Six remaining options presented to Board of School Directors
Members of the Erie School Board today learned of the six remaining district optimization plan options as they listened to a presentation by Vern McKissick of McKissick Associates, a Harrisburg-based architecture and educational planning firm, during a public Committee of the Whole Board meeting.
The six remaining options, narrowed down from an original list of more
than 25, is the result of more than a year of studying the district's
buildings, enrollment, population shifts, demographics and programs. Various community groups and the district's financial, academic, and community advisory councils helped narrow the list of options down to the remaining six and score each based on cost, execution, student impact, flexibility, sustainability, improved community access and historic building preservation factors.
To access the presentation, please click here. Please note that the HD maps have been removed from this presentation to optimize downloading (1.26 MB file). To download the complete presentation with HD maps, right click here and download the file (83.2 MB).
OPTIMIZATION PLAN: An informational portal on the Erie School District's strategic planning process.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Interactive maps with address search now available
Interactive school attendance area maps with street address search capabilities are now available. Click on the link below, enter your street address, and click on the map to view the school assigned to your residence.
Note: This tool is intended to ensure better public understanding of the Erie School District's restructuring plan and revised attendance areas. All maps on this site are graphical representations of school assignments and are subject to change without notice. Final school assignments were made via the district's student information system and sent via letter on June 28. The Erie School District reserves the right to review, verify, and update this information as necessary.
Interactive school attendance area maps with street address search capabilities are now available. Click on the link below, enter your street address, and click on the map to view the school assigned to your residence.
Note: This tool is intended to ensure better public understanding of the Erie School District's restructuring plan and revised attendance areas. All maps on this site are graphical representations of school assignments and are subject to change without notice. Final school assignments were made via the district's student information system and sent via letter on June 28. The Erie School District reserves the right to review, verify, and update this information as necessary.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
High definition maps with street address and parcel-level detail now available for download
Detailed attendance area maps with street address and parcel-level detail for the district's K-5 and 6-8 schools are now available for download. Due to the size of these files (10.0 MB each), it is recommended that users download the PDF (rather than open directly in their browser) and use Adobe Acrobat's zoom feature to view individual homes and apartments:
Note: These maps are intended to ensure better public understanding of the Erie School District's restructuring plan and revised attendance areas. All maps on this site are graphical representations of school assignments and are subject to change without notice. Final school assignments will be made via the district's student information system and sent via letter on or before June 30. The Erie School District reserves the right to review, verify, and update this information as necessary.
Detailed attendance area maps with street address and parcel-level detail for the district's K-5 and 6-8 schools are now available for download. Due to the size of these files (10.0 MB each), it is recommended that users download the PDF (rather than open directly in their browser) and use Adobe Acrobat's zoom feature to view individual homes and apartments:
- Detailed Elementary (K-5) Attendance Areas (06/16/12) - Download (10.0 MB)
- Detailed Middle School (6-8) Attendance Areas (06/16/12) - Download (10.0 MB)
Note: These maps are intended to ensure better public understanding of the Erie School District's restructuring plan and revised attendance areas. All maps on this site are graphical representations of school assignments and are subject to change without notice. Final school assignments will be made via the district's student information system and sent via letter on or before June 30. The Erie School District reserves the right to review, verify, and update this information as necessary.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
FAQs updated to include kindergarten registration information
The FAQ document has been updated to include information on kindergarten registration for the 2012-2013 school year:
When is kindergarten registration for the 2012-2013 school year?
The Erie School District will hold kindergarten registration during the week of June 11 – 15, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day.
Where do I register my child for kindergarten?
Please register your child at his or her home school, as defined by the K-5 attendance areas (the K-5 map is available here). If you are unsure of your home school, please register at the school closest to your home or call Child Accounting at 814-874-6150. If you are unable to enroll your child between the hours listed above please contact your home school to make other arrangements.
Resource:
View Kindergarten Registration Information
The FAQ document has been updated to include information on kindergarten registration for the 2012-2013 school year:
When is kindergarten registration for the 2012-2013 school year?
The Erie School District will hold kindergarten registration during the week of June 11 – 15, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day.
Where do I register my child for kindergarten?
Please register your child at his or her home school, as defined by the K-5 attendance areas (the K-5 map is available here). If you are unsure of your home school, please register at the school closest to your home or call Child Accounting at 814-874-6150. If you are unable to enroll your child between the hours listed above please contact your home school to make other arrangements.
