High School Feasibility Study December 2009

Warren County School District High School Feasibility Study December 2009

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Warren County School District High School Feasibility Study

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Process and Purpose III. Geographic Analysis Introduction High School Boundaries...... 32 Project Timeline ...... 2 Analysis of all 2 HS Options ...... 34 Board of School Directors - Work Session #1 Three HS Analysis ...... 46 Determining Criteria ...... 3 Transportation Analysis ...... 47 High School Options ...... 3 Bus Routes ...... 49 Criteria ...... 4 Key Questions ...... 4 IV. Options Analysis Planning Assumptions ...... 52 II. Background Information Options ...... 53 Operating Cost Savings ...... 60 Summary of Existing High Schools ...... 6 Bonding Cost Analysis ...... 66 Student Profile ...... 8

Historical Enrollment ...... 8 Projected Enrollment ...... 9 V. Community Engagement Student Achievement...... 10 Community Dialogue Results Summary ...... 68 Map of Students ...... 11 Program Impacts ...... 12 Appendix Staffing ...... 16 Options Comparison Table ...... 100 Extracurricular Activities ...... 18 Athletics/Sports ...... 19 Transportation ...... 25 Utility Costs ...... 30 Charter Schools ...... 31

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Warren County School District High School Feasibility Study

PROCESS AND PURPOSE

INTRODUCTION In the spring of 2009, the Warren County Board of School Directors contracted DeJONG to conduct a high school feasibility analysis to evaluate master plan options based on various enrollment, program, transportation, community, and cost criteria. The analysis involves evaluating a variety of two high school scenarios and a four high school scenario. These scenarios will have potential impacts on the remaining facilities in the school district.

This report describes the process used to determine the facilities options and criteria, and details the impacts of each option.

PROJECT TIMELINE As shown in the following diagram, work on the High School Feasibility Study began in May with the definition of criteria, and continues through the summer with the culmination in December. The front end of the process included a heavy emphasis on data gathering and analysis. Throughout the process, the entire Board of School Directors was engaged through Work Sessions. In November, a Community Dialogue was held to gather additional insight into the high school options.

Project Timeline:

1. Define Criteria May 2. Board of School Directors Work Session #1 June 1 3. Gather Data/GIS Mapping June/July 4. Develop Scenarios/Preliminary Analysis July/August 5. Board of School Directors Work Session #2 September 2 6. Community Dialogue October/November 7. Draft Report November 8. Board of School Directors Work Session #3 Nov./December

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DETERMINING CRITERIA

OVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL OPTIONS The Warren County School District Board of Directors held a The Board of School Directors determined prior to the work session to begin the High School Feasibility process in beginning of the process that the High School Feasibility Study the afternoon of June 1, 2009. Board Members worked with would examine the existing four high school configuration and district administration and educational facility planners from all two high school options. These options include existing DeJONG to identify and discuss high school options and the high school sites and new locations. criteria to measure each option. The following summary details the activities and outcomes of the Board Work The following table displays the high schools options: Session.

OPTIONS

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the High School N/A Current Model - 4 High Schools

Feasibility Study and determine the process, timelines, and 1 2 HS Option - New Location/New Location data to be used in conducting the study. The focus of the 2 2 HS Option - Warren/Sheffield study is to analyze the possibility of reducing the four high 2 HS Option - Warren/Eisenhower schools to two schools. This could be accomplished through 3 a variety of different options or configurations. 4 2 HS Option - Warren/Youngsville 5 2 HS Option - Warren/New Location 2 HS Option - Sheffield/Youngsville Seventeen participants attend the work session. In addition to 6 seven current Board Members, two future Board Members 7 2 HS Option - Sheffield/Eisenhower participated. Additionally, two high school principals and one 8 2 HS Option - Sheffield/New Location assistant principal were in attendance. District administrators 9 2 HS Option - Eisenhower/Youngsville representing facilities, finance, and technology were all present 10 2 HS Option - Eisenhower/New Location along with two representatives from DeJONG. 11 2 HS Option - Youngsville/New Location

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CRITERIA The following list was identified as the criteria by which each high school option should be measured: • Program Impacts • Community Impact • Overall Costs • Staffing • Transportation • Implementation • School /Class Size • Facilities Impact • Extracurricular • Attendance Boundaries • Athletics/Sports

KEY QUESTIONS While discussing the criteria, questions developed by DeJONG were addressed as follows to help guide the planning process:

Question: Does the District want 9-12 high schools, 6-12 schools, or a combination of 9-12 and 6-12 Answer: The District wants to consider high school (grades 9-12) separately from middle school, even if the actual facilities share a site.

Question: What is the minimum/maximum size high school you want to have? Answer: The District wants to consider a difference of no more than 400 students between the two schools. Since the planning number will be 1,700 students, this means the minimum size for a high school is 700 students, and the maximum size for a high school is 1,100 students.

Question: What is your target for desired class size for core academic classes? Answer: The District wants an average of 20 students for class, although core academic classes may have a range of 12-25 students.

Question: How would you define a comprehensive high school? Answer: A comprehensive high school provides core academic classes, AP programs, career tech programs, art/music/band, athletic programs, a full complement of electives, intramurals/extra-curriculars/co-curriculars, and foreign language programs.

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Question: Is the desire to have special education programs at each school, or to be provided on a district-wide basis? Answer: Special education students should be accommodated in their home schools whenever possible.

Question: Should career tech in each high school, or in a central location, or a combination? Answer: Currently the career tech program is located in a central location. The District would like to know for each high school option the ability to deliver career tech in each school, in a central location, or as a combination.

A list of other considerations for the planning process was compiled as the criteria were discussed: • Feeder Impact • Relationship with Higher Education (Grades 13-14) • Should there be a separate LEA? • Open enrollment • Excess space – alternative education, central office, higher education • List the reasons how options will improve education in Warren County

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

A large amount of background information has been collected and analyzed in order to consider the many factors related to the high school options. This information has been summarized for presentation and also for use in comparing the options.

SUMMARY OF EXISTING HIGH SCHOOLS

Overall HS Enroll. Grade Building SF per Site Area Capacity Capacity SCHOOL Enroll. [Grades 9-12] Config. Size (SF) Student (Acres) (20 Students) (25 Students) (08-09) (08-09)

Eisenhower MHS 7 - 12 523 363 121,406 232 135 578 623

Sheffield MHS 6 - 12 381 233 102,230 268 43 459 575 Warren Area HS 9 - 12 835 835 146,253 175 100* 867 1084 Youngsville HS 9 - 12 368 368 104,955 285 17 612 765

Total 2,107 1,799 474,844 225 195 2,516 3,047

*Site is shared by WAEC, WAHS, and WCCC

Eisenhower Middle High School was built in 1956 and most recently renovated in 1968. The school is 121,406 square feet on an approximately 135 acre site. The grade configuration is 7 – 12 and it is fed by Russell Elementary School and Sugar Grove Elementary School. Its general condition rating is MAJOR RENO/REPLACE and educational adequacy is POOR.

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Sheffield Area Middle High School was built in 1979. The school is 102,230 square feet on an approximately 43 acre site. The grade configuration is 6 – 12, and it is the only middle and high school in the Eastern Attendance Area. Sheffield Elementary and Allegheny Valley Elementary School feed into Sheffield Area Middle High School. Its general condition rating is MINOR RENOVATION and educational adequacy is GOOD.

Warren Area High School was built in 1961. The school is 146,253 square feet on an approximately 100 acre site, shared with Warren Area Elementary Center and Warren County Career Center. Warren Area High School serves students in grades 9 – 12 from the Central Attendance Area. Its general condition rating is MODERATE RENOVATION and educational adequacy is FAIR.

Youngsville High School was built in 1905 and most recently renovated in 1985. The school is 104,955 square feet on an approximately 17 acre site. The location of the building and athletic facilities on the site leave limited space for expansion. It is the only high school in the West Attendance Area, and is fed by Youngsville Elementary Middle School. Its general condition rating is MODERATE RENOVATION and educational adequacy is FAIR.

