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2017-2018 District 27 Strategic PlanningDivision of Space Management

CEC Meeting

December 19, 2016

NYCDOE | Division of Space Management

Table of Contents

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I. Planning Process Overview

II. District 27 Landscape

III. Needs Analysis

IV. Planning Timeline

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Planning Process Overview


Planning Process Overview: Division of Space Management

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Division of Operations

Office of District

Planning

Office of Space

Planning

Office of Campus

Governance

Division of Space

Management

The Division of Space Management partners with superintendents, principals, and

communities to identify and address district needs, primarily in the areas of school structure,

learning conditions, access to schools and programs, and campus governance.


Planning Process Overview: Citywide Planning Priorities

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Programmatic Needs: In order to ensure students in each district have access to the unique programming that supports their needs and interests, specialized programs may be added or expanded at district schools. This includes programs aimed at particular populations, such as D75 programs and ASD Nest programs, as well as those that may provide new types of academic opportunities for students, such as pre-k, Gifted and Talented, and programs aimed at serving over-aged students.

New and Reconfiguring Schools: New district and charter schools in new construction or underutilized space may increase the availability of seats in overcrowded areas or provide families with access to a wider variety of school options to meet their needs. Similarly, as approved by their authorizers, charter schools may expand to serve new grade levels, and district schools may reconfigure the grades served to better align with standard entry points and meet demand at particular grade levels.

Overcrowding and Transportable Classroom Units: Schools where enrollment exceeds capacity or TCUs are required to accommodate students must be addressed in order to improve learning conditions for students. This may include identifying opportunities to increase capacity or shifting enrollment from overcrowded schools to those with available seats.

School Scale and Sustainability: Many schools across the city struggle with low enrollment, which creates budgetary and programmatic challenges. Supports or structural changes at these schools, such as consolidations, aim to provide students with a more robust educational experience.


Planning Process Overview: Levers for Change

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In collaboration with superintendents, the Division of Space Management partners with other offices across the DOE,

including the Office of Student Enrollment and the Office of School Design and Charter Partnership, and the Division of

Family and Community Engagement in particular, and community stakeholders to propose and implement changes to

address some of our most pressing district needs and improve educational options and learning conditions for our

students.

Re-zoning

Unzoning

Consolidation

Closure

New School

Grade Span Changes

Re-siting

New Program

Enrollment Planning

Redesign

Levers for Change


Planning Process Overview: Guiding Principles

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In developing strategic plans for a district, the following principles and priorities

are considered.

• Grade alignment

• Grade span

• School size

School StructureThe DOE is committed to providing all

students with robust and age-appropriate educational experiences at every grade level.

• TCU removal

• Overutilization

Learning ConditionsAll students should be served in appropriate,

long term facilities, with sufficient space to meet students’ educational needs.

• District 75 programs

• Pre-kindergarten expansion

• Other specialized programming

• New district and charter schools

Access to Schools and Programming

In order to meet the needs of diverse learners across the city, the DOE aims to provide

families with access to a variety of programs and schools designed to address their needs.


District 27 Landscape



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District 27 Profile

Total # of Schools1 68Total District Enrollment3

45,028

# of Overutilized Schools2

36# of Underutilized

Buildings4 9

# of Buildings with TCUs

9# of Renewal Schools1

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Student Demographics5

K-8 9-12 K-8 9-12

District 27

QueensDistrict

27Queens

District 27

QueensDistrict

27Queens

% Asian23% 29% 23% 28%

% ELL 9% 15% 11% 10%

%FRL & HRA

75% 67% 72% 69%

% Hispanic38% 38% 36% 37% % IEP 17% 15% 15% 13%

% Black24% 17% 29% 21% % SC 5% 5% 2% 3%

% White11% 13% 8% 12% % ICT 7% 7% 10% 7%

Sources:

