Community ForumOverview

Nov. 7th Ballot Proposal• Total Program Cost

$104.85 Million• Zero Increase to

Current Debt Millage Rate

How was this plan developed?Facility Review-Bond

Study Committee forms to provide input regarding future facility initiatives

Study Committee brings

recommendation to Board of Education

Board unanimously

approves $104.85 M

bond proposal

July 11, 2017

June 2017

March – June 2017

March 2017

Facility Condition

Assessment Updated

2017

Feb 2015

Professional team completes

Facility Condition Assessment

Study Committee held 6 meetings + 2 Community Engagement Sessions

focused on understanding, analyzing and prioritizing the facility needs of the District with the goal of formulating a

recommendation to the BOE

Bond 2017 Highlights

Critical Infrastructure - All Buildings• Upgrade HVAC, electrical and finishes in

classrooms• Upgrade toilet rooms• Replace select windows, doors and lockers• Site upgrades• Replace roofing and steel lintels• Replace ceiling, flooring & acoustical tiles

in select areas• Replace classroom partitions with walls

Hillside MS - Major Addition/Renovation

Northville High School Upgrades• Expand dining/multi-purpose addition• New student physical education fitness and training center• Renovate STEM/STEAM labs• Renovate book room for music program• Renovate forum for large group instruction• Upgrade main entrance security• Upgrade classroom furniture to support flexible/collaborative learning• Upgrade athletic fields and multi-purpose turf to replace the existing

soccer field for athletics, band and community use

Meads Mill Middle School Upgrades• Upgrade main entrance security• Remodel centrum and extended learning

areas for collaboration/multi-use• Upgrade Art Studio and Pod• Upgrade toilet rooms• Upgrade classroom furniture to support

flexible/collaborative learning

Elementary School Upgrades• Upgrade main entrance security• Remodel media centers, centrums, and

extended learning areas for collaboration/multi-use

• Upgrade toilet rooms• Upgrade classroom furniture and finishes to

support flexible/collaborative learning

Cooke School Upgrades• New main entrance vestibule• Improve classrooms and learning

spaces including mechanical upgrades• Upgrade furniture and finishes to

support flexible/collaborative learning

Additional Highlights• Renovate Old Village School to

house Early Childhood Program and Administrative Offices

• Purchase buses and technology infrastructure

• Transportation Building - new maintenance bays and miscellaneous upgrades

Modern Learning

◄OLD THINKING VS. MODERN THINKING►

Modern Learning• Active, inquiry-based

Learning• Collaborative Learning• In-depth Learning• Project-based Learning

• Blended Learning• Student Directed

Learning

Combined Local Education Millage Rates*

District Overview – Foundation Allowance

$8,614

$8,550 $8,482 $8,538

$385

$8,099 $8,169

$8,050 $8,064 $8,048 $8,019 $8,019 $8,049

$7,550 $8,229

$7,050

$6,550 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

State Foundation Allowance Enhancement Millage

Comparison of Northville’s Foundation Allowance

(20*2016-1716-17)

(2016-17)

SAT Performance vs. $$ Per Student

(20*2016-1716-17)

This chart shows 2016 Overall SAT Score vs. 2016 Instructional Dollars per Student (directly related to per pupil Foundation Allocation per District), between Northville and Peer Districts.

How much will this cost taxpayers?

Ballot LanguageNORTHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BONDING PROPOSAL

• Shall Northville Public Schools, Wayne, Oakland and Washtenaw Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed One Hundred Four Million Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($104,850,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of:

•• erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to and remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping

and re-equipping school facilities; acquiring and installing instructional technology in school facilities;purchasing school buses; and erecting, furnishing, equipping, developing, and improving playgrounds, sites,and athletic fields and facilities?

•• The following is for informational purposes only:

• The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2018 is .30 mill ($0.30 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a -0- mill net increase over the prior year's levy. The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty-five (25) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.72 mills ($1.72 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).

•• (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or

maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)

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Bond Millage Projection

In Summary… Importance of Bond 2017The Board of Education believes that Bond 2017 will benefit students and the community in a variety of ways, including:

• Offering an environment that engages students and promotes a dynamic, collaborative and stimulating atmosphere

• Providing improved environmental quality, operational control and operational efficiency by upgrading outdated building systems/finishes

• Improving learning opportunities at all schools for all students• Protecting our residential property values by having a strong and

solid school system

For More Information• Please visit the District’s web site at

www.northvilleschools.org for further information.

• You can also e-mail your questions about the proposal to nps@northvilleschools.org

Bond 2017 Community ForumsWednesday, September 27, 20176:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Hillside Middle School

Tuesday, October 3, 20176:30 p.m. -8:00 p.m.Meads Mill Middle School

Important DatesFinal Day to Register to VoteTuesday, October 10, 2017

Registration and Absentee Applications are available on the District website at www.northvilleschools.org or the State

website at www.michigan.gov/vote

ELECTION DAYTuesday, November 7, 2017

Information Stations:• Old Village / Main Street• Financial / Cooke / Transportation /Operations• Elementary Schools• Middle Schools• High School + Athletics• Tour of Hillside

Old Village/Main Street• The added Early Childhood space at Old Village will provide the district with the

flexibility to relocate Early Childhood classrooms from elementary schools where anticipated enrollment growth may strain building capacity while continuing to attract families with young children to NPS.

• Northville Public Schools maintains a presence in the City/Downtown and preserves the most historic building in our School District

Next Steps for Old Village / Main Street Property:

• Move forward with design process at Old Village School (2/28/17)

• Initiate Request for Proposals / Main Street Property pending review in early 2018

• Continue communication and work with the Northville Historic District Commission and City of Northville

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Proposed Timeline

Questions & Answers