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STUDENT PROFILE Warren County School District Historical Enrollment (1999/2000 - 2008/09) Historical Enrollment YEAR 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Student enrollment in the Warren County K 394 364 405 383 397 367 391 367 333 361 School District has been declining over the last G 1 443 397 385 418 395 404 367 402 367 346 533 437 375 377 402 373 379 361 393 377 ten years. G 2 G 3 500 523 433 373 376 400 359 379 358 402 G 4 505 485 525 440 381 373 392 375 388 366 As the table and chart indicate, overall G 5 523 503 507 533 445 383 382 392 378 395 enrollment has decreased by 1,600 students from Subtotal 2,898 2,709 2,630 2,524 2,396 2,300 2,270 2,276 2,217 2,247 the 1999-00 school year to the 2008-09 school G 6 491 515 500 496 525 456 384 391 391 379 year, or an average of 160 fewer students every G 7 511 503 545 531 510 536 433 402 394 400 school year. G 8 589 513 505 549 529 507 512 437 395 398 Subtotal 1,591 1,531 1,550 1,576 1,564 1,499 1,329 1,230 1,180 1,177 G 9 563 599 541 523 578 591 535 590 514 464 G 10 576 556 585 547 503 535 527 482 528 452 G 11 559 564 541 555 493 454 449 467 397 454 G 12 573 526 532 518 524 462 442 448 480 424 Subtotal 2,271 2,245 2,199 2,143 2,098 2,042 1,953 1,987 1,919 1,794 UNGRADED 58 63 78 67 59 48 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 6,818 6,548 6,457 6,310 6,117 5,889 5,552 5,493 5,316 5,218 Source: Warren County School District, 2009

Historical Enrollment

7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000

# of Students of # 1,000 0

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Warren County School District Projected Enrollment Projected Enrollment (2008/09 - 2018/19) 2008-09 Enrollment over the next ten years is 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 YEAR Actual projected to decline as depicted in the K 361 341 345 349 343 347 347 347 347 347 347 table and chart to the right. G 1 346 371 350 354 358 352 356 356 356 356 356 G 2 377 338 362 341 346 349 343 347 347 347 347 Current enrollment in the lower G 3 402 375 336 360 340 344 347 342 346 346 346 grades (K-8) is significantly lower than G 4 366 410 383 343 367 347 351 355 349 353 353 enrollment in the upper grades (9-12), G 5 395 370 414 387 346 371 350 355 358 352 356 and as these students progress through Subtotal 2,247 2,204 2,190 2,134 2,099 2,109 2,095 2,101 2,103 2,101 2,105 the grade levels, enrollment will at first G 6 379 394 368 413 385 345 370 349 353 357 351 decline more sharply, and then begin to G 7 400 391 406 380 426 397 356 381 360 364 368 level out. G 8 398 400 390 406 379 425 397 356 381 360 364 Subtotal 1,177 1,184 1,164 1,198 1,190 1,168 1,123 1,086 1,094 1,081 1,083 G 9 464 441 443 433 449 420 471 440 394 422 398 G 10 452 431 410 412 402 417 391 438 409 366 392 G 11 454 410 391 372 373 365 379 354 397 371 332 G 12 424 439 396 378 359 361 352 366 342 384 358 Subtotal 1,794 1,721 1,640 1,594 1,584 1,563 1,593 1,598 1,542 1,543 1,481 TOTAL 5,218 5,109 4,994 4,926 4,873 4,840 4,810 4,784 4,739 4,724 4,668

Projected Enrollment

5,218 5,109 6,000 4,994 4,926 4,873 4,840 4,810 4,784 4,739 4,724 4,668 4,000

2,000 # of Students of # 0

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Student Achievement The following table describes student achievement in the Warren County School District. District-wide, students have exceeded the state targets for mathematics and reading proficiency on state assessment tests. Fifty-eight percent of students are proficient in mathematics at the 11th grade level, and 71% of students are proficient in reading at the 11th grade level.

Student Achievement Summary (2007-08) District EHS SHS WAHS YHS State Average Overall Grade 11 Mathematics - Overall Proficiency 64% 47% 63% 51% 58% 56% Grade 11 Reading - Overall Proficiency 72% 76% 72% 67% 71% 65% Grade 11 Science - Overall Proficiency 44% 26% 47% 26% 39% 36%

District EHS SHS WAHS YHS State Average Overall Graduation Rate 89% 84% 91% 93% 90% 90% Male 88% 82% 85% 98% 87% 89% Female 90% 86% 98% 88% 93% 91% Source: District Report Card, 2007-2008, Pennsylvania Department of Education

The graduation rate for the district is 90%, which is the same as the average for Pennsylvania. As the neighboring chart Graduation Rates by School (2007-08) displays, high school graduation rates range at the district high 95% 93% schools from 84% at Sheffield, to 93% at Youngsville. 91% 90% 89%

85% 84%

80%

75% EHS SHS WAHS YHS

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PROGRAM IMPACTS COURSE # NUMBER OF COURSES CURRICULAR AREA RANGE EHS SHS WAHS YHS The accompanying table displays the number of courses by curricular area offered during the 2008-09 school year Language Arts 00001 - 00099 35 34 38 39 at each high school in the Warren County School Social Studies 00100 - 00199 26 23 23 18 District. As shown, each school has similar proportions of Mathematics 00200 - 00299 26 16 22 18 courses by curricular area, except Warren Area High Science 00300 - 00399 23 21 23 15 School which includes additional emotional support, World Languages 00400 - 00499 12 5 13 9 alternative education, incarcerated youth, and special Business/Computer 00500 - 00599 7 2 8 3 education (life skills) courses. Health/Physical Education 00600 - 00699 8 12 10 10 Art 00700 - 00720 9 8 10 5

Industrial Arts/Technology Family 00750 - 00799 15 16 14 13 While the number of courses is similar, this table does Consumer Science not display the number of periods each course is offered. Music 00800 - 00899 9 7 10 5 For example, at a smaller school each course may be Vocational 00900 - 00975 0 0 25 0 offered one period, but in a larger school certain courses Miscellaneous 00976 - 01999 7 7 10 8 would be offered multiple periods. Emotional Support 02000 - 02999 1 1 32 17 Alternative Education 03000 - 03999 0 0 28 0 Incarcerated Youth 04000 - 04999 0 0 12 0 Special Education (Life skills) 05000 - 05999 1 0 16 15 NovaNet / Cyber 06000 - 06999 29 18 30 12

Mostly Open Range 07000 - 07999 0 0 0 0 Elementary Courses 08000 - 08999 0 0 0 0 Total 208 170 324 187 Source: Warren County School District, High School Master Schedules (2008-09)

The accompanying table shows the number of Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered at each school. As shown, Eisenhower and Warren Area High School both offer 10 courses, compared to 5 at Youngsville and 1 at Sheffield. NUMBER OF COURSES EHS SHS WAHS YHS Advanced Placement Courses 10 1 10 5

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The following table shows the number of periods for each curricular area, which vary greatly depending on the number of students in each school. In many cases, multiple classes are being taught in one classroom at the same time. For example, some physical education courses are listed separately in the course guide for grades 9-12, but the students are assigned to the same teacher and room for the same period. In that case, this table counts all students in one space as one class.

EHS SHS WAHS YHS

CURRICULAR AREA Avg. # of Avg. # of Avg. # of Avg. # of # of Periods Students/ # of Periods Students/ # of Periods Students/ # of Periods Students/ Classroom Classroom Classroom Classroom Language Arts 33 13 23 11 61 15 52 10 Social Studies 31 16 16 15 49 18 26 16 Mathematics 33 12 17 11 52 15 24 13 Science 40 17 20 13 62 17 32 15 World Languages 9 17 7 15 25 16 10 14 Business/Computer 3 10 0 0 10 11 2 8 Health/Physical Education 7 21 5 17 13 17 7 23 Art 10 9 9 13 16 17 4 13 Industrial Arts/Technology Family 9 10 5 15 15 15 10 19 Consumer Science Music 5 14 1 15 7 24 8 11 Total 180 103 310 175 Source: Warren County School District, High School Master Schedules (2008-09)

CORE ACADEMIC AREAS EHS SHS WAHS YHS The neighboring table displays the average class size in the Language Arts 13 11 15 10 core academic subject areas for each school. The goal of 16 15 18 16 the Warren County School District is to have 20 students Social Studies per class. As shown, the average class size at WAHS is 16 Mathematics 12 11 15 13 students, and at Eisenhower is 15 students. The average Science 17 13 17 15 class size at Sheffield and Youngsville is 13 students. World Languages 17 15 16 14 Average Class Size 15 13 16 13

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When scheduling for classes in the Warren County School District, course offerings with less than 12 student requests must receive approval to be taught. Thus, some courses do not have the critical mass to be offered at some schools in the District. In other cases, where a class may be combined, two courses are taught in the same classroom.

The following tables display the courses not offered during the 2009/10 school year due to low enrollment.

