Quality Learning – Responsible CitizensQuality Learning – Responsible Citizens

It’s About Our Kids, Our Schools It’s About Our Kids, Our Schools and Our Future and Our Future

Criteria used Criteria used to develop the to develop the

District’s Long-range District’s Long-range Facility ProgramFacility Program

Garden City Public Schools

To reduce class size To reduce class size To maintain the same or fewer transitions To maintain the same or fewer transitions To provide all teachers with a classroomTo provide all teachers with a classroom To eliminate modular classroomsTo eliminate modular classrooms To maintain and enhance safety and To maintain and enhance safety and

security for our students district widesecurity for our students district wide

Garden City Public Schools Criteria For The Program

To impact teacher recruitment and To impact teacher recruitment and retention retention

To provide adequate space for quality To provide adequate space for quality programs, now and in the futureprograms, now and in the future

To base every decision on what is best for To base every decision on what is best for our studentsour students

Garden City Public Schools Criteria For The Program

Pre-Kindergarten – 12Pre-Kindergarten – 12thth grade grade

Long-range Long-range Facility ProgramFacility Program

Garden City Public Schools

Construction of a new high schoolConstruction of a new high schoolHousing 2,000 with expansion up to 2,500 studentsHousing 2,000 with expansion up to 2,500 students

Current high school would be converted Current high school would be converted

into a middle schoolinto a middle school J.D. Adams Hall would house the New J.D. Adams Hall would house the New

Outlook Academy and the Therapeutic Outlook Academy and the Therapeutic Education Program Education Program

Garden City Public Schools Long-range Facility Program

Abe Hubert Middle School would be Abe Hubert Middle School would be transformed into an elementary schooltransformed into an elementary school

Garfield Elementary School would become Garfield Elementary School would become a centralized Early Childhood Centera centralized Early Childhood Center

Garden City Public Schools Long-range Facility Program

Centralized Centralized Early Childhood Early Childhood

CenterCenter

Garden City Public Schools Description of Program

Will be in a centralized locationWill be in a centralized location Will have a daily attendance over 600 Will have a daily attendance over 600

students ages 3-5 students ages 3-5 Will enhance collaboration of Early Will enhance collaboration of Early

Childhood teachersChildhood teachers Will provide an expanded continuum of Will provide an expanded continuum of

servicesservices Will increase opportunities for parent Will increase opportunities for parent

participation and trainingparticipation and training

Garden City Public Schools Early Childhood Center

It will provide continuity of programs to It will provide continuity of programs to prepare students for Kindergartenprepare students for Kindergarten

It will reduce the duplication of equipmentIt will reduce the duplication of equipment It will be a facility designed appropriately for It will be a facility designed appropriately for

the age groupthe age group It will open up classrooms in elementary It will open up classrooms in elementary

schools around the districtschools around the district

Garden City Public Schools Early Childhood Center

New New High SchoolHigh School

Garden City Public Schools Description of Program

The New High School will be The New High School will be built to accommodate a new built to accommodate a new teaching/learning delivery teaching/learning delivery

model called model called Small Learning CommunitiesSmall Learning Communities

Garden City Public Schools

What are Small What are Small Learning Learning

Communities?Communities?

Garden City Public Schools Small Learning Communities

Garden City Public Schools Small Learning Communities

Small Learning CommunitiesSmall Learning Communities

are classrooms located together in a wing are classrooms located together in a wing offering courses united by a broad theme offering courses united by a broad theme of interest of interest

It would break the 4It would break the 4thth largest high school in largest high school in Kansas down into smaller “schools” based Kansas down into smaller “schools” based on student intereston student interest

Garden City Public Schools Small Learning Communities

Freshmen would be in one wing of the school Freshmen would be in one wing of the school while the rest of the classes would occupy the while the rest of the classes would occupy the other communities in the schoolother communities in the schoolThis will help freshmen make a successful This will help freshmen make a successful

transition into the high school transition into the high school This will also give freshmen an This will also give freshmen an

opportunity to choose a learning opportunity to choose a learning community of interest to them with a community of interest to them with a smaller group of studentssmaller group of students

Makes instruction Makes instruction relevant relevant to students to students because it ties instruction to an area of because it ties instruction to an area of interest for studentsinterest for students

Generates Generates rigorrigor by increasing by increasing expectations for students academicallyexpectations for students academically