1. 2016-2017 school year

2. 2015-2016 Blue Book

3. 2015-2016 Audited Register for district schools and

2016-2017 Headcount for charter schools

4. 2016-2017 Under-Utilized Space Memorandum

5. 2015-2016 Audited Register

*All data includes both district and charter schools



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Count of Schools by Type1

School Type District Charter

Early ChildhoodCenter (ECC)

1 0

ElementarySchool

26 4

K-8 11 0

Middle School 9 1

6-12 3 0

High School 11 1

Transfer HS 1 0

Total 62 6

Total Enrollment (3-Year Trend)2

Grade Level 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Pre-K 1,071 1,203 1,631

K-5 22,473 22,467 22,580

6-8 10,892 10,957 10,925

9-12 10,454 10,346 9,892

PK-12 Total 44,890 44,973 45,028

5,000

15,000

25,000

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

ES, MS, and HS Enrollment

K-5 6-8 9-12

Number of Pre-K Centers: 1

1. In the 2016-2017 school year.

2. Based on 2015-2016 Audited Register for district schools and 2015-

2016 Headcount for charter schools.


District 27 Schools

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District 27 is a geographically large district with two distinct regions– the mainland and the peninsula. The unique geography in this district leads to distinct educational trends between the mainland and the peninsula.


Kindergarten Capacity and Projected Enrollment

Chart includes district and charter enrollment and capacity within the district.

While kindergarten enrollment within District 27 currently exceeds Blue Book

capacity district-wide, enrollment is projected to decrease in coming years or

remain fairly stable.

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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Enrollment (10 Yr Average Growth) Enrollment (3 Yr Average Growth)

Seat Capacity (Based on Blue Book) Seat Capacity (Based on Section Counts)


6th Grade Capacity and Projected Enrollment

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Chart includes district and charter enrollment and capacity within the district.

District 27’s sixth grade enrollment is projected to fluctuate over the coming years and will likely

grow above current levels. As enrollment increases, we will explore ways to increase 6th grade

capacity to accommodate future growth.

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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

7 Year Average Retention 3 Year Average Retention

Seat Capacity (Based on Blue Book) Seat Capacity (Based on Section Counts)


Under-Utilized Buildings

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Excess Seats Building Code Orgs in Building Building Utilization Rate

150 – 299 seats

Q316*(THE OZONE PARK EDUCATIONAL

CAMPUS)27Q316 - Queens Explorers Elementary School 19%

Q053*27Q053 - M.S. 53 Brian Piccolo

27Q319 - Village Academy47%

Q400*(AUGUST MARTIN HS)

27Q261 - Voyages Prep - South Queens27Q400 - August Martin High School

79M645 - The School of Cooperative Technical Education79Q950 - Pathways to Graduation

84Q320 - New Visions Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science IV

50%

Q226

27Q226 - J.H.S. 226 Virgil I. Grissom27Q297 - Hawtree Creek Middle School

27Q314 - Epic High School - South75Q233 – P.S. Q233

78%

Q22327Q124 - P.S. 124 Osmond A Church27Q223 - P.S. 223 Lyndon B. Johnson

82%

Q465(FAR ROCKAWAY HS)

27Q260 - Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School27Q282 - Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI

27Q302 - Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology27Q309 - Academy of Medical Technology: A College Board School

79Q950 - Pathways to Graduation

91%

300 + seats

Q410(BEACH CHANNEL HS)

27Q262 - Channel View School for Research27Q324 - Rockaway Park High School For Environmental Sustainability

27Q351 - Rockaway Collegiate High School75Q256 – P.S.Q256

79M973 – Restart Academy

56%

Q198 27Q333 - Goldie Maple Academy 57%

Q04227Q042 - P.S./M.S. 42 R. Vernam

75Q233 - P.S. Q23369%

Each year, the Department of Education (“DOE”) publishes a list of under-utilized buildings. Inclusion on this list recognizes that a building potentially

has excess space for the 2016-2017 school year that can be utilized more efficiently, but does not imply that the DOE will necessarily propose a change

in building utilization. Any proposed changes would be preceded by an analysis of available space by the Division of Space Management, as well as

extensive community engagement.