COURSES WITH INSUFFICIENT ENROLLMENT 2009/2010

EMHS Grades 9-12 SAMHS Grades 9-12 Total Total Length Length Certification Area Course # Course Name Students/ Certification Area Course # Course Name Students/ Y/S Y/S Course Course Language Arts 00095 Reading Unlimited II 2 S Language Arts 00019 AP English Literature 1 Y Art 00717 Senior Advanced Art 1 Y 00040 Speech 1 S 00718 AP Art Studio 2 Y 00050 Drama 5 S 00093 Detective/Mystery 2 S WAHS Grades 9-12 00097 Story of the American West 2 S Total 00099 Science Fiction/Fantasy 3 S Length Certification Area Course # Course Name Students/ Social Studies 00113 World Geography 2 S Y/S Course 00120 US Military History 5 S Mathematics 00281 Probability and Statistics II 6 S 00134 US Constitutional Law I 2 S 00288 Computer Science 6 Y 00135 US Constitutional Law II 1 S Science 00333 Advanced Chemistry Honors 1 Y 00146 Great World Ideas 1 S Family & Comsumer Sc. 00775 Needlework & Crafts 5 S Mathematics 00271 Functions Honors 1 Y Music 00860 Music Theory 6 S 00288 Computer Science 3 Y Science 00315 Entomology 5 S YHS Grades 9-12 00336 AP Chemistry 1 Y Total Length 00371 Ecology 3 S Certification Area Course # Course Name Students/ Y/S 00372 Environmental Science 2 S Course 00375 Forestry (certification issue) 12 S Mathematics 00275 Trigonometry w/Integrated Algebra 4 Y 00378 Ornithology 1 S 00290 Pre-Calculus 4 Y Tech Ed 00754 Innovation & Invention 5 Y Science 00316 AP Biology 4 Y 00759 Designs in Bio-Related Technology 1 S 00336 AP Chemistry 4 Y Miscellaneous 01052 Driver Education Classroom Theory 3 S 00353 AP Physics 1 Y Tech Ed 00754 Innovation and Invention 2 Y 00759 Designs in Bio-Related Technology 2 Y Family & Consumer Sc. 00762 Home Clothing Design 1 S

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The following table shows the combined classes during the 2009/10 school year:

RECOMMENDED COMBINED CLASSES WITH LESS THAN 12 STUDENTS PER CLASS - SY 2009-2010

EMHS Total Length Certification Area Course # Course Name Students/ Combined # Y/S Course Mathematics 00288 Computer Science 6 8 Y 00289 AP Computer Science 2 Tech Ed 00751 Design & Manufacturing Enterprise 4 10 S 00752 Engineering Design & Applications 6

SAMHS Total Length Certification Area Course # Course Name Students/ Combined # Y/S Course Art 00713 Art IV 3 11 Y 00171 Senior Advanced Art 8

WAHS Total Length Certification Area Course # Course Name Students/ Combined # Y/S Course World Language 00413 German III 5 8 + 2 DL from Y 00414 German IV 3 EMHS

YHS Total Length Certification Area Course # Course Name Students/ Combined # Y/S Course Language Arts 00060 Journalism I 7 10 Y 00061 Journalism II 2 World Language 00401 French IV 3 00402 French II 5 9 Y 00404 French IV 1

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STAFFING

The accompanying table describes the average staffing costs by position for each of the existing high schools in the Warren County School District during the 2008-09 school year. The total average cost includes salary and benefits. For example, the average cost of a teacher in the district is $66,117.49 per year.

The number of staff for each school is included in the table. For Eisenhower and Sheffield, the total number includes the staff for all grades at the school (each school includes some middle school grade-levels). As shown in the table, not surprisingly the school with the largest enrollment, Warren Area High School, has the greatest number of staff.

TOTAL EHS* SHS* WAHS YHS AVERAGE STAFFING AVERAGE COSTS BY POSITION Number Total Cost Number Total Cost Number Total Cost Number Total Cost COST/YR Cafeteria Class B $ 15,640.28 2 $ 31,280.57 2 $ 31,280.57 3 $ 46,920.85 2 $ 31,280.57 Cafeteria Class C $ 8,259.91 5 $ 41,299.57 5 $ 41,299.57 5 $ 41,299.57 6 $ 49,559.48 Custodial Class A $ 37,401.34 3 $ 112,204.03 4 $ 149,605.37 6 $ 224,408.05 3 $ 112,204.03 Custodial Class B $ 20,793.70 2 $ 41,587.40 1 $ 20,793.70 1 $ 20,793.70 1 $ 20,793.70 Custodial Class C $ 10,835.25 0 $ - 0 $ - 1 $ 10,835.25 0 $ - Teacher Aide Class B $ 19,052.69 8 $ 152,421.52 4 $ 76,210.76 15 $ 285,790.36 7 $ 133,368.83 Secretary A $ 34,770.96 1 $ 34,770.96 1 $ 34,770.96 1 $ 34,770.96 1 $ 34,770.96 Secretary B $ 23,856.29 2 $ 47,712.59 2 $ 47,712.59 4 $ 95,425.18 3 $ 71,568.88 220 Day Principals $ 90,583.92 1 $ 90,583.92 0 $ - 2 $ 181,167.84 0 $ - 260 Day Principals $ 110,021.04 1 $ 110,021.04 1.4 $ 154,029.46 1 $ 110,021.04 1.6 $ 176,033.67 Teachers $ 66,117.49 43 $ 2,843,052.11 33 $ 2,181,877.20 65 $ 4,297,636.92 34 $ 2,247,994.69 Total Staffing Cost 68 $ 3,504,933.70 53.4 $ 2,737,580.17 104 $ 5,349,069.71 58.6 $ 2,877,574.81

Student Enrollment (08-09) 523 381 835 369 Total Staffing Cost/Student $ 6,701.59 $ 7,185.25 $ 6,406.07 $ 7,798.31

*Includes MS Grade-Level Positions Source: Warren County School District, 2009

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In addition to the cost and total number of staff at each Staffing Cost per Student school, the table includes the student enrollment for the $7,798.31 2008-09 school year. Based on this enrollment, the total $7,185.25 $6,701.59 staffing cost per student is calculated. The total staffing cost $6,406.07 per student is lowest at the school with the highest enrollment (Warren Area High School), and greatest at the school with the fewest students (Youngsville High School). 835 The accompanying graph also displays this relationship. 369 381 523

YHS SHS EHS WAHS Student Enrollment (08-09) Total Staffing Cost/Student

The following table shows the average staff cost for all the high AVERAGE OF ALL HIGH schools in the Warren County School District. TOTAL AVERAGE STAFFING SCHOOL STAFFING AVERAGE COSTS BY POSITION COST Number Total Cost

Cafeteria Class B $ 15,640.28 2.25 $ 35,190.64 Cafeteria Class C $ 8,259.91 5.25 $ 43,364.54 Custodial Class A $ 37,401.34 4 $ 149,605.37 Custodial Class B $ 20,793.70 1.25 $ 25,992.12 Custodial Class C $ 10,835.25 0.25 $ 2,708.81 Teacher Aide Class B $ 19,052.69 8.5 $ 161,947.87 Secretary A $ 34,770.96 1 $ 34,770.96 Secretary B $ 23,856.29 2.75 $ 65,604.81 220 Day Principals $ 90,583.92 0.75 $ 67,937.94 260 Day Principals $ 110,021.04 1.25 $ 137,526.30 Teachers $ 66,117.49 43.75 $ 2,892,640.23 Total Staffing Cost 71 $ 3,617,289.60

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EXTRACURRICULAR HIGH SCHOOL EXTRACURRICULAR PARTICIPATION (2008-09) Band and Music EHS SHS WAHS YHS Total Marching Band Participants 33 31 71 57 192 The accompanying table displays the participation in marching band and all-county music offered at the high schools in the % of Overall Enrollment Participating in Marching Band 9% 13% 9% 15% 11% Warren County School District. All-County Musical Participants 5 3 36 12 56 % of Overall Enrollment Participating in All-County 1% 1% 4% 3% 3% Musical Approximately 11% of high school students in the district participate in Marching Band, and 3% participate in All-County Musical.

As the following tables display, numerous clubs exist at each high school. Warren Area High School has the most clubs with 24.

Clubs (Note: Not all clubs exist at all schools ) EHS SHS WAHS YHS Total Clubs (Note: Not all clubs exist at all schools ) EHS SHS WAHS YHS Total Academic Bowl 6 24 15 14 59 Productions-Drama/Musical - - 22 - 22 Aquila - - - 15 15 SADD Club 33 35 - 25 93 Art Club - 25 67 21 113 School Newspaper - - 15 - 15 Audio Visual Club 15 - 3 - 18 Science Club - - 17 20 37 Broadwalk - - - 7 7 Ski Club - - 25 - 25 Crossroads Club 18 - 12 19 49 Spanish Club 53 - 35 40 128 Dragon Strength Club - - 10 - 10 Spirit Club - - - 18 18 Drama Club X - - - X Stage Crew - - 5 - 5 Eagle Eye - - - 9 9 Steel Drum - 10 - - 10 Eco Team - - 26 - 26 Student Council 33 28 25 23 109 French Club 23 - 67 20 110 Trap Team X - - - X German Clulb 12 - 20 - 32 TSA - - - 14 14 History Club - - 30 - 30 Tutoring Club - - - 4 4 Home Economics Club - 20 - - 20 Varsity Club - 86 160 - 246 JETS - 16 16 - 32 WACOPSE Club 4 - - - 4 Key Club 34 - 22 - 56 Yearbook 25 17 21 - 63 Knight Time Players 35 - - - 35 YMI - - - 8 8 Model UN - - 15 - 15 Youth Volunteer Club 10 - - - 10 National Art Honor Society - - 30 - 30 Total Club Participants 159 206 508 183 1,533 National Honor Society 30 30 39 17 116 Total Number of Clubs 19 10 24 16 69 O Ambassadors - - 20 - 20 Note: An "X" denotes that a club exists, but the number of participants is not available Ophelia X - - - X Outdoor Club X - - - X Pep Club X - - - X December 2009 Page 18 Warren County School District High School Feasibility Study