Garden City Public Schools Small Learning Communities

1. Makes the school more personable and 1. Makes the school more personable and allows teachers to build allows teachers to build relationshipsrelationships with with students because the community is marketed to students because the community is marketed to students based on their current interests or students based on their current interests or post-secondary planspost-secondary plans

2. Makes the school more personable and allows 2. Makes the school more personable and allows teachers to build professional teachers to build professional relationshipsrelationships because the core academic and elective because the core academic and elective teachers collaborate for student achievementteachers collaborate for student achievement

Garden City Public Schools Small Learning Communities

Aids in the retention of teachers in the high Aids in the retention of teachers in the high school because of the school because of the relationships relationships in in that learning communitythat learning community

Students and teachers form bonds in the Students and teachers form bonds in the learning community creating increased learning community creating increased academic achievement by studentsacademic achievement by students

Garden City Public Schools Small Learning Communities

What will the What will the New High School New High School

look like?look like?

Garden City Public Schools

Garden City Public Schools What will the New High School look like?What will the New High School look like?

Example of a Example of a Typical Typical HS Biology HS Biology Classroom TodayClassroom Today

Existing GCHS Existing GCHS Biology Science Room 204Biology Science Room 204

Garden City Public Schools What will the New High School look like?What will the New High School look like?

Existing GCHS Existing GCHS Science Room 204Science Room 204

Example of a Example of a Typical Typical HS Science HS Science Classroom TodayClassroom Today

Garden City Public Schools What will the New High School look like?What will the New High School look like?

Example of a Example of a Typical HS Typical HS Computer LabComputer LabClassroom TodayClassroom Today

Existing GCHS Existing GCHS Gifted Computer Gifted Computer Lab Room 104 Lab Room 104

Garden City Public Schools What will the New High School look like?What will the New High School look like?

Example of a Typical Example of a Typical HS Classroom TodayHS Classroom Today

Existing HS Classroom Existing HS Classroom Room 105Room 105

Garden City Public Schools What will the New High School look like?What will the New High School look like?

Existing Existing Clifford Hope Clifford Hope AuditoriumAuditorium

Example of a Example of a Typical Typical HS Auditorium HS Auditorium TodayToday

Garden City Public Schools What will the New High School look like?What will the New High School look like?

Existing Existing Clifford Hope Clifford Hope AuditoriumAuditorium

Example of a Example of a Typical Typical HS Auditorium HS Auditorium TodayToday

Garden City Public Schools What will the New High School look like?What will the New High School look like?

Example of a Example of a Typical Walk down Typical Walk down Gymnasium TodayGymnasium Today

Existing GCHS Existing GCHS GymnasiumGymnasium

Garden City Public Schools What will the New High School look like?What will the New High School look like?

Example of a Example of a Typical Typical HS HallwayHS Hallway

Existing GCHS Existing GCHS HallwayHallway

North of Mary Street North of Mary Street East of Campus DriveEast of Campus Drive

Where Will The Proposed New High School Be Located?Where Will The Proposed New High School Be Located?

What will the total What will the total bond proposal bond proposal

cost?cost?

Garden City Public Schools

Garden City Public Schools Bond Price

New High School New High School $92,452,224$92,452,224 Early Childhood CenterEarly Childhood Center 3,905,500 3,905,500 Remodel Current High SchoolRemodel Current High School 267,500 267,500

Upgrade Existing Science RoomsUpgrade Existing Science Rooms Remodel Counselor Suites back to Classroom Space Remodel Counselor Suites back to Classroom Space

Remodel Abe Hubert Middle SchoolRemodel Abe Hubert Middle School 802,500 802,500 Convert Art Room Wing into Kindergarten/1Convert Art Room Wing into Kindergarten/1stst Grade Grade Convert Counselor Offices to ClassroomsConvert Counselor Offices to Classrooms Build Elevator to access Second FloorBuild Elevator to access Second Floor

Total Bond ProjectTotal Bond Project $97,427,724$97,427,724

Garden City Public Schools What Will It Cost?

The state of Kansas will The state of Kansas will fund 37% of the total fund 37% of the total bond cost: over $36 bond cost: over $36 million of the principal million of the principal plus 37% of the interestplus 37% of the interest

Garden City Public Schools What Will It Cost?

If approved, the mill rate would If approved, the mill rate would increase by 9.56 mills from increase by 9.56 mills from

36.14 to 45.736.14 to 45.7 mills mills

on a 25 year bondon a 25 year bond

Garden City Public Schools What Will It Cost?