*This building was the subject of a recent proposal and may no longer be under-utilized in future years once changes in the building have been fully implemented.

Source: Under-Utilized Space Memorandum as of April 13, 2016, available at http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/1F9EEB94-A7F6-461E-915F-

6F6869825A14/0/UnderutilizedSpaceMemorandum20162017.pdf

http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/1F9EEB94-A7F6-461E-915F-6F6869825A14/0/UnderutilizedSpaceMemorandum20162017.pdf


Building Code Orgs in Building TypeOrganization

Utilization Rate

Q215 Wave Preparatory Elementary School ES 100%

Q202 Robert H. Goddard High School for Communication Arts and Technology HS 101%

Q202 J.H.S. 202 Robert H. Goddard MS 102%

Q180 Scholars' Academy SS 103%

Q100 P.S. 100 Glen Morris ES 105%

Q261 Voyages Prep – South Queens HS 105%

Q123 P.S. 123 ES 108%

Q155 P.S. 155 ES 110%

Q253 P.S. 253 ES 113%

Q650 High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture HS 113%

Q056 P.S. 56 Harry Eichler ES 115%

Q475 Richmond Hill High School HS 115%

Q108 P.S. 108 Captain Vincent G. Fowler ES 116%

Q137 M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes MS 120%

Q090 P.S. 90 Horace Mann ES 122%

Q105 P.S. 105 The Bay School K-8 122%

Q884 P.S. 65 The Raymond York Elementary School ES 123%

Overutilized Schools

The DOE uses various strategies to alleviate overcrowding and to address increases in enrollment. These strategies include new

construction, rezoning the catchment areas of zoned schools, helping principals program their instructional space more efficiently,

repurposing and creating capacity through room conversion projects, and siting new or expanded schools and programs in

underutilized facilities.

Based on the School Construction Authority’s 2015-2016 Blue Book available at: http://www.nycsca.org/Community/Capital-Plan-Reports-Data#Enrollment-Capacity-Utilization-69.

http://www.nycsca.org/Community/Capital-Plan-Reports-Data#Enrollment-Capacity-Utilization-69


Building Code Orgs in Building TypeOrganization

Utilization Rate

Q063 P.S. 63 Old South ES 124%

Q062 P. S. 62 Chester Park School ES 126%

Q047 P.S. 47 Chris Galas K-8 127%

Q104 P.S. 104 The Bays Water ES 127%

Q146 P.S. 146 Howard Beach K-8 131%

Q254 P.S. 254 The Rosa Parks School ES 132%

Q060 P.S. 60 Woodhaven ES 134%

Q302 Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology HS 135%

Q232 P.S. 232 Lindenwood K-8 136%

Q124, Q223 P.S. 124 Osmond A Church K-8 140%

Q106 P.S. 106 ES 146%

Q273 P.S. 273 ES 146%

Q225 Waterside Children‘s Studio School ES 147%

Q097 P.S. 97 Forest Park ES 152%

Q262 New York City Academy For Discovery ES 157%

Q064 P.S. 64 Joseph P. Addabbo ES 161%

Q096 P.S. 96 ES 172%

Q051 P.S. 51 ES 250%

Q066 P.S. 66 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ES 255%

Overutilized Schools (continued)

Based on the School Construction Authority’s 2015-2016 Blue Book available at: http://www.nycsca.org/Community/Capital-Plan-Reports-Data#Enrollment-Capacity-Utilization-69.

http://www.nycsca.org/Community/Capital-Plan-Reports-Data#Enrollment-Capacity-Utilization-69


Needs Analysis


Citywide Planning Priorities

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Programmatic Needs

New and Reconfiguring Schools

Overcrowding and Transportable Classroom Units

School Scale and Sustainability



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District Needs

1. Additional Elementary Capacity:• In the 2015-2016 school year, 21 schools, or approximately 78% of District 27 elementary

schools, operated with a utilization rate above 100%.• Of these schools, four were located on the peninsula and the remaining 17 were

located on the mainland.• Six elementary schools were unable to meet the zoned demand and had to overflow zoned

students to surrounding elementary schools with the capacity to accommodate additional students.