ATHLETICS/SPORTS ATHLETICS PARTICIPATION (2008-2009) Sports are an important part of high school Teams (Note: not all teams exist at all schools EHS SHS WAHS YHS Total life. As the accompanying table shows, Baseball - Boys' Varsity/Junior Varsity 26 - 31 20 77 students at the four high schools in the Basketball - Boys' Varisty/Junior Varsity 17 15 30 18 80 District participate in many sports. Each Basketball - Boys' Freshmen - - 13 - 13 team for each school is displayed with the Basketball - Girls' Varsity 16 15 13 14 58 number of participants. Middle school level Cheer - Girls' Varsity (Fall) 18 23 18 14 73 Cheer - Girls' Freshman (Fall) - - 5 - 5 sports are not included in this information, Cheer - Girls' Varsity (Winter) - 9 21 11 41 and Varsity/Junior Varsity participation is Cross Country - Boys' Varsity 10 - 7 11 28 counted together. Cross Country - Girls' Varsity 6 - 6 7 19 Football - Boys' Varsity/Junior Varsity 37 29 39 21 126 The athletics/sports offering vary greatly Football - Boys' Freshman - - 28 - 28 among schools. Warren Area High School Golf - Boys' Varsity 23 - 23 - 46 offers the most sports. Where a school Golf - Girls' Varsity - - 15 - 15 does not have enough students to offer a Soccer - Boys' Varsity/Junior Varsity 27 - 33 - 60 sport, in many cases the students may still Soccer - Girls' Varsity/Junior Varsity 18 - 35 - 53 participate in that sport through Softball - Girls' Varsity/Junior Varsity 19 13 25 18 75 cooperation with another school. The Swimming - Boys' Varsity - - 15 - 15 highlighted cells in the accompanying table Swimming - Girls' Varsity - - 25 - 25 represent this cooperation. Tennis - Boys' Varsity - - 23 - 23 Tennis - Girls' Varsity - - 24 - 24 Track - Boys' Varsity 20 17 50 29 116 Track - Girls' Varsity 37 19 55 20 131 Volleyball - Varsity/Junior Varsity 17 12 22 19 70 Wrestling - Varsity 26 10 28 19 83 Total Sports Participants 317 162 584 221 1284 Overall HS Enrollment (October 2008) 363 233 830 368 1794 % of Overall Enrollment Participation in Sports 87% 70% 70% 60% 72% *PIAA Recognized Cooperative Sponsorship of Sports The Cooperative Sports agreement may include schools/institutions outside of WCSD. Junior High participation is not included. Varsity/Junior Varsity participation is counted together.

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As described on the previous page, some COOPERATIVE SPORTS LIST sports are offered cooperatively where a SPORT HOST SCHOOL CO-OP SCHOOL Warren Area High School Sheffield Area Middle/High School BASEBALL school does not have enough students to field Warren County Christian School its own team. The accompanying team details BOYS' BASKETBALL Eisenhower Middle/High School Calvary Chapel Senior High School these cooperative sports, including the host Eisenhower Middle/High School Calvary Chapel Senior High School BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY school and the additional co-op schools. Warren Area High School Sheffield Area Middle/High School Eisenhower Middle/High School Calvary Chapel Senior High School GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY Warren Area High School Sheffield Area Middle/High School For example, for Baseball, studdents from Youngsville High School Warren County Christian School Sheffield Area Middle/High School and Warren Eisenhower Middle/High School Calvary Chapel Senior High School County Christian School participate on the FOOTBALL Sheffield Area Middle/High School Abraxas/Arlene Lissner High School Warren Area High School baseball team. For Warren Area High School Warren County Christian School Girls’ Cross Country, students at Calvary Eisenhower Middle/High School Calvary Chapel Senior High School Chapel High School participate on the BOYS' GOLF Youngsville High School Eisenhower Middle/High School Team. Warren Area High School Sheffield Area Middle/High School GIRLS' GOLF Warren Area High School Youngsville High School BOYS' SOCCER Eisenhower Middle/High School Calvary Chapel Senior High School GIRLS' SOCCER Warren Area High School Warren County Christian School Eisenhower Middle/High School Calvary Chapel Senior High School SOFTBALL Youngsville High School Warren County Christian School Warren Area High School Eisenhower Middle/High School BOYS' SWIMMING Sheffield Area Middle/High School Warren Area High School Eisenhower Middle/High School GIRLS' SWIMMING Sheffield Area Middle/High School BOYS' TENNIS Warren Area High School Warren County Christian School GIRLS' TENNIS Warren Area High School Youngsville High School Eisenhower Middle/High School Calvary Chapel Senior High School BOYS' TRACK & FIELD Youngsville Elementary/Middle School Warren County Christian School Youngsville High School Warren County Christian School Eisenhower Middle/High School Calvary Chapel Senior High School GIRLS' TRACK & FIELD Youngsville Elementary/Middle School Warren County Christian School Youngsville High School Warren County Christian School GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL Eisenhower Middle/High School Calvary Chapel Senior High School Eisenhower Middle/High School Calvary Chapel Senior High School WRESTLING Youngsville High School Warren County Christian School

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The following tables display the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Total Male Enrollment Required for Association (PIAA) enrollment requirements for sports. As shown, these SPORT (Boys) Participation requirements differ between sports, and also between boys and girls sports. A AA AAA AAAA Baseball 1-161 162-286 287-492 >492 Currently, the high schools in the Warren County School District compete in Basketball 1-148 149-262 263-471 >471 different PIAA Districts: Cross Country 1-330 >330 Football 1-195 196-327 328-539 >539 District 9 Golf >1 Soccer 1-241 242-447 >447 Sheffield Middle/High School Swimming 1-464 >464

Tennis 1-411 >411 District 10 Track 1-322 >322 Eisenhower Middle/High School Wrestling 1-358 >358 Warren Area High School Youngsville High School Total Female Enrollment Required SPORT (Girls) for Participation The following table displays the enrollment by school by sex for each high A AA AAA AAAA school in WCSD. By comparing this table with the PIAA requirements, the Basketball 1-144 145-262 263-450 >450 classification for each team can be determined. For example, Eisenhower has Cheer N/A N/A N/A N/A 160 Male high school students, so its football team competes in A, whereas Cross Country 1-314 >314 Warren Area HS has 376 Male high school students so its team is in AAA. Golf >1 Soccer 1-282 >282 Enrollment by School Softball 1-165 166-285 286-486 >486 EHS SHS WAHS YHS Swimming 1-436 >436 Male 160 84 376 156 Tennis 1-374 >374 Female 129 93 324 125 Track 1-300 >300 Volleyball 1-187 188-424 >424 Source: Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. 2008-09 and Source: Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years 2009-10 school years

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This table displays the PIAA Class for each sport at each high school:

ATHLETICS - CLASSIFICATIONS BY SPORT

Boys' Sports EHS SHS WAHS YHS Baseball A AAA A Basketball AA A AAA AA Cross Country AA AAA AA Football A A AAA A Golf AAAA AAAA Soccer A AA Swimming AAA Tennis AA Track AA AA AAA AA Wrestling AA AA AAA AA

Girls' Sports EHS SHS WAHS YHS Basketball A A AAA A Cross Country AA AAA AA Golf AAAA Soccer AA AAA Softball A A AAA A Swimming AA Tennis AA Track AA AA AAA AA Volleyball A A AA A Source: Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years

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The accompanying table shows the ATHLETICS WINNING PERCENTAGE (2008-2009) participation and winning percentage of Teams (Note: not all teams exist at all schools EHS SHS WAHS YHS athletics teams in the Warren County Baseball - Boys' Varsity 31% - 74% 11% School District by school. Only Varsity Basketball - Boys' Varisty 50% 30% 45% 5% winning percentages are displayed. Basketball - Girls' Varsity 58% 30% 59% 5% Cross Country - Boys' Varsity 44% - 63% 29% The athletics/sports offering vary greatly Cross Country - Girls' Varsity 0% - 11% 29% among schools. Warren Area High School Football - Boys' Varsity 50% 10% 20% 20% offers the most sports. Winning Soccer - Boys' Varsity 76% - 94% - percentages also vary greatly. Soccer - Boys' JV 33% - 92% - Soccer - Girls' Varsity 33% - 93% - Softball - Girls' Varsity 50% 0% 74% 53% Swimming - Boys' Varsity - - 41% - Swimming - Girls' Varsity - - 71% - Tennis - Boys' Varsity - - 73% - Tennis - Girls' Varsity - - 42% - Track - Boys' Varsity 0% 0% 71% 14% Track - Girls' Varsity 0% 25% 86% 57% Volleyball - Varsity 40% 6% 71% 60% Wrestling - Varsity 56% 14% 35% 23% *Only Varsity winning percentages are represented.