The impact to the homeowner would be as follows: Annual Monthly Daily

$ 75,000 $ 82.46 $ 6.87 $0.23 $100,000 $109.94 $ 9.16 $0.30 $150,000 $164.91 $13.75 $0.45 $200,000 $219.88 $18.32 $0.60 $300,000 $329.82 $27.49 $0.90

Garden City Public Schools What Will It Cost?

The impact to commercial businesses would be as follows: Annual Monthly Daily

$ 100,000 $ 239.00$ 19.92 $0.66 $ 200,000 $ 478.00$ 39.83 $1.31 $ 250,000 $ 597.50$ 49.79 $1.64 $ 500,000 $1,195.00$ 99.58 $3.27 $ 750,000 $1,792.50$149.38 $4.91 $1,000,000 $2,390.00$199.17 $6.55

Garden City Public Schools What Will It Cost?

The impact to agricultural property owners would be as follows: Annual Monthly

Dry Crop Land - 160 Acres $68.83 $5.74(Median Use Value = $150/acre)

Irrigated Land - 160 Acres $80.30 $6.69(Median Use Value = $175/acre)

Grass Land - 160 Acres $11.47 $0.96(Median Use Value = $25/acre)

Annual Cost per Acre:

Dry Crop Land $0.43

Irrigated Land $0.50

Grass Land $0.07

Garden City Public SchoolsMill Levy Comparison to Other School DistrictsMill Levy Comparison to Other School Districts

Current (2007-2008)

USD Mill Levy Sorted:

Mill Levy Rank (out of 296)

Percentile

High to Low 254th Bottom 14th

   After Successful Bond Election (reflecting an 9.56 mill levy increase)

USD Mill Levy Sorted:

Mill Levy Rank (out of 296)

Percentile

High to Low 167th Bottom 44th

Garden City Public Schools

StudentsStudents Mill LevyMill Levy With Bond AmountWith Bond Amount

Dodge City Dodge City 5,836 5,836 55.30 55.30

Salina Salina 7,415 7,415 54.48 54.48

Hays Hays 3,026 3,026 49.65 49.65

Great Bend Great Bend 3,159 3,159 46.07 46.07

HutchinsonHutchinson 4,777 4,777 43.20 43.20

Liberal Liberal 4,585 4,585 40.01 40.01

Holcomb Holcomb 876 876 38.88 38.88

Garden City 7,311Garden City 7,311 36.1436.14

45.7

Mill Levy Comparison to Other School DistrictsMill Levy Comparison to Other School Districts

Garden City Public Schools Mill Levy Comparison to Other School DistrictsMill Levy Comparison to Other School Districts

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USD 457Garden City

USD 383 Manhattan-

Ogden

USD 308 Hutchinson

USD 233 Olathe

USD 443 Dodge City

USD 305 Salina

USD 497 Lawrence

USD 501 Topeka

USD 253 Emporia

USD 489Hays

USD 352Goodland

USD 512 ShawneeMission

USD 259 Wichita

Bond & InterestMill Levy

Total Mill Levy

Total Mill LevyPost Election

Garden City Public Schools What Will It Cost?

The current bond The current bond will be retired in will be retired in

October 2010October 2010

Garden City Public Schools What Will It Cost?

The new bond, if The new bond, if approved, will be approved, will be

retired in retired in

25 years25 years

If approved, If approved, when will the when will the

New High School New High School be completed? be completed?

Garden City Public Schools Completion Date

August August

20122012

Garden City Public Schools Completion Date

What are the likely What are the likely consequences if the consequences if the

bond issue is bond issue is defeated?defeated?

Garden City Public Schools

Garden City Public Schools Consequence of Defeat

Funds would not be Funds would not be available to address available to address

facility and educational facility and educational deficienciesdeficiencies

Garden City Public Schools Consequence of Defeat

Students would Students would continue to receive continue to receive

instruction in trailer instruction in trailer classroomsclassrooms

Garden City Public Schools Consequence of Defeat

Driven by a great deal of Driven by a great deal of community input, the Board community input, the Board of Education is committed to of Education is committed to solving the facility and solving the facility and educational concerns and educational concerns and would most likely seek would most likely seek another funding solutionanother funding solution

A delay in addressing A delay in addressing these issues results in these issues results in higher construction costs higher construction costs and possibly increased and possibly increased interest ratesinterest rates

Garden City Public Schools Consequence of Defeat

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