• Two schools were located on the peninsula: P.S. 104 and Wave Preparatory Elementary School.

• The remaining four were located on the mainland: P.S. 64, P.S. 96, P.S. 155, and New York City Academy for Discovery.

2. Removal of Remaining TCUs:• There are nine elementary schools that utilize TCUs to provide instruction.

• Two are located on the peninsula: P.S. 43 and P.S. 106• The remaining seven are on the mainland: P.S. 56, P.S. 96, P.S. 146, P.S. 232, P.S. 155,

and P.S. 66.



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Potential Scenarios and Levers to Address Needs

1. Additional Elementary Capacity:

2017-2018 School Year:• New School P.S. 377 (27Q377), located at 9840 Albert Road

• Will create an additional 516 elementary seats, including seats for District 75 on the mainland.

• On October 17, 2016 the Community Education Council for District 27 approved a rezoning plan creating a zone for the elementary school at building Q335 (27Q377) and alleviating overcrowding at neighboring schools.

• P.S. 377 will alleviate overutilization at P.S. 63, P.S. 64, P.S. 100, P.S. 108, P.S. 124, P.S. 146.

• It will also facilitate the removal of TCUs at P.S. 146.

2019-2020 School Year:• New addition at P.S. 66 (27Q066), located at 85-11 102nd Street

• Will create an additional 124 elementary seats on the mainland.

2. Removal of Remaining TCUs:• The new addition at P.S. 66 will facilitate the removal of its TCU.• Plans are in place to remove all TCUs by the 2020-2021 school year.



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District Needs

1. Creating standard entry and exit points• Grade span alignment allows for schools Citywide to have standard entry and exit points at each

school level.• For example: Elementary schools serving kindergarten through fifth grade; middle schools

serving sixth through eight grades; and high schools serving ninth through twelfth grades. • As schools at each level serve their standard grade span, students are afforded the opportunity to

transition with their peers, have access to appropriate educational resources, and prepare for future educational rigor.

• District schools may reconfigure the grades they serve to better align with standard entry and exit points to meet demand at particular grade levels.

• In District 27, P.S. 45 Clarence Witherspoon is the only remaining elementary school that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade in building Q045.

• Students that remain at P.S. 45 Clarence Witherspoon are limited to middle schools with remaining seventh grade seats and may face transitional challenges in a middle school setting.

2. Offering families choice within the public school system• Per New York State Charter Law, we are required to offer co-located space to eligible new and

expanding charter schools or pay rental assistance, and may co-locate new and expanding charter schools within existing DOE facilities where space permits.

• Any potential proposal to co-locate a charter school in a DOE building would be preceded by extensive and meaningful community engagement.



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1. Creating standard entry and exit points

• Truncation of P.S. 45 Clarence Witherspoon (27Q045), located at 126-28 150th

Street• On November 3, 2016, the DOE issued a proposal to truncate P.S. 45 from a

K-6 to a K-5 school, creating a stand-alone elementary school.• The proposed truncation would reduce the challenges that come with

having to adjust to new school environments and academic expectations. • Currently, P.S. 45 students must transition to a new middle school after

sixth grade to attend seventh and eighth grade before transitioning again for high school.

• The truncation of the 6th grade would create additional elementary school seats on the mainland and would align P.S. 45 with other District 27 elementary schools whose terminal grade is the fifth grade.



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Potential Charter Pipeline

2. Offering families choice within the public school system

• New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities IV • New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities IV has applied for

co-located space in Queens to serve high school students in ninth through twelfth grades.

