveapriorityoptionattheircurrent

neighborhoodschoolssolongastheiroldersiblingsarestillinattendance.

• BoundarychangebetweenBridlemileandHayhurstconsistsofasmallareasouthof

Beaverton-HillsdaleHighway.OtherareasnorthofBeaverton-HillsdaleHighway


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thathadbeenproposedforchangeinpreviousscenariosremainintheBridlemile

boundary.

Recommendation:CapitolHill

AportionoftheCapitolHillattendanceareashouldshifttoStephensoninFall2016.

Details


students.

• Studentswholiveinboundarychangeareashaveaguaranteedplaceattheir

currentneighborhoodschoolssolongastheiroldersiblingsarestillinattendance.

Recommendation:ExploreOptionsforFutureWestSideElementaryCapacity

• Considerre-openingSmithSchoolasaK-5school,withaprojectedlaunchofFall

2019.

o ConsiderstartingaSpanishImmersionprogramatSmith,dependingonan

assessmentofdemand.

• Includepossiblesitingofanelementary,middleschoolorK-8ontheLincolnsiteas

partofthecurrentLincolnMasterPlanningprocess.Includeinafuturebond.

• WorkwiththeCityofPortlandonthepossiblesitingofaschoolaspartoftheold

PostOfficere-developmentplan.Considerpossibleelementary,middleschoolorre-

locatingMetropolitanLearningCentertothePostOfficesiteandutilizingCouchas

anelementaryschool.

• AspartoftheEducationOptionReview,explorethepossibilityofMetropolitan

LearningCenterasaK-8EducationalOption(ratherthanK-12)totakefurther

advantageofpriorityaccessforneighborhoodstudents.Explorethepossibilityof

movingMLCasaK-12toanotherfacility(PostOffice?)andusingtheCouchbuilding

asanelementaryschool.

• Identifyotheropportunitiestomaximizeuseofexistingschoolsitesinfuturebonds.


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NextSteps

April2016

Aswasstatedpreviously,muchofthisproposalisaframeworkforchangethatisintended

tooccuroveranumberofyearsandthatwillrequireadditionalcommunityparticipation

toinformbothdecisionmakingandplanning.However,therearesomeelementsofthis

proposalthatwouldneedimmediateactionbytheboardinordertoimplementbyFall

2016.Iftheboarddecidestheyneedmoretimetodeliberateonthosechanges,the

timelineswouldbenecessarilyadjustedtobeginimplementationin2017.

• TheprocessofpreparingforOckleyGreentoconvertandopenasamiddleschool

anditsfourfeederschoolstoconverttoK-5elementaryschools,wouldneedto

beginimmediatelyiftheyaretobereadybyFall2016,andtoallowforthe

adjustmentstoschoolstaffingplansthatmustbemadebyearlyApril.

• TheboundaryadjustmentsandmoveofOdysseytoEastSylvanwillalsoinvolve

adjustmentstoschoolstaffingplansthatmustbemadeinearlyApril,andfacility

preparationthatwouldneedtobeginimmediately.

• TheproposedchangeofopeningTubmanMiddleSchoolandRosewayHeights

MiddleSchoolin2017includesthehiringofthoseprincipalsforthe2016-17school

year.Wearecurrentlyintheadministrativehiringprocessfor2016-17,andwould

needtoidentifythoseprincipalsaspartofthatprocess.

IftheboardisinsupportofimplementingtheseproposedchangesinFall2016,Iam

recommendingthattheboardconsiderandadoptresolutionsdedicatedspecificallyto

theseschoolconversionsandboundaryadjustments.

TheBoardwillholdapublichearingonWednesday,March30thtopreparethisresolution

foradoptiononTuesday,April5th.

IftheBoarddesirestoconductadditionallisteningsessionsonanyorallofthesechanges

proposedforFall2016,implementationtimelineswouldbenecessarilyadjustedto2017.


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April–June2016

OncetheBoardhascompleteditsprocessandadoptedtheseresolutions,DBRACwouldbe

reconvenedtoproviderecommendationsonaboundarychangeprocessforOckleyGreen,

RosewayHeights,andTubmanmiddleschoolsforimplementationinthe2017-18school

year.Iexpectboundaryrecommendationstobecompletedbytheendofthisschoolyear,

withproposedboundarychangescomingtothePPSBoardforofficialactioninFall2016.

April2016–September2017

The2016budgetproposalincludesfundingforplanningprincipalsforOckleyGreen,

RosewayHeightsandTubmanmiddleschools.Wewouldworktoidentifythesethree

leadersimmediatelytobegintheprocessofplanningthethreenewmiddleschools.

Theimplementationplanningteamiscurrentlyintheprocessofdevelopingnewguidelines

forthestrengthenedmiddlegradesprogramthatwouldbeimplementedacrossthedistrict

–atbothnewandcurrentmiddleschools.

Newlyidentifiedmiddleschoolprincipalswouldconveneplanningcommitteesincluding

teachers,parentleaders,staff,anddistrictleaderstousethenewmiddleschoolprogram

guidelinestoplanthespecificprogramateachofthemiddleschools.Iexpectthese

planningteamstotakeafullyeartoprepareforopeningofthenewmiddleschools.The

exceptionisOckleyGreen,whichwouldopennextyearaswellasparticipateinthedistrict-

wideplanningduringtheirfirstyearofoperation.

2018andbeyond

WewillfollowthissameplanningandimplementationprocessforKelloggandotherfuture

middleschoolsastheycomeonline.Theplanningprocess,ledbyaplanningprincipaland

planningcommitteewillcoincidewithboundarychangecommunityprocessledbyDBRAC.

ThisprocesswillcontinueuntiltheK-5/MSconversionisfullyimplementedin2020or

2021.


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Addendums

EastsidephaseinplanforK-8reconfigurations

Viewdetailedmapandaninteractive"addresslook-up"mapatwww.pps.net,click

"GrowingGreatSchools"


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Westsideboundaryandprogramchangemap

Viewdetailedmapandaninteractive"addresslook-up"mapatwww.pps.net,click

"GrowingGreatSchools"


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Additionaldocumentation

• District-wideBoundaryReviewAdvisoryCommitteeValuesFramework,thefulllist

ofcommunitymeetingsandDBRACpresentation,andcommunitylisteningsession

notesandvideosareallavailableonlineat:www.pps.net,clickGrowingGreat

Schools.

• ThePPSRacialEducationalEquityPolicyandtheresultsofthePPS2025Surveyare

alsoavailableonwww.pps.net

Documents

District-wide Enrollment Balancing Recommendations Carole ...€¦ · Superintendent Carole Smith • District-wide Enrollment Balancing Recommendations • March 29, 2016 6 Opportunity