Resource:
View Kindergarten Registration Information
Friday, May 11, 2012
FAQs updated to include additional clarification on student assignments based on revised attendance areas
The FAQ document has been updated to include clarifying information related to students assignments based on revised attendance areas:
What students will be reassigned to their "home" schools?
Next year’s 6th, 7th and 8th grade students (this year’s current 5th, 6th and 7th grade students) will be permitted to remain in their current school (with the exception of Grover Cleveland, Jefferson, and Perry Schools which will be restructured to K-5 schools and will no longer enroll 6th, 7th and 8th grade students).
All other students in grades K-5 will be enrolled at their home schools as defined by the attendance areas/boundaries. For example:
One benefit of this restructuring is that advanced/honors instruction will be available at each school in the district. This phase of the optimization plan is also an attempt to balance the 2012-2013 budget. In order to achieve the level of financial savings the district needs to remain solvent and maintain reasonable class sizes and balanced student populations, it is important that students enroll in their home schools. The district studied the feasibility of “grandfathering” various grade levels at each school and honors students at Harding and Connell. Unfortunately, each of these options would require additional staff and the possible addition of modular classrooms to accommodate the students.
The FAQ document has been updated to include clarifying information related to students assignments based on revised attendance areas:
What students will be reassigned to their "home" schools?
Next year’s 6th, 7th and 8th grade students (this year’s current 5th, 6th and 7th grade students) will be permitted to remain in their current school (with the exception of Grover Cleveland, Jefferson, and Perry Schools which will be restructured to K-5 schools and will no longer enroll 6th, 7th and 8th grade students).
All other students in grades K-5 will be enrolled at their home schools as defined by the attendance areas/boundaries. For example:
- If your child will be in grades 6-8 next school year, your child’s school assignment will not change (unless they attend Grover Cleveland, Jefferson, and Perry Schools which will be restructured to K-5 schools and will no longer enroll 6th, 7th and 8th grade students).
- If your child will be in grades 1-5 next school year and you live within that school’s attendance area, your child’s school assignment will not change.
- Students who will be entering grades 1-5 next year who do not live within their current school’s attendance area will be returned to their home school as part of the district’s restructuring. While this will only impact a relatively small number of families who live outside of their current school’s attendance area, this improvement will help the district balance class sizes and school populations and accommodate the school restructuring announced this spring. In addition, honors instruction will be available at every school in the district.
One benefit of this restructuring is that advanced/honors instruction will be available at each school in the district. This phase of the optimization plan is also an attempt to balance the 2012-2013 budget. In order to achieve the level of financial savings the district needs to remain solvent and maintain reasonable class sizes and balanced student populations, it is important that students enroll in their home schools. The district studied the feasibility of “grandfathering” various grade levels at each school and honors students at Harding and Connell. Unfortunately, each of these options would require additional staff and the possible addition of modular classrooms to accommodate the students.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Update: 8:26 p.m. | Elementary and Middle School attendance area maps now available
Parents can access maps of elementary (K-5) and middle school (6-8) attendance areas below:
Elementary (K-5) Attendance Areas (PDF - 4.35 MB)
Middle School (6-8) Attendance Areas (PDF - 4.44 MB)
Please note that the maps are PDF documents (Adobe Acrobat required) and may be zoomed in for more detail in the Acrobat reader program. Maps current as of 05/02/2012.
Parents can access maps of elementary (K-5) and middle school (6-8) attendance areas below:
Elementary (K-5) Attendance Areas (PDF - 4.35 MB)
Middle School (6-8) Attendance Areas (PDF - 4.44 MB)
Please note that the maps are PDF documents (Adobe Acrobat required) and may be zoomed in for more detail in the Acrobat reader program. Maps current as of 05/02/2012.
Update: 8:17 p.m. | Board approves resolution to seek PA Department of Education approval for school closings and K-8 reconfigurations
In an 8-0 vote, the Board of School Directors approved a resolution authorizing district administration to do all things necessary for the closing of Burton Elementary School, Irving Elementary School and Glenwood Elementary School and to restructure grade configurations at Jefferson Elementary, Grover Cleveland Elementary, and Perry Elementary to accommodate students in grades K-5.