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Cost for Sports by School Warren County School District Athletics Budget (2009-10) EHS SHS WAHS YHS Central Office Total

Referee Fees/Officials $ 21,930 $ 18,000 $ 24,230 $ 17,000 $ 87,346 The accompanying table shows the Crowd Control/Gate Help $ 5,650 $ 5,015 $ 8,100 $ 4,000 $ 23,365 cost for sports by high school in General Building Services $ 2,500 $ 2,500 the Warren County School Equipment Maint/Repair $ 4,500 $ 2,750 $ 2,500 $ 2,250 $ 14,475 District. The total budget for the Rental Land/Bldg $ 13,769 $ 13,769 2009-10 school year is just over 1 Student Transportation Svc $ 46,150 $ 27,607 $ 60,000 $ 35,912 $ 11,000 $ 192,769 million dollars. As shown, many Football Insurance $ 850 $ 1,000 $ 1,500 $ 850 $ 4,200 costs are associated with the Cellular Comm/Hardware $ 2,780 $ 2,780 operation of athletics. Note that Training Expense/Conf & Mtngs $ 565 $ 450 $ 700 $ 400 $ 2,340 for Eisenhower and Sheffield, the Playoff Expense $ 12,500 $ 12,500 cost of middle school sports is General Supplies $ 10,000 $ 6,000 $ 16,132 $ 8,406 $ 1,000 $ 44,288 included in these tallies. Medical Supplies $ 2,250 $ 1,500 $ 2,210 $ 1,700 $ 9,910 Uniforms $ 10,000 $ 4,000 $ 8,700 $ 5,633 $ 30,923 Equipment Replacement/Equipment $ 3,000 $ 2,000 $ 5,400 $ 2,000 $ 14,800 Other Expenses/Co Meet/Tourn $ 1,500 $ 1,500 Security/Professional Security $ 3,000 $ 275 $ 100 $ 3,375 Dues/Fees $ 4,500 $ 2,000 $ 3,750 $ 2,750 $ 13,700 SUB TOTAL $ 112,395 $ 70,597 $ 146,991 $ 81,001 $ 31,280 $ 474,540 $ - Salaries $ 98,391 $ 77,070 $ 111,836 $ 82,686 $ 17,498 $ 429,644 Social Security (.0765) $ 7,527 $ 5,896 $ 8,555 $ 6,325 $ 1,339 $ 32,868 Retirement (.0713) (.37647) staff $ 2,637 $ 2,065 $ 2,997 $ 2,216 $ 469 $ 11,514 Athletic Trainer (2 FT) $ 97,500 $ 97,500 Sub-Total $ 108,555 $ 85,032 $ 123,389 $ 91,228 $ 116,806 $ 571,526 TOTAL $ 220,950 $ 155,629 $ 270,380 $ 172,229 $ 148,086 $ 1,046,066 Gate Receipts (ESTIMATED) $ 15,050 $ 8,300 $ 35,519 $ 12,700 $ - $ 72,469 War Memorial Contribution $ (400) $ (26,500) $ (27,800) TOTAL REVENUE $ 14,650 $ 8,300 $ 9,019 $ 12,700 $ - $ 44,669 GRAND TOTAL $ 206,300 $ 147,329 $ 261,361 $ 159,529 $ 148,086 $ 1,001,397 Student Enrollment ('08-'09) 523 381 835 368 - 2,107 Average Cost/Student $ 394 $ 387 $ 313 $ 434 - $ 475 Source: Warren County School District Athletics Budget (2009-10)

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TRANSPORTATION COST

The following table displays the average transportation costs for the entire school district for each of the previous five school years.

TRANSPORTATION COSTS 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09* Contractor Pay $4,041,745.44 $3,788,069.99 $3,870,027.45 $4,164,266.67 $4,259,948.80 Fuel $253,637.40 $310,936.00 $425,802.83 $717,237.54 $621,803.05 Late Runs $113,835.69 $91,688.95 109.883.03 $109,610.10 $80,383.70 Total $4,409,218.53 $4,190,694.94 $4,295,830.28 $4,991,114.31 $4,962,135.55 Note: 2008-09 Fuel Cost is estimated and Late Runs are incomplete (do not include May/June)

TRANSPORTATION TIME AND DISTANCE

TRANSPORTATION TIME AND DISTANCE SUMMARY TABLE The following table summarizes the time and distances of bus routes for each high AVERAGE AVERAGE OVERALL AVERAGE OVERALL NUMBER OF school. Bus routes are shared among SCHOOL DISTANCE TIME TO SCHOOL TIME TO HOME BUSES elementary, middle, and high schools, (MILES) (MINUTES) (MINUTES) although in every case but one, buses only go to one high school. The average EHS 20 62.7 52 61 distance for each bus is 64.5 per day. The SHS 16 64.1 40 45 average time each bus takes to get to WAHS 33 51.7 44 55 school each morning is 47 minutes, and the YHS 27 79.4 54 60 average time going home is 55 minutes. Overall Average 64.5 47 55

On the following pages, distance and transportation for each high school is detailed by bus route.

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Eisenhower Middle/High School Transportation Time and Distance

VEHICLE MORNING AFTERNOON OVERALL SCHOOL OVERALL DISTANCE TOTAL PICKUP ARRIVAL DROPOFF TYPE NUMBER SCHOOL(S) GR'TST # TIME DEPARTURE TIME (MILES) # TIME TIME TIME (MINUTES) TIME (MINUTES) BUS E04 54.2 EHS 35 41 703 749 46 312 403 51 BUS E05 82.6 EHS (SGES PM) 42 72 658 738 40 305 358 53 BUS B32 89.3 EHS, WAHS, ST. JOES 5 8 600 755 115 200 430 150 BUS E06 36.2 RES, EHS 56 56 705 745 40 315 400 45 BUS E07 55.7 RES, EHS 70 70 655 747 52 300 358 58 BUS E08 52.1 RES, EHS 61 67 659 743 44 302 407 65 BUS E12 56.9 RES, EHS 36 36 700 750 50 300 408 68 BUS E13 51.6 RES, EHS 65 66 700 742 42 310 358 48 BUS E14 47.6 RES, EHS 38 48 700 749 49 300 357 57 BUS E15 42.6 RES, EHS 53 53 657 745 48 303 406 63 BUS E19 89.1 RES, EHS 34 38 644 750 66 315 414 59 BUS E03 103.7 SGES, EHS 27 43 700 748 48 BUS E09 60.9 SGES, EHS 63 73 653 745 52 300 408 68 BUS E10 87.1 SGES, EHS 35 70 640 745 65 310 405 55 BUS E11 62.0 SGES, EHS 45 45 652 746 54 315 409 54 BUS E17 44.8 SGES, EHS 26 26 710 754 44 307 355 48 BUS E21 71.2 SGES, EHS 51 51 655 752 57 305 412 67 BUS E22 0.0 SGES, EHS 26 37 638 758 80 310 430 80 BUS E01 52.8 SGES/EHS 43 64 700/733 730/755 30 VAN AC5 113.4 EHS/ BETHAL BAPTIST 5 5 705 725 20 250 245 15

OVERALL AVERAGE 62.7 52 64

Source: Warren County School District, 2008-09

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Sheffield Area High School Transportation Time and Distance

VEHICLE MORNING AFTERNOON OVERALL SCHOOL OVERALL DISTANCE TOTAL PICKUP ARRIVAL DROPOFF TYPE NUMBER SCHOOL(S) GR'TST # TIME DEPARTURE TIME (MILES) # TIME TIME TIME (MINUTES) TIME (MINUTES) BUS S06 69.4 AV, SAHS 48 64 702 800 58 248 358 70 BUS S07 68.6 AV, SAHS 68 68 708 741 33 310 345 35 BUS S09 61.8 AV, SAHS 45 74 705 758 53 251 347 56 BUS S10 68.6 AV, SAHS 39 44 715 752 37 300 350 50 BUS S08 64.4 SAHS 49 49 710 752 42 305 341 36 BUS S01 51.0 SES, SAHS 49 53 715 755 40 307 347 40 BUS S02 76.0 SES, SAHS 33 68 712 750 38 305 339 34 BUS S03 51.8 SES, SAHS 72 89 715 750 35 253 328 35 BUS S04 67.0 SES, SAHS 44 44 650 753 63 300 406 66 BUS S05 52.6 SES, SAHS 61 85 717 750 33 252 322 30 VAN FW5 37.0 AV, SAHS 6 6 730 754 24 245 325 40 VAN V10 85.8 AV, SAHS 3 3 705 740 35 VAN V28 104.8 AV, SAHS 3 4 710 755 45 VAN V36 42.0 AV, SAHS 5 5 712 741 20 VAN V43 39.6 SAHS TO WAHS 4 4 1200 1230 30

