Idea A:MTMS Satellite Classrooms Proposal (1) - shift all neighborhoods within the Horizon Elementary attendance area into the Mill Creek Middle School attendance area. Use four (4) classrooms at MTMS as satellite classrooms for Mill Valley High School.
Neighborhoods in question: Woodland Park, Monticello Farms, Copenhaven, Hills of Forest Creek, Lakepointe south of Clear Creek Parkway, Parkwoods, Crestview Heights, Enchanted Lakes, and residences along Midland Drive will shift to the Mill Creek Middle School attendance area.
Effect on Student Learning/Curriculum: No impact. Curriculum and Student Learning Programs would not be affected. High school students who walk to MTMS may have a slightly adjusted schedule, but is very workable.
Number of Students affected: Current numbers: MTMS 6th grade = 43, HE 5th=45, HE 4th=36: Total 124 students. With full shift of all neighborhoods in August 2009, MTMS student enrollment would be approximately 481 and Mill Creek enrollment would be approximately 644.
Additional Staffing Needed (cost): It would require one additional teacher due to team configurations at Mill Creek Middle School necessary to handle the move of students. Estimated cost $54,000.
Facility Issues (Modifications and costs): Little or minimal impact.
Transportation costs associated with plan: Looking at current ridership, providing transportation for this additional area to go to MCMS would create the need for one current bus to extend its route time (but no additional cost) and one additional route ($191/day X 176 days=$33,616). All of the additional students would be over 2.5 miles and would be eligible for state weighting assistance.
Safety / Security Issues (and costs): Minimal cost. Possible sidewalk and/or door reader. We will reallocate administrative staff to ensure the safety of all students involved.
Other Considerations: Inclement weather. Create separate lunch schedule for high school students. The move would convert Horizon Elementary into feeder school for Mill Creek Middle School, keeping students together.
Idea B:MTMS Satellite Classrooms Proposal (2) - shift all neighborhoods within the Horizon Elementary attendance area - EXCPET Woodland Park & Monticello Farms - into the Mill Creek Middle School attendance area. Use four (4) classrooms at MTMS as satellite classrooms for Mill Valley High School.Neighborhoods in question: Copenhaven, Hills of Forest Creek, Lakepointe south of Clear Creek Parkway, Parkwoods, Crestview Heights, Enchanted Lakes, and residences along Midland Drive will shift to the Mill Creek Middle School attendance area.
Effect on Student Learning/Curriculum: Curriculum and Student Learning Programs would not be affected. High school students who walk to MTMS may have a slightly adjusted schedule, but is very workable.
Number of Students affected: MTMS 6th=19, HE 5th=18, HE 4th=10: Total 47 students. Under this plan, MTMS student enrollment in August 2009 would be approximately 558. Enrollment at Mill Creek would be 567 students.
Additional Staffing Needed (cost): No additional staff needed.
Facility Issues (Modifications and costs): Little or no impact
Transportation associated with plan (cost): Looking at current ridership, providing transportation for this additional area to go to Mill Creek Middle School would create the need for one current bus to extend its route time (but no additional cost). All of the additional students would be over 2.5 miles and would be eligible for state weighting assistance.
Safety / Security Issues (and costs): Minimal cost. Possible sidewalk and/or door reader. We will reallocate administrative staff to ensure the safety of all students involved.
Other Considerations: Inclement weather. Create separate lunch schedule for high school students. The move would convert Horizon Elementary into feeder school for Mill Creek Middle School, keeping students together.
Idea C:Move all 9th grade students from Mill Valley High School to Mill Creek Middle School.
Effect on Student Learning/Curriculum: Learning and participation opportunities would be different if a student lived on the east or west side of the school district. For example, 9th grade students moved to Mill Creek Middle School would not receive, access to the same electives that they would if they were attending within our current high school configuration.
Number of Students affected: Current 6th & 7th grade students at Monticello Trails Middle School would not be able to attend Mill Valley High School for 9th grade. Total number of students impacted would be 275-300 students for each year for the duration of the plan.
Additional Staffing Needed (cost): Additional staff would be needed based upon curricular needs. Additional administrative support as required.
Facility Issues (Modifications and costs): It is anticipated that there will be 275 9th grade students in the MVHS attendance area in August 2009. Moving those students to Mill Creek would take the middle school over its designed capacity. Enrollment at MCMS would increase to 795 students by adding 9th graders.
Transportation associated with plan (cost): It would be anticipated that transportation would have to be provided to at least 80% of the 9th grade students requiring, at minimum, three (3) additional buses in addition to route extensions to two (2). Anticipated cost would be just over $100,000. Most of the additional students would be over 2.5 miles and would be eligible for state weighting assistance.