The resolution also authorized the administration to hold a legal section 780 hearing regarding the closings and restructuring of the various K-8 configurations and obtain Department of Education approval for the reconfigurations this summer. The Board also directed the administration to send notices to affected temporary professional and professional employees as outlined in sections 524 and 780 of Public School Code requirements.
What's Next?
The section 780 hearing, scheduled for May 14 at 6 p.m. at East High School, initiates a three month waiting period during which the Superintendent must notify the Pennsylvania Department of Education of the district’s intentions and schedule a final vote to officially close and decommission the schools, pending Pennsylvania Department of Education approval. This final step can happen not less than three months after the section 780 hearing.
In an 8-0 vote, the Board of School Directors approved a resolution authorizing district administration to do all things necessary for the closing of Burton Elementary School, Irving Elementary School and Glenwood Elementary School and to restructure grade configurations at Jefferson Elementary, Grover Cleveland Elementary, and Perry Elementary to accommodate students in grades K-5.
The resolution also authorized the administration to hold a legal section 780 hearing regarding the closings and restructuring of the various K-8 configurations and obtain Department of Education approval for the reconfigurations this summer. The Board also directed the administration to send notices to affected temporary professional and professional employees as outlined in sections 524 and 780 of Public School Code requirements.
What's Next?
The section 780 hearing, scheduled for May 14 at 6 p.m. at East High School, initiates a three month waiting period during which the Superintendent must notify the Pennsylvania Department of Education of the district’s intentions and schedule a final vote to officially close and decommission the schools, pending Pennsylvania Department of Education approval. This final step can happen not less than three months after the section 780 hearing.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Community learns restructuring options for 2012-2013 school year
At a community meeting this evening, the district’s educational planner presented the following data-driven recommendations for the upcoming 2012-13 school year:
· Burton students will be reassigned, with a majority* of K-5 students assigned to Connell, Diehl, and McKinley based on proposed attendance boundaries.
· Glenwood students will be reassigned, with a majority* of K-5 students assigned to Perry, Pfeiffer-Burleigh, Jefferson, and Grover Cleveland and 6th grade students reassigned to Roosevelt and Wilson based on proposed attendance boundaries.
· Irving students will be reassigned, with a majority* of K-5 students assigned to Perry, Pfeiffer-Burleigh, and Grover Cleveland and a majority of 6th grade students reassigned to Roosevelt based on proposed attendance boundaries.
* Students will be assigned to schools based on their residential address, consistent with proposed attendance boundaries.
In addition, the following school reconfigurations will accommodate K-5 students and teachers from the above schools and provide improved middle school resources to students in grades 6-8:
· Grover Cleveland will be reconfigured to a K-5 school. The school’s current 6-8 grade students will be reassigned to Roosevelt Middle School.
· Jefferson will be reconfigured to a K-5 school. The school’s current 6-8 grade students will be reassigned to Wilson Middle School.
· Perry will be reconfigured to a K-5 school. The school’s current 6-8 grade students will be reassigned to Roosevelt Middle School.
If approved, student school assignments will be determined and communicated to families before June 30, 2012. It is important to note that these are data-driven recommendations for consideration by the Board of School Directors. The district will hold a series of informational parent/community meetings at each of these schools to answer questions and gather feedback from the school community.
We understand these changes will not be popular, but given the fact that our current infrastructure far exceeds what our student enrollment can justify, they are necessary. Despite a declining city population and shrinking financial resources, our current system involves an excess capacity of more than 7,000 seats, aging buildings, an inequitable distribution of educational resources, and schools located away from the students they primarily serve. This situation is not only inefficient, but it deprives students attending some of our schools the resources they need for academic success. This is unacceptable and results in unnecessary costs for taxpayers.
While logic clearly suggests these options are necessary, we also understand the emotional connection that students, parents, and staff members have with their schools. Recognizing the significance of this realignment, the school district will:
· provide additional counseling and support resources in the coming weeks for students and staff at affected schools;
· share information with teachers and parents on helping children cope with school transitions;
· schedule parent meetings in each school and open houses to welcome new families; and
· update the community via our website (click on "optimization plan") and provide timely and accurate information to local media.
RESOURCES:
IN THE NEWS: From today's Erie Times-News...
Options for Erie school closures coming today
Students, parents and teachers at Erie's public schools will find out tonight if their school is on the chopping block.
