BCPS High School Capacity & Conditions Study: Community Outreach Strategy By: Anirban Basu Sage Policy Group, Inc.

On Behalf of County Public Schools

December 11th, 2018 The Nature of the Endeavor

• Over the next 10 years, BCPS is facing a high school capacity shortfall of approximately 1,700 seats; • Initially, Sage Policy Group and GWWO Architects were tasked with: • studying current and prospective overcrowding; • collecting community feedback on multiple occasions in multiple ways; • providing recommendations to BCPS. Capacity and Enrollment: 2027 Projection

Catonsville Chesapeake Dulaney Dundalk/Sollers Point Eastern Technical Enrollment Franklin G.W. Carver Capacity Hereford Kenwood Lansdowne Loch Raven Milford Mill New Town Overlea Owings Mills Parkville Patapsco Perry Hall Pikesville Randallstown Sparrows Point Towson Western School of Technology Woodlawn 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Community Outreach Plan A three-pronged approach to gathering community feedback:

Focus Groups Location Gallery Walks Location June 18th July 9th Catonsville High School June 19th July 12th Carver High School June 20th July 17th June 25th Dundalk High School September 18th New Town High School September 24th Eastern Technical High School October 2nd Loch Raven High School Focus Groups Surveys Gallery Walks Small group discussions: gathered Online questionnaires through which Public information sessions where feedback informed the scenarios all stakeholders may provide stakeholders can view the options presented tonight feedback and complete the online survey Focus Groups

Dates Location Focus group participants indicated that: June 18th Catonsville High School Community • The optimal size of a school is between 1,000 and June 19th Loch Raven High School Focus 1,400 seats; June 20th Pikesville High School Groups June 25th Dundalk High School • Magnet programs are a valuable resource but access Principal’s June 29th Greenwood, Building E to them could be improved; Focus Group • Students from the same neighborhood should attend the same school, including as they transition to middle/high; • Facility conditions should be considered as part of the capacity study; • Higher property taxes are acceptable if necessary to fund a workable solution. Scenario 2: Use Existing Seats Aggressively Scenario 3: Just Build It Scenario 5: Toward “Optimal” School Size The Initial Seven Scenarios The Initial Survey

Region Responses % of Total Relationship w/ BCPS Responses % of Total Central 1,068 31.9% Current student 267 4.8% Parent/relative 1,495 26.8% Northeast 721 21.5% Relative prospective 1,037 18.6% Northwest 231 6.9% Alumni 416 7.4% Southeast 197 5.9% Live neighborhood 1,420 25.4% Southwest 1,123 33.5% Volunteer 180 3.2% Interested 486 8.7% Other 12 0.4% Other 285 5.1% Total 3,352 100.0% Total 5,586 100.0% Should BCPS use all seats at schools that have surplus capacity, even if it means redistricting students in significant numbers?

100% 2.9% 3.8% 5.2% 4.8% 2.7% 3.3% 90% Favor 80% 34.9% 40.8% 46.5% 70% 57.0% 56.4%

60% 75.0% Disfavor 50%

40%

30% 61.2% Neutral 54.0% 48.7% 20% 40.2% 40.3%

10% 22.3%

0% Central Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Overall

Favor = “Strongly Agree” + “Somewhat Agree” Disfavor = “Strongly Disagree” + “Somewhat Disagree” Neutral = “No Opinion” Should BCPS Consider Program Placement when Considering Strategies to Address Capacity Issues?

100% 10.1% 6.4% 7.6% 13.3% 15.0% 12.4% 90% 8.4% 8.0% 12.5% 11.5% 80% 13.3% 12.6% 70% Favor 60%

50% Disfavor 85.2% 40% 81.9% 79.9% 73.4% 72.5% 76.2% 30% Neutral 20%

10%

0% Central Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Overall Favor = “Strongly Agree” + “Somewhat Agree” Disfavor = “Strongly Disagree” + “Somewhat Disagree” Neutral = “No Opinion” What do you view as the largest enrollment a high school can maintain and still supply a high quality educational experience?

50% 46.0% 45% 44.0% 44.4% 41.3% 40% 39.6%

35% 33.7% 33.0% 30.7% 30% 25.9% 25%

20.2% 20.5% 20.8% 19.6% 20.8% 20% 18.6% 17.4% 15.6% 14.3% 15% 13.3% 11.3% 9.5% 10.2% 9.7% 10% 8.9% 6.6% 6.3% 4.9% 5% 4.4% 4.1% 4.5%

0% Central Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Overall

1,000 students or fewer 1,400 students or fewer 1,700 students or fewer 2,000 students or fewer No limit What is the maximum amount you would support BCPS spending on meeting its high school capacity challenges?

100%

19.1% 18.1% 90% 23.7% 28.3% 32.0% 33.8% 80% 17.1% 18.7% 70% 12.7%

60% 19.1% 22.2% 19.0% 50% 24.2% 22.3% 22.5%

40% 21.3% 20.4% 19.7% 30% 24.9% 22.5% 28.5% 20% 21.8% 18.0% 20.2%

10% 16.1% 18.5% 7.4% 11.0% 7.3% 9.4% 0% Central Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Overall

Well below $300 million About $300 million About $400 million About $500 million About $600 million Should BCPS select the least expensive option for dealing with high school capacity issues?

100% 3.78% 7.94% 7.25% 7.47% 6.10% 5.9% 90%

80%

70% Favor 62.18% 60% 67.30% 66.67% 79.81% 75.5% 81.30% 50% Disfavor 40% Neutral 30%

20% 30.57% 24.76% 25.86% 10% 18.5% 16.41% 12.60% 0% Central Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Overall Favor = “Strongly Agree” + “Somewhat Agree” Disfavor = “Strongly Disagree” + “Somewhat Disagree” Neutral = “No Opinion” A Study Extended & Expanded Facility Community More Conditions Continuity Magnets Stakeholders wanted facility Feeder patterns designed to keep A solution should improve conditions to be included in the students from the same instructional opportunities for analysis neighborhood together are critical students

On July 27th, Superintendent Verletta White issued a letter explaining that the study would be expanded to include these three considerations via: 1. A new set of scenarios 2. A second survey 3. Three additional Gallery Walks

The Second Survey

Region Responses % of Total Central 2,927 46.5% Northeast 929 14.8% Northwest 399 6.3% Southeast 359 5.7% Southwest 1,647 26.2% Other 30 0.5% Total 6,291 100.0% Which Scenario Do You View Most Favorably?

100% 17.7% 90% 23.1% 19.8% 31.5% 80% 36.9% 52.3% 70% 33.9% 27.3% Scenario A 60% 16.1% 42.9% 50% 34.2% Scenario B 40%

30% 33.4% Scenario C 48.3% 49.6% 52.4% 20% 37.3% 28.9% 10% 14.4% 0% Central Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Overall Which Scenario Do You View Least Favorably?

100%

90% 20.4% 35.8% 80% 43.1% 8.3% 53.4% 50.8% 53.3% 70% Scenario A 60% 11.7%

50% Scenario B 28.5% 6.5% 40% 71.3% 19.9% 23.3% 30% Scenario C 52.6% 20% 40.2% 26.7% 25.8% 28.5% 10%

0% Central Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Overall Priorities – Suggestions for the Onset of Implementation

• A new (or at Loch Raven) – Central Region is the most overcrowded

• Add Seats at Sparrows Point and/or Patapsco High School

• A New School at Lansdowne