Safety / Security Issues (and costs): Not able to adequately segregate high school students from middle school community.
Other Considerations: Teaming philosophy at middle school would be difficult to continue.
Idea D:Move all high school advance placement (AP)/College Now/Honor classes from De Soto High School and Mill Valley High School to Mill Creek Middle School.
Effect on Student Learning/Curriculum: All students who would take these courses at Mill Creek would lose instructional time in the other classes that they were to attend at their home schools. Most students would lose approximately thirty minutes of instructional time, from other classes, for each trip that they would have to make to attend a class at Mill Creek. Teachers who teach these upper level classes also teach other classes as part of their schedule. These teachers would not be able to teach the classes that they currently teach and spend part of their day in another building.
Number of Students affected: Unknown at this time. If, for argument's sake, 100 students were affected, then the Mill Creek enrollment would increase to approximately 620 students in August 2009.
Additional Staffing Needed (cost): None.
Facility Issues (Modifications and costs): None.
Transportation associated with plan (cost): If 100 high school students were affected, many students would be eligible to drive. However, at least one extra bus would be required to shuttle students between each building (for which the District would get no state assistance) costing approx. $70,000-$75,000 in additional transportation costs. AP Teachers teach other courses so they need to travel as well.
Safety / Security Issues (and costs): More chance for student safety issues with traveling students from both high schools.
Other Considerations:
Idea E:Change high school attendance areas and move 100 Shawnee students from Mill Valley High School to De Soto High School.
Effect on Student Learning/Curriculum: Curriculum and Student Learning Programs would not be affected.
Number of Students affected: If 100 students were shifted to De Soto High School from Shawnee, the DHS enrollment in August 2009 would be approximately 785 and the Mill Valley enrollment would be approximately 980.
Additional Staffing Needed (cost): Additional staff would be based upon need and enrollment.
Facility Issues (Modifications and costs): Little or no impact.
Transportation associated with plan (cost): The district would need to add one bus route to handle the area east of K-7 to transport students to DHS, or an additional $33,616 in transportation costs. The remaining students affected by the change would be able to use buses currently serving Shawnee/Lenexa students.
Safety / Security Issues (and costs): None.
Other Considerations: Moving students to De Soto High School would be a one year solution. DHS would be over capacity after that time. The Board of Education directed staff not to consider changing high school boundary lines.
Idea F: (Endorsed by Board of Education) Create a minimum of four classrooms within Mill Valley High School. Move one bay of student lockers at Mill Valley High School and erect temporary walls to create three small spaces to be used as resource-type classrooms for Special Education.This will free up two existing classrooms.The plan also calls for partitioning off the journalism classroom to create a new, third classroom. Finally, the district would convert a computer writing lab into a regular classroom - the fourth classroom needed to handle enrollment. The district would add a wireless computer cart to be used in lieu of the existing computer lab.
Effect on Student Learning/Curriculum: No impact.
Number of Students affected: None. No attendance areas will be impacted. This plan will be good through May 2011.
Additional Staffing Needed (cost): Additional staff related to increased enrollment.Facility Issues (Modifications and costs): Estimate only: $75,000. The movement of the lockers to the main corridor spine is in keeping with long range expansion of the building. Demountable partitions could be used in the locker bay area to minimize damage to surfaces. Possible changes to sprinkler system, HVAC, lighting and fire alarm systems, in locker bay and former IT area. Numerous technology drops will be needed to be added along with possible electrical outlets.
Transportation associated with plan (cost): None.
Safety / Security Issues (and costs): Increased supervision of hallways during passing periods.
Other Considerations: Physical changes made in these spaces will need to be approved by the State Fire Marshals Office. Mill Valley must maximize the schedules of in-house traveling teachers. The cafeteria will be at maximum capacity. Common areas crowded.
Idea G:Lease or purchase temporary modular classrooms and place on campus of Mill Valley High School.
Effect on Student Learning/Curriculum: None.
Number of Students affected: 120 during any given hour.
Additional Staffing Needed (cost): Dictated by increased enrollment.
Facility Issues (Modifications and costs): Estimated cost for two units with two classrooms each is $400,000.00. Units will need to be placed on a foundation or piers, and required to be tied into building fire alarm system. It will also require:
• Electrical wiring
• Sewer connection
• Brick façade to match existing building
• Technology cabling
Transportation associated with plan (cost): None
Safety / Security Issues (and costs): Monitoring of students traveling from mobiles to main building.
Other Considerations (city regulations, BOE Direction, etc): City of Shawnee will only allow short term usage. The district must have a long term plan in place in order to receive permit. Expensive short term solution. No return on investment.