Erie School District officials plan to unveil about 20 options to reshape the district at a community forum meeting at 6 p.m. at East High School, 1001 Atkins St.
Read more »
Options for Erie school closures coming today
Students, parents and teachers at Erie's public schools will find out tonight if their school is on the chopping block.
Erie School District officials plan to unveil about 20 options to reshape the district at a community forum meeting at 6 p.m. at East High School, 1001 Atkins St.
Read more »
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
IN THE NEWS: From today's Erie Times-News...
Our view: Learn which Erie schools will close
On Wednesday, Erie residents will get the news we've anticipated for months: how the Erie School District will fix its crumbling buildings and resolve its budget woes.
You can hear these proposals at a public meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the East High School auditorium. School officials will discuss the immediate need to eliminate a budget deficit of more than $10 million for the 2012-13 school year. You will also learn about various options (up to 20) under the district's long-term plan to reconfigure schools and reassign students.
Read more »
Our view: Learn which Erie schools will close
On Wednesday, Erie residents will get the news we've anticipated for months: how the Erie School District will fix its crumbling buildings and resolve its budget woes.
You can hear these proposals at a public meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the East High School auditorium. School officials will discuss the immediate need to eliminate a budget deficit of more than $10 million for the 2012-13 school year. You will also learn about various options (up to 20) under the district's long-term plan to reconfigure schools and reassign students.
Read more »
Thursday, April 5, 2012
IN THE NEWS: From today's Erie Times-News...
Erie officials to reveal school-closing options April 11
Erie schools Superintendent Jay Badams promised in January to close at least -- and likely more than -- one school at the end of the school year. On Wednesday, Erie School District officials will provide the first look at which schools might not be coming back from summer vacation.
Communications director Matthew Cummings said district officials will outline more than 20 options regarding which schools will close and what the school district will look like for years to come.
Read more »
Erie officials to reveal school-closing options April 11
Erie schools Superintendent Jay Badams promised in January to close at least -- and likely more than -- one school at the end of the school year. On Wednesday, Erie School District officials will provide the first look at which schools might not be coming back from summer vacation.
Communications director Matthew Cummings said district officials will outline more than 20 options regarding which schools will close and what the school district will look like for years to come.
Read more »
Thursday, March 29, 2012
District Optimization Plan Town Hall Presentation: April 11
Please join Superintendent Jay Badams for a community town hall presentation on Wednesday, April 11 at 6 p.m. in the East High School Auditorium.
Vern McKissick from McKissick Associates in Harrisburg will present information including:
Please join Superintendent Jay Badams for a community town hall presentation on Wednesday, April 11 at 6 p.m. in the East High School Auditorium.
Vern McKissick from McKissick Associates in Harrisburg will present information including:
- recommended data-driven options for long-term district optimization and facility utilization to increase efficiency and ensure educational equity; and
- data-driven recommendations for school consolidation(s) and/or reconfiguration(s) for next school year due to budget concerns.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
IN THE NEWS: From today's Erie Times-News...
Our view: Badams becomes Sunshine Week hero
When the American Society of News Editors asked for Sunshine Week heroes, we only had to look as far as the Erie Times-News conference room. That's where Erie schools Superintendent Jay Badams sat Feb. 21 and spoke candidly about the huge financial expense the Erie School District faces to renovate schools so they are equitable for the district's 12,300 children.
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Our view: Badams becomes Sunshine Week hero
When the American Society of News Editors asked for Sunshine Week heroes, we only had to look as far as the Erie Times-News conference room. That's where Erie schools Superintendent Jay Badams sat Feb. 21 and spoke candidly about the huge financial expense the Erie School District faces to renovate schools so they are equitable for the district's 12,300 children.
Read more »
Friday, March 2, 2012
IN THE NEWS: From today's Erie Times-News...
Spagel: Time is right for new strategic plan for Erie schools
I listened with rapt interest as Erie schools Superintendent Jay Badams spoke with the Erie School District's public/private partners from McKissick Associates and LP Ciminelli as they presented data that will eventually be used to create the district's strategic plan. I applaud Mr. Badams for keeping the community informed and requesting the community's input.