OVERALL AVERAGE 62.7 39 45

Source: Warren County School District, 2008-09

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Warren Area High School Transportation Time and Distance

VEHICLE MORNING AFTERNOON OVERALL SCHOOL OVERALL DISTANCE TOTAL PICKUP ARRIVAL DROPOFF TYPE NUMBER SCHOOL(S) GR'TST # TIME DEPARTURE TIME (MILES) # TIME TIME TIME (MINUTES) TIME (MINUTES) BUS NP7 71.0 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 9 13 705 745 40 220 435 75 BUS W02 50.0 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 48 49 707 753 46 247 355 68 BUS W03 45.3 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 49 49 651 753 62 251 409 69 BUS W04 42.4 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 57 71 650 735 45 230 410 100 BUS W09 59.2 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 44 44 704 755 51 300 355 55 BUS W11 35.3 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 69 69 708 801 53 255 405 70 BUS W12 42.0 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 41 41 715 747 32 245 346 59 BUS W14 53.2 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 56 56 706 747 41 254 350 56 BUS W16 30.0 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 41 41 712 754 42 250 358 68 BUS W17 22.2 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 72 79 717 748 31 251 346 55 BUS W18 40.5 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 60 60 659 751 52 251 404 73 BUS W27 28.6 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 45 45 709 755 46 300 407 67 BUS W28 19.5 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 57 57 716 757 41 303 354 51 BUS TR1 24.4 WAEC, SSLEC, WAHS 39 54 720 730 10 256 347 51 BUS W10 68.1 WAEC, SSLEC, WAHS 38 55 655 756 61 250 355 65 BUS W26 14.0 WAEC, SSLEC, WAHS 46 46 716 742 26 253 334 41 BUS W06 69.0 WAEC, WAHS 70 70 640 736 56 BUS W08 27.5 WAEC, WAHS 67 122 711 757 46 249 342 53 BUS W15 30.4 WAEC, WAHS 57 96 711 800 49 249 347 58 BUS W22 64.0 WAEC, WAHS 39 68 640 737 57 738 354 76 BUS W25 57.1 WAEC, WAHS 58 58 722 745 23 310 338 28 BUS W30 14.7 WAEC, WAHS 57 57 732 305 VAN AE6 149.0 BWMS, WAHS 6 6 710 754 44 257 401 64 VAN D01 41.0 BWMS, WAHS 3 4 716 749 33 300 329 29 VAN V30 60.8 SSLEC, WAHS, BEACON LT 2 3 720 815 55 215 305 45 VAN V26 51.4 ST. JOES, WAHS 5 5 715 757 42 245 345 60 VAN F10 90.8 WAEC, BWMS, SSLEC, WAHS 5 7 720 749 29 250 316 26 VAN V14 48.3 WAEC, WAHS, SHS 5 5 700 800 60 245 330 45 VAN N15 58.9 WAHS 4 4 657 748 51 259 341 42 VAN V02 83.9 WAHS 4 4 720 750 30 200 221 21 VAN V15 77.8 WAHS 6 6 703 739 36 254 343 49 VAN AE1 74.0 WAHS, BEACON LT 3 4 715 800 45 155 250 55 VAN V01 63.4 WAHS, BEACON LT 6 6 710 815 65 210 247 37

OVERALL AVERAGE 51.7 44 56

Source: Warren County School District, 2008-09

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Youngsville High School Transportation Time and Distance

VEHICLE MORNING AFTERNOON OVERALL SCHOOL OVERALL DISTANCE TOTAL PICKUP ARRIVAL DROPOFF TYPE NUMBER SCHOOL(S) GR'TST # TIME DEPARTURE TIME (MILES) # TIME TIME TIME (MINUTES) TIME (MINUTES) BUS B22 81.7 YEMS, YHS 4 4 650 755 65 245 404 79 BUS SL6 108.2 YEMS, YHS 1 1 625 805 100 225 352 87 BUS Y01 115.0 YEMS, YHS 31 31 704 745 41 245 347 62 BUS Y02 87.5 YEMS, YHS 35 35 644 736 52 300 350 50 BUS Y03 118.6 YEMS, YHS 34 34 652 752 60 250 405 75 BUS Y04 107.2 YEMS, YHS 39 39 643 741 58 245 408 83 BUS Y05 80.1 YEMS, YHS 49 49 700 752 52 310 355 45 BUS Y06 68.2 YEMS, YHS 58 58 658 311 346 35 BUS Y07 77.4 YEMS, YHS 58 58 715 756 41 311 349 38 BUS Y08 61.8 YEMS, YHS 59 59 655 755 60 250 413 83 BUS Y09 86.6 YEMS, YHS 55 55 643 755 72 BUS Y10 40.9 YEMS, YHS 72 86 720 748 28 257 340 43 BUS Y11 47.9 YEMS, YHS 51 51 718 753 30 300 355 55 BUS Y12 47.8 YEMS, YHS 66 66 715 750 35 253 342 49 BUS Y13 71.2 YEMS, YHS 54 54 655 744 49 311 403 52 BUS Y14 76.9 YEMS, YHS 41 41 645 749 64 306 406 60 BUS B30 111.2 YEMS, YHS, WCCS 15 15 635 755 80 250 435 45 BUS W24 66.2 YEMS, YHS, WCCS 40 46 652 800 68 255 417 100 VAN F14 65.0 YEMS, YHS 6 6 706 754 48 350 355 5 VAN FW2 35.0 YEMS, YHS 5 5 717 758 41 255 332 37 VAN V18 103.0 YEMS, YHS 3 3 715 745 30 245 340 55 VAN V25 150.2 YEMS, YHS 5 6 700 745 45 250 355 65 VAN V34 98.8 YEMS, YHS 4 4 705 740 35 220 340 80 VAN V37 29.0 YEMS, YHS 3 3 635 746 71 254 427 93 VAN FW7 31.1 YEMS, YHS, WCCS 6 6 712 800 48 247 352 65 VAN V21 66.1 YEMS, YHS, WCCS 5 5 713 758 45 302 349 47

VAN V39 111.0 YEMS, YHS, WCCS 5 5 630 758 88 244 408 84

OVERALL AVERAGE 79.4 54 60

Source: Warren County School District, 2008-09

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UTILITY COSTS

The following table displays the utility costs for the four existing high schools from April 2008 – March 2009 in the Warren County School District. As shown, there is a wide range in costs among the facilities. Eisenhower has the highest average gas cost per square foot, over twice as high as any of the other schools. Yet, Eisenhower High School does not have a water or sewer cost because they have a well and septic system owned by the district. Warren Area HS has the highest average electricity cost per square foot. EHS SHS WAHS YHS OVERALL Utility Costs (April 2008 - March Average Cost/ SF Annual Cost Cost/ SF Annual Cost Cost/ SF Annual Cost Cost/ SF Annual Cost Annual Cost 2009) Cost/ SF

Electricity $0.51 $61,889.40 $0.62 $63,358.56 $0.78 $113,495.76 $0.53 $55,617.96 $0.61 $294,361.68 Gas $1.16 $141,403.32 $0.55 $56,421.60 $0.54 $79,294.32 $0.52 $55,015.80 $0.70 $332,135.04 Water $0.00 $0.00 $0.01 $1,325.40 $0.13 $19,282.20 $0.03 $3,075.96 $0.04 $23,683.56 Sewer $0.00 $0.00 $0.01 $640.68 $0.18 $26,448.00 $0.03 $3,629.88 $0.06 $30,718.56 Overall Total $1.67 $203,292.72 $1.19 $121,746.24 $1.63 $238,520.28 $1.12 $117,339.60 $1.40 $680,898.84 Source: Warren County School District (2008-09) Note: EHS has a well and septic system owned by WCSD, thus Water and Sewer costs are $0.00

The following table displays the utilities cost per student for each of the existing high schools. Overall EHS SHS WAHS YHS Avg. Annual Utility Cost $203,292.72 $121,746.24 $238,520.28 $117,339.60 $170,224.71 Number of Students 523 381 835 368 526.75 Annual Cost of Utilities per Student $388.71 $319.54 $285.65 $318.86 $323.16

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CHARTER SCHOOLS

Charter schools are self-managed public schools that are approved by local school districts and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. These schools are created and controlled by parents, teachers, community leaders, colleges, and universities. There are currently 117 charter schools operating in Pennsylvania, eight of which are cyber charter schools. Pennsylvania enacted the Charter School Act in 1997 in accordance with No Child Left Behind to “permit the creation of nonsectarian public schools of choice that are allowed to operate free from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools.”

