Reassignment During New Facility Construction

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Reassignment During New Facility Construction

Public Hearings

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. Thursday, April27, 2017, 6:00 – 7:00 P.M.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 6:00--7:00 P.M. Thursday, May 4, 2017, 6:00 – 7:00 P.M.

Sego Middle School Wheeless Road Elementary

3420 Julia Avenue 2530 Wheeless Road

Augusta, GA 30906 Augusta, GA 30906

The Richmond County School System proposes to reassign students during construction of new facilities. Students from Sego Middle School and Wheeless Road Elementary School will be reassigned and attendance zones will be modified, potentially as listed below in Tables 2A and 2B. Table 1 demonstrates the proposed use of each affected building.

New facilities and/or expansion of existing facilities are proposed as part of some of these relocations and reassignments while old facilities are demolished and new facilities are constructed. Attendance lines will be redrawn for some of the receiving schools and their adjacent schools in order to accommodate the relocated students within each existing school’s capacity limits. Additional information and materials regarding the proposed plans may be accessed by inquiry with the Secretary to the Board of Education.

Table 1. SCHOOLS CLOSED/DEMOLISHED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITIES

School Building / Address / Number of Students Reassigned / Proposed Use of Building / Funding/Source
Wheeless Road ES / 2530 Wheeless Road
Augusta, GA 30906 / 384 Students
(See below for Information relative to Receiving Schools and Effect on Middle and High School Feeder Patterns.) / Demolish for Purpose of New Construction / $22 million construction funds via SPLOST V to replace existing construction
Sego MS / 3420 Julia Avenue
Augusta, GA 30906 / 479 Students
(See below for Information relative to Receiving Schools and Effect on Middle and High School Feeder Patterns.) / Demolish for Purpose of New Construction / $26.5 million construction funds via SPLOST V to replace existing construction

Please note: The following are proposed plans only, and the Local Board will not take action or make a decision regarding the following until after public hearings have been conducted and all public comment and input have been received and reviewed.

Table 2A. WHEELESS ROAD ES CLOSURE--RECEIVING SCHOOLS, SIZE AND NPUs POTENTIALLYAFFECTED

Receiving School / Address / Estimated Total Enrollment After Reassignment / Potential NPUs Affected and Number of Students Reassigned / Funding/Source
Glenn Hills ES / 2838 Glenn Hills Drive
Augusta, GA 30906 / 519 (2017-2018) / 66 students (NPU 37)
56 students (NPU 56) / $0
Terrace Manor ES / 3110 Tate Road
Augusta, GA 30906 / 495 (2017-2018) / 147 students (NPU 38N) / $0
Wilkinson Gardens ES / 1925 Kratha Drive
Augusta, GA 30906 / 592 (2017-2018) / 115 students (NPU 40) / $0
Murphey MS / 2216 Bungalow Road
Augusta, GA 30906 / 560 (2017-2018)
Note: Estimated Effect on Feeder Patterns / -27 students (NPU 37)
-16 students (NPU 38S) / $0
Glenn Hills MS / 2941 Glenn Hills Drive
Augusta, GA 30906 / 574 (2017-2018)
Note: Estimated Effect on Feeder Patterns / 27 students (NPU 37)
16 students (NPU 38S) / $0
Josey HS / 1701 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30901 / 566 (2017-2018)
Note: Estimated Effect on Feeder Patterns / -15 students (NPU 38S) / $0
Butler HS / 2011 Lumpkin Road
Augusta, GA 30906 / 783 (2017-2018)
Note: Estimated Effect on Feeder Patterns / -34 students (NPU 37) / $0
Glenn Hills HS / 2840 Glenn Hills Drive
Augusta, GA 30906 / 767 (2017-2018)
Note: Estimated Effect on Feeder Patterns / 34 students (NPU 37)
15 students (NPU 38S) / $0

Table 2B. SEGO MS CLOSURE--RECEIVING SCHOOLS, SIZE AND NPUs POTENTIALLY AFFECTED

Receiving School / Address / Estimated Total Enrollment After Reassignment / Potential NPUs Affected and Number of Students Reassigned / Funding/Source
Glenn Hills MS / 2941 Glenn Hills Drive
Augusta, GA 30906 / 642(2017-2018) / 111 students total
Rollins NPUs22, 26, 27, 34 and 77 / $0
Morgan Road MS / 3635 Hiers Road
Hephzibah, GA 30815 / 693 (2017-2018) / 254 students total
Southside ES NPUs 23, 24, 25, 602
Tobacco Rd. ES NPU 215
Windsor Spring ES NPU 7, 20,21 / $0
Murphey MS / 2216 Bungalow Road
Augusta, GA 30906 / 674 (2017-2018) / 71 students total
Hains NPU 35 / $0
Pine Hill MS / 2147 McElmurray Road
Hephzibah, GA 30815 / 591 (2017-2018) / 16 students total
Southside ES to GracewoodES NPU 612 / $0
Spirit Creek MS / 115 Dolphin Way
Hephzibah, GA 30815 / 508 (2017-2018) / 27 students total
Tobacco Rd. ES NPU 416 / $0