Read more »
Spagel: Time is right for new strategic plan for Erie schools
I listened with rapt interest as Erie schools Superintendent Jay Badams spoke with the Erie School District's public/private partners from McKissick Associates and LP Ciminelli as they presented data that will eventually be used to create the district's strategic plan. I applaud Mr. Badams for keeping the community informed and requesting the community's input.
Read more »
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
CLARIFICATION
In some news reports this week, Superintendent Badams made statements of comparison between Wayne and Harding in order to illustrate the current inequities between school facilities across the City.While these comparisons are obviously directed only at the condition of the buildings and instructional areas, we also recognize that some misinterpretation of these statements may occur. Wayne is a great school – but the poor condition of the school building and the inadequate educational facilities available to Wayne's students and staff exemplify the very inequities that this planning process is seeking to address.
IN THE NEWS: From today's Erie Times-News...
Pat Cuneo: Badams' bold ideas welcome
'Without a plan, we're just whining." With those words, Erie schools Superintendent Jay Badams last week unveiled an ambitious, holistic, downright inspiring process that could lead to the most substantive changes in the Erie public schools in a century.
That is the flat-out fact.
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Pat Cuneo: Badams' bold ideas welcome
'Without a plan, we're just whining." With those words, Erie schools Superintendent Jay Badams last week unveiled an ambitious, holistic, downright inspiring process that could lead to the most substantive changes in the Erie public schools in a century.
That is the flat-out fact.
Read more »
Sunday, February 26, 2012
IN THE NEWS: From today's Erie Times-News...
Our view: Public should see eye-to-eye on new vision for Erie schools
The Erie School District is now equipped with a bold, broad planning tool and multiple, detailed options to update the district's aging buildings. The idea is to "right size" the district's facilities, to create equal educational opportunity for all of our city's public school students and to find innovative ways to pay for restructuring and repairs with public-private partnerships.
McKissick Associates in Harrisburg, which has consulted on strategic planning for school systems from the Scranton to Winston-Salem regions, prepared the "District-Wide Feasibility Study." Last Wednesday, Vern McKissick presented the plan to the Erie Times-News Editorial Board and later to the public at a town-hall meeting.
Read more »
Our view: Public should see eye-to-eye on new vision for Erie schools
The Erie School District is now equipped with a bold, broad planning tool and multiple, detailed options to update the district's aging buildings. The idea is to "right size" the district's facilities, to create equal educational opportunity for all of our city's public school students and to find innovative ways to pay for restructuring and repairs with public-private partnerships.
McKissick Associates in Harrisburg, which has consulted on strategic planning for school systems from the Scranton to Winston-Salem regions, prepared the "District-Wide Feasibility Study." Last Wednesday, Vern McKissick presented the plan to the Erie Times-News Editorial Board and later to the public at a town-hall meeting.
Read more »
IN THE NEWS: From today's Erie Times-News...
Pat Howard: Badams thinking big in drive to tackle Erie school facilities crisis
In a scene in "Ocean's Eleven," one of the assembled crooks restates as a question the casino heist scheme George Clooney and Brad Pitt just laid out.
So say we beat the security that can't be beaten, we ride the elevator that can't be entered, we get past the guards with the guns, and we crack the vault that can't be penetrated, the guy begins. Then we're just going to walk out of there with $160 million?
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Pat Howard: Badams thinking big in drive to tackle Erie school facilities crisis
In a scene in "Ocean's Eleven," one of the assembled crooks restates as a question the casino heist scheme George Clooney and Brad Pitt just laid out.
So say we beat the security that can't be beaten, we ride the elevator that can't be entered, we get past the guards with the guns, and we crack the vault that can't be penetrated, the guy begins. Then we're just going to walk out of there with $160 million?
Read more »
Thursday, February 23, 2012
CLARIFICATIONS
The volume of news coverage and community discussion as a result of Wednesday's presentation provide opportunities for clarification:- Phase II of the McKissick study is "the formulation of options for improvement of buildings, operational savings, adjustments to facilities’ curricula and the regional effects of such changes." Any school closing proposals for next school year will obviously be informed by data from the study, but school closure recommendations due to the 2012-2013 budget crisis are not part of the study.
- No options are "under consideration" by the school board or administration. As part of a comprehensive feasibility study such as this one, all areas of potential optimization and cost savings must be investigated in order to provide comparisons. A comprehensive feasibility study assumes nothing is off the table and simply investigates what's feasible to help inform future decision making.