In a large area such as Warren County, the opportunity for charter schools may become more prevalent as enrollment declines and facilities decisions are made that move students from one location to another. One such example is the creation of the Tidioute Community Charter School in southwest Warren County, a K-12 charter school that was established when the Warren County School District made the decision to close its school in Tidioute, and move students to locations elsewhere in the district.

Charter schools are funded by a combination of local taxes and state aid. Thus, when facility decisions are made which may result in operating cost savings, it is important to recognize the possibility of contributing to funding a charter school which may offset that cost savings.

The following table shows the TIDIOUTE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL approximate costs per student COST PER PUPIL (2008-09) paid by the Warren County Students 2008-09 Enrollment Cost Per Student Total Cost School District for each pupil to attend the Tidioute Community Regular Education 194 $7,953.00 $1,542,882.00 Charter School. Special Education 63 $17,508.00 $1,103,004.00 Total (Blended) 257 $10,295.28 $2,645,886.00

December 2009 Page 31 Warren County School District High School Feasibility Study GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS HIGH SCHOOL BOUNDARIES

The accompanying map displays the current high school boundaries and density of high school students. As depicted, the highest concentration of students is in the City of Warren.

Based on the location of students in the district, and the travel distance required to traverse the district, there are three possible scenarios in which the Warren County School District could be combined from four high school attendance areas to two: A. Divide the district into East and West B. Divide the district into Northwest and Southeast C. Combine existing attendance boundaries (Sheffield and Warren, Eisenhower and Youngsville)

A. East/West B. Northwest/Southeast C. Combine Existing Boundaries

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North and South Split As the accompanying map shows, it is not feasible to divide the district North and South because of the distribution of students, and the distance to traverse the district. Additionally, it would require splitting the City of Warren to even out enrollments.

December 2009 Page 33 Warren County School District High School Feasibility Study GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF ALL 2- HIGH SCHOOL OPTIONS OPTIONS N/A Current Model - 4 High Schools

1 2 HS Option - New Location/New Location The following diagrams describe the school facility configurations described in the 2 2 HS Option - Warren/Sheffield High School Feasibility Study. The current configuration is displayed as the four existing high schools (labeled with their 2008-‘09 enrollment). The remaining 3 2 HS Option - Warren/Eisenhower options are described by the second diagram, which shows two high schools for the 4 2 HS Option - Warren/Youngsville district, and a range of 600-900 students in each (as determined by the Board of 5 2 HS Option - Warren/New Location School Directors). 6 2 HS Option - Sheffield/Youngsville 7 2 HS Option - Sheffield/Eisenhower 8 2 HS Option - Sheffield/New Location 9 2 HS Option - Eisenhower/Youngsville 10 2 HS Option - Eisenhower/New Location 11 2 HS Option - Youngsville/New Location

CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL CONFIGURATION TWO HIGH SCHOOL OPTIONS 4 HIGH SCHOOLS EXISTING AND/OR NEW HIGH SCHOOLS

EHS SHS 363 HS Students 233 HS Students HS #1 HS #2 600-900 HS Students 600-900 HS Students

WAHS YHS 835 HS Students 368 HS Students (Capacity for 1,500 Students Total)

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OPTION 1 – New Location and New Location

Option 1 would require the construction of two new facilities for the two district high schools in Warren County. The existing facilities would be repurposed to accommodate middle school students or sold. While two new high schools on new locations would detach students from the tradition of the existing high schools, it would also provide neutral sites to begin new traditions.

Cost analysis has determined that the construction of two new high schools on new sites would be costly option, and likely not feasible. As displayed in the accompanying map, the District could reasonably be divided into two high school boundaries.

OPTION 1 TWO NEW HIGH SCHOOLS

West HS East HS Approx. 801 HS Students Approx. 934 HS Students

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OPTION 2 OPTION 2 – Warren Area HS & Sheffield WARREN AREA HS & SHEFFIELD AREA HS Area HS

Option 2 would utilize Warren Area HS and Sheffield Area HS for the two district high schools. A renovation would be required at Warren Area HS, and an addition would be WAHS SHS required at Sheffield Area HS. A middle school solution must Approx. 949 HS Students Approx. 786 HS Students be determined to relocate the middle school students currently located at Sheffield Area HS.

Geographic analysis has determined that based on the existing locations of these two schools, sensible student boundaries could not be created to make this a viable option. The map in the bottom right displays possible attendance boundaries, which would require dividing the City of Warren.

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OPTION 3 WARREN AREA HS & EISENHOWER HS OPTION 3 – Warren Area HS & Eisenhower HS

Option 3 would utilize Warren Area HS and Eisenhower HS for the two district high schools. A renovation would be WAHS EHS required at Warren Area HS, and a renovation/addition would Approx. 1,056 HS Students Approx. 679 HS Students be required at Eisenhower to accommodate more students, A middle school solution must be determined to relocate the middle school students currently located at Eisenhower HS.

Geographic analysis has determined that based on the existing locations of these two schools, sensible student boundaries and transportation solutions could not be created to make this a viable option. The time and distances students would need to travel would be too great. The map in the bottom right displays possible attendance boundaries, which would require dividing the City of Warren. Additionally, Eisenhower would require a significant amount of work to handle additional high school students

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OPTION 4 – Warren Area HS & Youngsville HS

Option 4 would utilize Warren Area HS and Youngsville HS for the two district high schools. A renovation would be required at Warren Area HS, and a addition would be required at Youngsville to accommodate more students. Feeder boundaries may be created by dividing the district East and West, or by combining the current Eisenhower and Youngsville boundaries, and combining the current Sheffield and Warren boundaries. The district would still need to address the elementary and middle school projects identified in the master plan.

OPTION 4 WARREN AREA HS & YOUNGSVILLE HS

WAHS YHS Approx. 1,142 HS Students Approx. 593 HS Students

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OPTION 5 – Warren Area HS & New HS

Option 5 would utilize Warren Area HS and a new high school for the two district high schools. Renovations would be required at Warren Area HS to accommodate more students, and a new site would have to be selected for the construction of a new high school. As the map in the bottom right indicates, Warren Area High School would be the high school for students residing in the eastern portion of the district, and the new high school would serve students in the western part.

In this option, Eisenhower MHS would be converted to a middle school, and Sheffield MHS would be converted to a K-8 with Sheffield ES and Alleghany Valley ES both closing. Youngsville HS would also close.

OPTION 5 WARREN AREA HS & NEW HS

WAHS New HS Approx. 1,001 HS Students Approx. 734 HS Students

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OPTION 6 OPTION 6 – Sheffield Area HS & SHEFFIELD AREA HS & YOUNGSVILLE HS Youngsville HS

Option 6 would utilize Sheffield Area HS and Youngsville HS for the two district high schools. An addition would be required at Youngsville to accommodate more students, and a middle school solution must be determined to relocate the SHS YHS Approx. 857 HS Students Approx. 878 HS Students middle school students currently located at Sheffield Area HS. Youngsville HS would require a renovation.

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OPTION 7 OPTION 7 – Sheffield Area HS and SHEFFIELD AREA HS & EISENHOWER HS Eisenhower HS

Option 7 would utilize Sheffield Area HS and Eisenhower HS for the two district high schools. An addition would be required at Sheffield Area HS to accommodate more students, SHS EHS and a middle school solution must be determined to relocate Approx. 966 HS Students Approx. 769 HS Students the middle school students currently located there. Youngsville HS would require a renovation.

Area HS would need a significant addition to accommodate more HS students.

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OPTION 8 SHEFFIELD AREA HS & New HS OPTION 8 – Sheffield Area HS & New Location

Option 8 would utilize Sheffield Area HS and a new HS as the two district high schools. An addition would be required at SHS New HS Sheffield to accommodate more students, and a middle school Approx. 966 HS Students Approx. 769 HS Students solution must be determined to relocate the middle school students currently located at Sheffield Area HS. A new high school in a new location would have to be constructed in the western or northwestern portion of the district.

Geographic analysis has determined that based on the existing location of Sheffield compared to the high concentrations of students not living in the Sheffield area, sensible student boundaries and transportation solutions could not be created to make this a viable option. The time and distances students would need to travel would be too great. The map in the bottom right displays possible attendance boundaries, which would require dividing the City of Warren.

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OPTION 9 EISENHOWER HS & YOUNGSVILLE HS OPTION 9 – Eisenhower HS & Youngsville HS

Option 9 would utilize Eisenhower HS and Youngsville HS for the two district high schools. An addition and renovation would be required at Youngsville to accommodate more students. An addition and renovation would also be needed at EHS YHS Eisenhower, and a middle school solution must be determined Approx. 949 HS Students Approx. 786 HS Students to relocate the middle school students currently located there.

dividing the City of Warren.

