Sherwood Githens Middle School

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Julius Monk, Chief Operations Officer

Mathew Palmer, Director, Strategic Planning Initiatives

Student Assignment & Boundary Planning

OVERVIEW

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AGENDA

• Welcome & Introductions

• Problem with Overcrowding at Githens

• DPS Planning Process - Overview

• Solutions for Overcrowding (Fall 2020 and Beyond)

• Listening to Learn: Your Thoughts & Questions

INTRODUCTIONS

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Objective

• Looking at Growth and Equity in Durham Public Schools

• Approach with the Problem, Process, Solution Framework

Principles of DPS Planning & Community Engagement

• Engaging with Respect

• Listening to Understand

• Building Trust in the Planning Process

• Igniting Hope in Durham’s Shared Future

DPS PLANNING OBJECTIVE & PRINCIPLES

GITHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL

OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM

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DPS Geographic

Assignment

Middle Schools

SW/S: Githens

W: Brogden

NW: Carrington

N: Lucas

NE/E: Neal

SE/S: Lowes Grove

PROBLEM STATEMENT

1. Durham’s Residential Patterns

have changed since 92-93 Merger

2. DPS Middle School Boundaries

have not changed w/ community

3. 2019-20 Over/Under Utilization

Githens: 250+ Students Over

Brogden: 300+ Students Under

Carrington: 300+ Students Under

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PROBLEM STATEMENT

• 1,103 Students Enrolled at Githens in 2019

• Enrollment is 10 Classrooms over Built Capacity

• Githens Instructional Capacity

• 36 Classrooms x 25 Students / Room = 900 Students

• Githens Core Facility Capacity (e.g. Dining Space)

• 4,068 SF / 14 SF per STU x 3 Lunches = 872 Students

• With limited core capacity, no room to add additional classrooms (instructional capacity)

PROBLEM STATEMENT:

THE NEED FOR PLANNING

Githens Middle Feeder Pattern

Creekside Elementary

CC Spaulding Elementary

Forest View Elementary

Hope Valley Elementary

Lakewood Elementary

Southwest Elementary

Githens 2020 Enrollment Projected to Grow

Of these six elementary schools, five are at or

over capacity. Developers and School-aged

Families are focused on SW Durham.

Githens

Brogden

Lowe’s

Grove

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PLANNING: PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS

Problems

• Chronic, Severe Overcrowding at Githens – Getting Worse

• No additional Core Capacity to add Classrooms / Mobiles

• Must Reduce Enrollment Numbers

Planning Process

Solutions

GITHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL

THE DPS PLANNING PROCESS

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PLANNING PROCESS: UNDERSTANDING

• What is Planning?

> Planning is a Data-Driven Problem Solving Process

> When Student Demographic trends exceed the Capacity of

a Campus, Planning is used to Identify Solutions

• Overcrowding at Githens

> 250+ Students beyond Capacity

> Necessitates a Deeper Conversation

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We must take care not to oversimplify an

increasingly complex and dynamic reality.

This is a common mistake, resulting in a

great deal of bad conventional wisdom.

Larry Kramer and Daniel Stid,

The Hewlett Foundation

PLANNING PROCESS: UNDERSTANDING

Operations Research and Education Laboratory

Institute for Transportation Research and Education

North Carolina State University

1. 2018-19 Month-1 ADM provided by NC DPI

2. Capacities provided by Durham Public Schools (11/19/2018), mobile units not included.

3. 3. *** Indicates lottery magnet school

PLANNING PROCESS: UNDERSTANDING

Long-Term Overcrowding at Githens Middle School

PLANNING PROCESS

Boundary Plans should:

- Balance Enrollment / Capacity

- Improve Transportation

- Consider Feeder Patterns

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PLANNING: PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS

Problems

• Chronic, Severe Overcrowding at Githens – Getting Worse

• No additional Core Capacity to add Classrooms / Mobiles

• Must Reduce Enrollment Numbers

Planning Process

• Balance Enrollment w. Capacity

• Enhance Transportation Efficiency and Ride Times

• Consider Elementary > Middle > High Feeder Patterns

Solutions

GITHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL

BALANCED SOLUTIONS

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PLANNING: PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS

Problems

• Chronic, Severe Overcrowding at Githens – Getting Worse

• No additional Core Capacity to add Classrooms / Mobiles

• Must Reduce Enrollment Numbers

Planning Process

• Balance Enrollment w. Capacity

• Enhance Transportation Efficiency and Ride Times

• Consider Elementary > Middle > High Feeder Patterns

Solutions

• Boundary Plan Updates for F2020

BALANCED SOLUTIONS

Potential Solutions to reduce

Enrollment:

- Adjust Githens / Brogden

300+ Capacity at Brogden

Limited Projected Growth

- Adjust Githens / Lowes Grove

70 Capacity at Lowes Grove

High Projected Growth

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Boundary Solution

Adjust Githens / Brogden

Boundary to align with

E/W Cornwallis Road

From:

Orange County (West) to

Fayetteville Street (East)

Phase in by Cohort100 Students in 2020 (6th)

200 Students in 2021 (6–7)

300 Students in 2022 (6–8)

* Present Students Stay

Red Line = High School Boundary

Yellow Line = Middle School Boundary

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BALANCED SOLUTION:

GROWING BROGDEN’S BOUNDARY

• Recommended Solution: Adjust & Grow the Brogden Boundary

• Neighborhoods Between Existing Githens / Brogden Boundary and

Cornwallis Road (Fayetteville to Orange County Line) presently

include 281 Students at Githens

• Duke Forest Rockwood Park

• Forest Hills Long Meadow

• Morehead Hill Cornwallis Road

• Tuscaloosa-Lakewood Lakewood Park

• Southside Lyon Park

• West End College View

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BALANCED SOLUTION:

GROWING BROGDEN’S BOUNDARY

Travel Distance Impacts:

Lakewood to Githens = 4.4 Miles

Lakewood to Brogden = 4.2 Miles

Shortens Trip

Spaulding to Githens = 5.5 Miles

Spaulding to Brogden = 3.9 Miles

Shortens Trip

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BOUNDARY PLAN:

LAKEWOOD to BROGDEN

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BOUNDARY PLAN:

SPAULDING to BROGDEN

Steps to Implementation / Impacts

• Reduces Githens Enrollment Increases Brogden Enrollment

> 2020-21: 1103 to 1003 > 2020-21: 578 to 678

> 2021-22: 1000 to 897 > 2021-22: 691 to 794

• Projected to Increase Transportation Efficiency and Ride Times

> 60 Students (Lakewood): 0.2 Miles x 60 x 4 Trips / Day x 180 Days =

8,640 Student Miles | 346 Hours

> 40 Students (Spaulding): 1.6 Miles x 40 x 4 Trips / Day x 180 Days =

46,080 Student Miles | 1,843 Hours

> Totals: 54,720 Student Miles and 2,189 Hours per Year

Steps to Implementation / Impacts

• Feeder Patterns from Elementary to Middle Schools

• Brogden Middle School > Elementary Feeders (From 2 to 4)

> C.C. Spaulding

> E.K. Powe

> Hillandale

> Lakewood

• Githens Middle School > Elementary Feeders (From 6 to 4)

> Creekside

> Forest View

> Hope Valley

> Southwest

GET TO KNOW BROGDEN

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OVERVIEW OF BROGDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Quick Facts

• Located at 1001 Leon St, Durham, NC 27704

• Led by Dr. Sheldon Lanier

Overview Video

• Link: https://vimeo.com/362610003/2f46e23286

YOUR THOUGHTS & QUESTIONS:

LISTENING TO LEARN

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Community Engagement

• Feedback from our parents and school community is essential

> Was the information shared received as intended?

> Does the community understand the problem(s), process, and

recommended solutions?

> Is there anything that we should consider that has not already been

looked at?

• Tiny URL: https://forms.gle/VYura463F9ktHZhg6

• QR Code:

• Paper-Based

PLANNING PROCESS: TIMELINE

Public Forums: DPS Student Assignment & Boundary Planning

• Monday, Oct. 14, 6-8 p.m., Lakewood Elementary (Githens MS)

• Tuesday, Oct. 15, 6-8 p.m., Jordan High School (Creekside ES)

• Thursday, Oct. 17, 6-8 p.m., C.C. Spaulding Elementary (Githens MS)

• Monday, Oct. 21, 6-8 p.m., Jordan High School (Review of both)

DPS Staff Recommendations

• Thursday, Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m., DPS Board of Education Meeting

Public Hearing

DPS BOE Formal Decision

THANK YOU

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