- Superintendent Jay Badams was quoted as saying "If we just sit down and accept this and continue down this road, we'll have a bunch of crappy buildings like Irving, where renovation consists of putting new duct tape on the carpet." While the quote was obviously directed at the physical condition of the building, unfortunately we also recognize that misinterpretation of this statement is also possible. Irving is a great school – but the condition of that building and many others in the district exemplify the very inequities that this process is seeking to address.
IN THE NEWS: From today's Erie Times-News...
Erie School District facilities study could lead to mergers, megaschools
The Erie School District has too many schools and not enough money to fix them.
Those are some of the conclusions so far of the district's strategic-facilities plan, an analysis of the district's buildings and demographics that schools Superintendent Jay Badams plans to reshape the district.
Read more »
Erie School District facilities study could lead to mergers, megaschools
The Erie School District has too many schools and not enough money to fix them.
Those are some of the conclusions so far of the district's strategic-facilities plan, an analysis of the district's buildings and demographics that schools Superintendent Jay Badams plans to reshape the district.
Read more »
IN THE NEWS: From WICU/WSEE-TV...
Erie School District Unveils Long Term Plan
Aging facilities, liabilities, air quality issues, and under utilized buildings. These are just some of the words used to describe the Erie School District Wednesday evening.
"Having been in the district 28 years or something it saddens me that we've let it go on this long with band aid cures and that this wasn't done sooner so that some schools like Central Tech with those horrific statistics have come to be," said district employee Marla Pellegrino.
Read more »
Erie School District Unveils Long Term Plan
Aging facilities, liabilities, air quality issues, and under utilized buildings. These are just some of the words used to describe the Erie School District Wednesday evening.
"Having been in the district 28 years or something it saddens me that we've let it go on this long with band aid cures and that this wasn't done sooner so that some schools like Central Tech with those horrific statistics have come to be," said district employee Marla Pellegrino.
Read more »
IN THE NEWS: From WJET/WFXP-TV...
Long Road Ahead for Erie School District Improvements
The Erie School District has a long road ahead when it comes to sifting through data to decide how the district will upgrade several buildings.
There are challenges ahead and tonight superintendent Jay Badams and members of the research team presented phase one of the three phase project.
Read more »
Long Road Ahead for Erie School District Improvements
The Erie School District has a long road ahead when it comes to sifting through data to decide how the district will upgrade several buildings.
There are challenges ahead and tonight superintendent Jay Badams and members of the research team presented phase one of the three phase project.
Read more »
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
IN THE NEWS: From today's Erie Times-News...
Erie school officials to unveil facilities study
Erie schools Superintendent Jay Badams hopes to completely revamp and rebuild the Erie School District over his tenure. And he wants to start that process tonight.
Erie School District officials and McKissick Associates, a Harrisburg-based architecture and educational planning firm, have been taking a close look at the district's buildings, demographics and programs over the past few months. Now they are ready to unveil the results of the first phase of the district's strategic facilities plan.
Read more »
Erie school officials to unveil facilities study
Erie schools Superintendent Jay Badams hopes to completely revamp and rebuild the Erie School District over his tenure. And he wants to start that process tonight.
Erie School District officials and McKissick Associates, a Harrisburg-based architecture and educational planning firm, have been taking a close look at the district's buildings, demographics and programs over the past few months. Now they are ready to unveil the results of the first phase of the district's strategic facilities plan.
Read more »
Monday, February 20, 2012
IN THE NEWS: From today's Erie Times-News...
Erie school officials to unveil facilities study results
Erie School District officials plan to give the public its first glimpse Wednesday into what the next 20 years might look like for the district.
School officials will unveil the results of the district's strategic facilities plan Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the H.O. Hirt Auditorium at Blasco Library, 160 E. Front St.
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Erie school officials to unveil facilities study results
Erie School District officials plan to give the public its first glimpse Wednesday into what the next 20 years might look like for the district.
School officials will unveil the results of the district's strategic facilities plan Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the H.O. Hirt Auditorium at Blasco Library, 160 E. Front St.
Read more »
Saturday, February 18, 2012
IN THE NEWS: From today's Erie Times-News...
Our View
"We applaud Superintendent Jay Badams for his ongoing commitment to town-hall style meetings to communicate with parents, students and taxpayers."
