Joint City Council – School Board

MeetingJuly 12, 2012

Maintaining Temple City’s Maintaining Temple City’s Excellent, Excellent,

Award-Winning SchoolsAward-Winning Schools

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Current EnvironmentCurrent Environment

• Across the State we are seeing unprecedented concern for protecting and maintaining educational quality and needs at the local level.

• There were 34 separate K-12 school district and community college bond measures requiring a 55% passage rate on the June 2012 ballot.

• 23 of the measures, or 67%, were successful.

The Governor’s tax measure is also viable, according to recent polling.

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Why November 2012 is the Why November 2012 is the Best Time to Consider a Best Time to Consider a

BondBond

• Many districts are proceeding to the ballot with bonds ranging from $6 million - $900 million.

• A Presidential Election, featuring large numbers of parents, young people, women, and Democrats – are excellent demographics for this type of measure.

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Constituents’ Highest Priorities Constituents’ Highest Priorities as shown in a poll conducted May 12as shown in a poll conducted May 12thth – 14 – 14thth

1. Provide Temple City students access to modern technology (90%)

2. Update emergency communications systems, heating, ventilation and cooling systems, alarms, security cameras and fencing to ensure student safety (86%)

3. Improve capacity and facilities for vocational education, art, and performing arts (65%-81%)

4. Provide up-to-date hands-on opportunities for elementary students’ science labs (64%)

Voter support for Bond Measure after receiving information.

Definitely/ Probably Yes

65%

.

Definitely/ Probably No

28%

Now that you have heard more, if a bond election were held today, would you vote yes in favor or no to oppose a bond issue to upgrade and construct school facilities and classroom technology within the

Temple City Unified School District? Is that definitely, or probably?

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Generally speaking, do you think the State of California/TCUSD is moving in the right direction or do you feel things are on the wrong track?

By a 2 – 1 Margin, voters view Temple City Unified School District as Moving in the Right Direction, unlike their views towards the State.

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90% of voters place a high or medium priority upon equipping schools with current

technology.

High/medium priority

90%

.

Low/Not a Priority

8%

In your opinion, should equipping schools with current technology infrastructure and equipment to increase student learning be given a high, medium, or low priority by TCUSD, or should it not be a priority at all?

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86% of voters Place a high or medium priority upon upgrading facilities to improve student

safety.

High/medium priority

86%

.

Low/Not a priority

12%

In your opinion, should further upgrading and repairing school facilities to improve the safety of students be given a high, medium, or low priority by TCUSD, or should it not be a priority at all?

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Top Reasons Temple City residents would support a bond issue.

I am going to read you some of the reasons Temple City residents might support a bond issue. As I read each statement, please tell me if it would make you more likely or les likely to vote for a bond issue, or if it makes no difference one way or another.

(Top Responses Shown; Ranked by % Likely Support

Prepare for Vocational Employment/College

Maintain Excellent Academic Reputation

Performing Arts/Music Facilities

Comparable Facilities/Access to

Technology

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Voting Demographics of Voting Demographics of the the

Temple City USD Temple City USD

• Total Voter Registration: 16,336

• Permanent Absentees: 3,918 (24%)

• Asian Voter Registration: 6,210 (38%)

• Latino Voter Registration: 2,237(13.7%)

The Latino/Asian slice of the likely November 2012 electorate will be virtually half of the voting population, which bodes well for a potential measure.

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Temple City USD Temple City USD Age of Likely November Age of Likely November

VotersVoters

The District has excellent age diversity for November 2012 voters.

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Temple City DistrictTemple City District Gender of Likely November Gender of Likely November

VotersVoters

Women are more likely to support these types of measures, so your gender gap is extremely helpful.

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65% of likely voters currently support a bond measure to fund projects described in the

Facilities Improvement Plan.