• The DOE is currently working to identify potential space within District 27.


Programmatic Needs

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District Needs

1. Additional District 75 seats:

Every year, there is an increasing need to secure additional District 75 seats throughout Queens, including District 27.

• In the 2015-2016 school year, there were approximately 1,400 students residing in District 27 that were eligible to receive D75 services.

• Of these students, approximately 30% attend D75 programs within District 27, while 70% attend D75 programs Citywide.*

• In District 27 students received services across its 10 sites.

• In Queens, approximately 6,700 students were provided services across 88 sites.

2. Pre-Kindergarten for All

The Department of Education is continuing to expand high-quality, full day pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) to every 4 year old in the city. • There was a deficit of approximately 90 pre-K seats in District 27 in the 2015-2016

school year.

*District 75 provides citywide educational, vocational, and behavior support programs for students who are on the autism spectrum, have significant cognitive delays, are severely emotionally challenged, sensory impaired and/or multiply disabled. With respect to the unique needs of each student, some students are matched and best served within a D75 program not located within their residential school district.


Programmatic Needs

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1. Additional District 75 seats:

• Throughout the borough, existing District 75 programs were expanded to serve an additional 15 sections.

• In District 27 we expanded the D75 programming at P.S./M.S. 42 R. Vernam and the Beach Channel Educational Campus, building Q410.

• Two new D75 sites opened in District 24 and 30, providing 16 more sections.

• We are dedicated to meeting the individual needs of each student and will continue to work with superintendents, principals, and communities throughout Queens to locate space for the expansion of existing District 75 programs and the creation of new District 75 programs to accommodate the ever increasing demand for additional seats.

2. Pre-Kindergarten for All • We will continue to work with superintendents, principals, and communities

throughout Queens to locate space for the expansion of existing programs andcreation of new programs to accommodate the increasing demand for additionalseats.


Summary of District-Wide Needs and Priorities

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Offer families choice with the opening of new charter schools and create standard entry and exit points through truncations.

Address overcrowding at the elementary school level, particularly on the mainland of District 27, through capital construction projects, the opening of new schools, and rezoning.

Address need for District 75 capacity by expanding existing programs and opening new ones.

4Increase pre-kindergarten options in areas of high demand through the opening of additional pre-k centers.


Planning Timeline


A-190 Timeline

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90+ days 60 days 45 days 30 days 15 days 24 hrs PEP Vote

Major Activity

1. District, School, and CEC Engagement

2. Senior Leadership Walkthrough

(if applicable)

3. Post Notice, EIS, BUP

(45-60 days prior to PEP vote)*

4. Community Meetings prior to Joint Public

Hearing (optional)

5. Conduct Joint Public Hearing*

(30-45 days after posting EIS)

6. Collection of Public Comments upon

posting EIS*

7. Post Analysis of Public Comment*

8. PEP Vote*

*Mandated by A-190


Major Activity2016 2017

SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV

1. Identify Needs: The need to rezone can

be raised by the CEC, schools, or the

community.

2. Stakeholder Engagement: This includes

engaging the CEC, school principal,

communities, and elected officials.

Feedback from these discussions inform

potential zone lines.

3. Zoning Scenario Development: The DOE

analyzes enrollment trends, residential

data, and school capacity to inform needs

of the district and potential zoning

scenarios.

4. Presentation of Proposed Zone Lines to

CEC: ODP and the Superintendent present

zone line changes to the CEC at a public

meeting.

5. The CEC Votes: Within 45 days of

proposal submission, the CEC votes on

zonings scenario.

A-185 Timeline

*Rezoning votes take place on this timeline so that changes to school admissions/enrollment can be included in admissions process for the following school year.


Contact Information

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• [email protected] Corona,

Director of Planning

• [email protected]

Rasheida Alston, Associate Director of Planning

• [email protected] of District

Planning


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