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Our View
"We applaud Superintendent Jay Badams for his ongoing commitment to town-hall style meetings to communicate with parents, students and taxpayers."
Read more »
Friday, February 17, 2012
The following is the text of an electronic memo sent to all Erie School District employees from Superintendent Jay Badams on February 17...
From: Jay Badams
To: All Employees
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 11:13 AM
Subject: Feasibility Study Town Hall Invitation: February 22
Dear Colleagues:
As you are all aware, the district has been involved in a strategic planning process over the past year to carefully consider how we can optimize our facilities and resources to increase efficiency and ensure educational equity — equity across the school district and parity with our neighbors across the region and throughout the state.
While there is still a lot of work to be done, I am excited about this process and the positive outcomes it will generate. This is truly a defining moment in our school system and the decisions we make together as a result of this process will help shape public education — for the better — in the City of Erie for generations to come.
I want to invite you to a staff and community town hall presentation I am hosting on Wednesday, February 22 at 6:00 p.m. in the H.O. Hirt Auditorium at the Blasco Memorial Library.
Vern McKissick, from McKissick Associates in Harrisburg, will be presenting the results of a comprehensive review of our facilities and an examination of how they will best be able to serve the educational needs of our students in the future. Mr. McKissick will present detailed insight on:
Please understand that the data Mr. McKissick will share on Wednesday evening will help drive long-term strategic planning decisions and inform any future decisions or recommendations on optimization by the Board and administration. No decisions or proposals have been presented regarding possible school consolidation, only this detailed data and information from which the Board and administration can make decisions. No decisions will be made without consideration of educational goals, community input, and a detailed financial analysis.
- the condition, capacity, and utilization of district buildings;
- school locations relative to student population;
- enrollment and population trends/projections;
- attendance boundaries; and more.
As a member of our team, your awareness of and participation in each step is critical to this process and Wednesday night will be the first of many opportunities for you to be involved. If you are unable to attend, we will also be recording and airing the presentation on our community access channel (8), making the presentation available online, and providing downloadable charts, graphs, and maps on our website after February 22.
I hope to see you Wednesday evening at the Hirt Auditorium. And, again, thank you for your continued commitment to our students.
Respectfully,
Jay Badams
Erie School District to host feasibility study town hall presentation, Feb. 22
ERIE, Pa (February 17, 2012) — The Erie School District is hosting a community town hall meeting to present information and data from a feasibility study on district facilities, February 22 at 6 p.m. at the Blasco Memorial Library, 160 East Front Street.
Vern McKissick, from McKissick Associates in Harrisburg, will be presenting information on the condition, capacity, and utilization of district buildings; school locations relative to student population; enrollment and population trends/projections; attendance boundary data; and more — the results of a comprehensive review of the district’s facilities and an examination of how they will best be able to serve the educational needs of students in the future.
“I am excited about this process and the positive outcomes it will generate,” said Erie Schools Superintendent Jay Badams. “This is truly a defining moment in our school system and the decisions we make together as a result of this process will help shape public education in the City of Erie for generations to come.”
For those unable to attend, the district will also be recording and airing the presentation on its community access channel (8), making the presentation available online, and providing downloadable charts, graphs, and maps on its website after the meeting.
Event Details:
February 22, 2012 | 6 p.m.
H.O. Hirt Auditorium at the Blasco Memorial Library
160 East Front Street
Erie, PA 16507
Vern McKissick, from McKissick Associates in Harrisburg, will be presenting information on the condition, capacity, and utilization of district buildings; school locations relative to student population; enrollment and population trends/projections; attendance boundary data; and more — the results of a comprehensive review of the district’s facilities and an examination of how they will best be able to serve the educational needs of students in the future.
“I am excited about this process and the positive outcomes it will generate,” said Erie Schools Superintendent Jay Badams. “This is truly a defining moment in our school system and the decisions we make together as a result of this process will help shape public education in the City of Erie for generations to come.”
For those unable to attend, the district will also be recording and airing the presentation on its community access channel (8), making the presentation available online, and providing downloadable charts, graphs, and maps on its website after the meeting.
Event Details:
February 22, 2012 | 6 p.m.
H.O. Hirt Auditorium at the Blasco Memorial Library
160 East Front Street
Erie, PA 16507
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