Definitely/ Probably Yes

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Definitely/ Probably No

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Key Bond Project Key Bond Project ComponentsComponents

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Facilities Needs Assessment & Improvement Plan

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TEMPLE CITY USD

• (2) District Leadership Meetings (Establish FNAIP Process)

FNAIPC Process Over 100 Stakeholders Engaged to Date:

• (3) Board Presentations(Process Overview, Proposed Master Plan Scopes & Prioritized Project List)

• (7) Existing School Site Surveys& Site Principal Meetings

• (2) Meetings w/ each School Site Committee1 – “If You Could Dream”2 – Proposed Site Master Plan Review

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Facilities Needs Assessment & Improvement Plan

LPA

TEMPLE CITY USD

FNAIPC Process to Date:• (5) Focus Group Meetings

1 – Special Education2 – Technology3 – Maintenance & Operations4 – Food Service5 – Quality Care

• (2) Chevron Scope Coordination Meetings

• (6) FNAIPC Committee Meetings1 – Process Overview / Master Plan Themes2 – Guiding Principles / Site Surveys3 – Visioning Future of TCHS4 – Elementary School Master Plans5 – MS & HS Master Plans6 – Program Costs / Scope Prioritization

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Facilities Needs Assessment & Improvement Plan

LPA

TEMPLE CITY USD

Project Cost Summary (2012$)

1. Cloverly Elementary School2. Emperor Elementary School3. La Rosa Elementary School4. Longden Elementary School5. Oak Avenue Intermediate School6. Temple City High School7. Doug Sears Learning Center

Campus$7,977,000$7,787,000$8,659,000

$14,401,000$20,667,000$59,575,000

$119,744,000

Construction Cost$10,611,000$10,356,000$11,518,000$19,154,000$27,486,000$79,234,000

$902,000

Total Project Cost

$678,000$159,261,000Total Project Cost (2012 $)

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Facilities Needs Assessment & Improvement Plan

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TEMPLE CITY USD

Prioritization Process

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Facilities Needs Assessment & Improvement Plan

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TEMPLE CITY USD

Prioritization Results

High priority scopes

Scopes linked to high priority items

Proposed scopes for equity between sites

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Facilities Needs Assessment & Improvement Plan

LPA

TEMPLE CITY USD

PRIORITIES SUMMARYModernize existing buildings

Construct new classrooms

Enhance classroom technology

Reconfigure spaces to facilitate program needs

New high school performing arts/theater

Upgrade high school physical education facilities

Provide/enhance lunch shelters

New admin/staff support/library

Improve student safety & security

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Facilities Needs Assessment & Improvement Plan

LPA

TEMPLE CITY USD

Prioritized Program Cost (2012$)

1. Cloverly Elementary School2. Emperor Elementary School3. La Rosa Elementary School4. Longden Elementary School5. Oak Avenue Intermediate School6. Temple City High School7. Doug Sears Learning Center

Campus$5,567,250$5,397,915$5,809,530$9,781,125

$16,725,000$52,855,730

$96,630,430

Construction Cost$7,423,000$7,197,220$7,746,040

$13,041,500$22,300,000$70,474,310

$658,500

Total Project Cost

$493,875$128,840,570Total Project Cost (2012 $)

PROPOSED LOCAL BOND @ $128.8M

$14M - $20M in potential state funding available.(Set aside for escalation and as a program contingency)

NOTE:

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Facilities Needs Assessment & Improvement Plan

LPA

TEMPLE CITY USD

Program Scope Totals ($2012)

1. Modernization2. Reconfiguration3. NC Kindergarten4. NC Classrooms5. NC Electives Labs6. NC PA/Theater7. NC Physical Education

Category$29,888,060$10,618,780

$1,404,000$39,030,000

$782,250$13,727,000

$128,840,570

Total Project Cost103%

74%100%

92%35%

100%100%

% of FNAIP

$8,624,000

Total Project Cost (2012 $)

8. NC Admin/Staff Support/Library9. NC Multipurpose/Music

10. NC Food Service/Lunch Shelter11. NC Shade Structures (@50%)12. New Quads/Learning Courts13. Improve Safety/Security14. Upgrade Play Apparatus

$4,996,000$6,810,000$2,176,940

$436,040$370,000$931,000

100%100%

47%39%

8%15%

0%$0

15. Playfields/Hardcourts16. Stadium/Track & Field17. Classroom Technology

$21,000$6,671,000

0.03%100%

50%$2,354,500

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QUESTIONS/DISCUSSIONQUESTIONS/DISCUSSION