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OPTION 10 – Eisenhower HS & New Location OPTION 10 EISENHOWER HS & New HS

Option 10 would utilize Eisenhower HS and a new HS for the two district high schools. An addition and renovation would be required at Eisenhower to accommodate more students, and a middle school solution must be determined to relocate the middle school students currently located there. A new HS EHS New HS would have to be constructed in the eastern or south eastern Approx. 949 HS Students Approx. 786 HS Students part of the district.

Geographic analysis has determined that based on the existing location of Eisenhower HS compared to the areas of students concentration, sensible student boundaries and transportation solutions could not be created to make this a viable option. The time and distances students would need to travel would be too great. The map in the bottom right displays possible attendance boundaries, which would require dividing the City of Warren.

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OPTION 11 – Youngsville HS and New OPTION 11 Location YOUNGSVILLE HS & New HS

Option 11 would utilize Youngsville HS and a new HS for the two district high schools. An addition and renovation would be required at Youngsville to accommodate more students. A new high school would have to be constructed in the eastern YHS New HS portion of the school district. Approx. 878 HS Students Approx. 857 HS Students

The map in the bottom right displays possible attendance boundaries, which would require dividing the City of Warren. It has been determined that this option may be unreasonable because Warren Area High School would need to replaced by a new HS facility.

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Three High School Analysis

In addition to identifying the possible two-school scenarios, analysis was performed to determine if any three high school scenarios might be feasible. The following maps show two of the possible boundaries that would be created for a 3 HS option. Based on the Board’s desire to have a difference of no more than 400 student difference between high schools, a minimum size of 700 students, and offer comprehensive high school programs, the District could not reasonably create boundaries for three high schools due to the location of the population centers in the District.

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Transportation Analysis

The following maps show the driving time from each of the four high schools to other parts of the district. This travel time is calculated directly from the school to a location assuming good road conditions, and does not factor in bus stops.

Distance from Eisenhower Distance from Sheffield As the map displays, the distance from Eisenhower throughout the As the map displays, many areas of the district art 30 – 50 minutes district varies. Many areas in the southern half of the district are over away from Sheffield MHS. 40 minutes away.

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Distance from Warren Area HS Distance from Youngsville HS As the map displays, most of the central part of the district can be As the map displays, most of the central part of the district can be reached from Warren Area High School in 20 minutes. reached in 30 minutes.

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Bus Routes

Currently, the Warren County School District has K-12 busing for all schools in the District. If the District were to have two high schools instead of four, changes to this busing system would have to be made to reasonably accommodate the transportation of students to school. To analyze the transportation time and costs of these scenarios, the following analysis was performed based on the 2009-10 student locations.

As Table 1 describes, this analysis shows the current high school students who attend SAMHS. These are newly calculated bus routes to only include Grades 9- 12 students for comparison purposes.

Table 2 displays the time and cost to transport those same students to WAHS instead of SAMHS, assuming that in this scenario, the students who attend SAMHS would be moved to WAHS and the students who attend EMHS would be moved to a new HS.

It would cost approximately $15 more per student to bring them to WAHS instead of SAMHS. Additionally, most routes would be longer.

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As Table 3 describes, this analysis shows the current high school students who attend EMHS. These are newly calculated bus routes to only include Grades 9-12 students for comparison purposes.

Table 4 displays the time and cost to transport those same students to a New HS (at a theoretical location) instead of EMHS, assuming that in this scenario. It would cost approximately $39 more per student to bring them to WAHS instead of SAMHS. Additionally, most routes would be longer.

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Table 5 shows those same 9-12 students from EMHS being transported to YHS. In this scenario, it would cost over $100 more per student for bus transportation.

In some cases for EMHS students being transported to YHS, students would be transported past WAHS. To account for this, Table 6 was created to show that these students might actually attend WAHS. As described, the cost of transportation would be less than in Table 5, and the travel times would be shorter. The highlighted cells indicate routes that would stop at WAHS instead of YHS.

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OPTIONS ANALYSIS

The following section compares the viable 2-HS Options with the four high school option as detailed in the Facilities Master Plan: • Four HS Option: High Schools at Eisenhower, Sheffield, Warren, and Youngsville • Two HS Option A: High Schools at Warren and Youngsville • Two HS Option B: High Schools at Warren and a new location

Additional comparisons are made to account for elementary and middle school configurations as described within this section. This includes comparisons regarding the middle school options between the 2-HS Options, whereby Eisenhower MHS may either be closed (Options A1 and B1) and Russell and Sugar Grove would be converted to K-8 schools, or Eisenhower would become a 6-8 MS for the northern part of the district, and Russell and Sugar Grove would be converted to K-5 schools. Regarding elementary school options in the Central Attendance Area, distinction is made between the recommendation originally made in the Facilities Master Plan that reopens Pleasant Township as a K-1 school to replace South Street Elementary, or a new option which would renovate South Street as a Kindergarten Center, move 1st grade to WAEC (to become grades 1-4), and move grade 5 to a renovated Beaty (to become 5-8).

PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS The following planning assumptions were used to estimate the costs of facilities options. The Planning Assumptions table below represents total project cost estimates for new or renovation of school buildings in Cost/SF the Warren County School District. Please note that these are only planning estimates based New Construction $250 on projected 2008 costs and are being used for comparative purposes only. Once a project is Major Reno. $165 selected and designed more precise estimates can be determined. These costs include approximately 20% for soft costs for design fees, contingencies, furniture/equipment, etc. The Moderate Reno. $100 costs do NOT include purchase of sites, sale of existing properties, or demolition costs of SF/Student 200 schools if they are to be replaced.

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4 High School Option – from the Facilities Master Plan Report

This option is the plan that was submitted to the Warren Area Board of School Directors has part of the Facilities Master Plan Report in October 2008.

Action Action 1 Action 2 Option/Description Students SF/Stdt Total Est. Cost Action SF Est. Cost Action SF Est. Cost

Eisenhower MHS Replace Eishenhower MS/HS with a new school 550 Replace School 99,000 $24,750,000 None 0 $0 $24,750,000

Moderate Warren Area HS Moderate Renovation 900 146,253 $14,625,300 None 0 $0 $14,625,300 Renovation

Sheffield K-12 New ES on the Sheffield MHS Site 650 110 New Constr. 30,800 $6,930,000 None 0 $0 $6,930,000

Sugar Grove ES Major Renovation 250 Renovation 31,178 $4,629,933 New Constr. 4,000 $900,000 $5,529,933 Beaty MS Major Renovation 600 Historic Reno. 120,000 $21,600,000 None 0 $0 $21,600,000 Pleasant Township School Partial Renovation, some Demolition, addition 350 Major Reno. 20,000 $2,080,000 New Constr. 36,000 $8,100,000 $10,180,000 Russell ES None 320 WAEC None 720 Youngsville ES/MS None 640 Youngsville HS None 380 Allegheny Valley ES Discontinue Sheffield ES Discontinue South Street Discontinue Career Center $2,000,000 Total 5,360 0 $85,615,233

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2 HS Option Configurations

The accompanying diagram displays possible grade configurations for each of the 2 HS options. As described, the cost of the options varies depending on the middle and elementary school options. For comparative purposes, the cost estimates on the following pages estimate the cost of the high school options with each of the two middle school options.

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2 High School Option A1 – Warren Area High School and Youngsville High School

This option would utilize Warren Area High School and Youngsville High School as the two District high schools, and close or re- purpose the remaining two high schools.

Action Action 1 Action 2 Option/Description Students SF/Stdt Total Est. Cost Action SF Est. Cost Action SF Est. Cost Moderate Warren Area HS Moderate Renovation 1,000 146,253 $14,625,300 Addition 26,600 $6,650,000 $21,275,300 Renovation Youngsville HS Renovation/Addition 700 104,955 $10,495,500 Addition 17,600 $4,400,000 $14,895,500

Sheffield K-8 Minor Renovation to accommodate younger children 430 110 Renovation 102,230 $2,044,600 None 0 $0 $2,044,600

Sugar Grove K-8 Major Renovation and Addition 340 Renovation 31,178 $4,629,933 Addition 16,422 $3,694,950 $8,324,883 Beaty MS Major Renovation 600 Historic Reno. 120,000 $21,600,000 None 0 $0 $21,600,000 Pleasant Township School Partial Renovation, some Demolition, addition 350 Major Reno. 20,000 $2,080,000 New Constr. 36,000 $8,100,000 $10,180,000 Russell K-8 Addition 420 47,590 Addition 11,210 $2,522,250 $2,522,250 WAEC None 720 Youngsville ES/MS None 640 Allegheny Valley ES Discontinue Eisenhower MHS Discontinue Sheffield ES Discontinue South Street Discontinue Career Center $2,000,000 Total 5,200 0 $82,842,533

In this option, Allegheny Valley Elementary School and Sheffield Elementary School would be combined in to the Sheffield K-12 School site. South Street Elementary School would be closed and students would attend the renovated Pleasant Township School. Warren Area High School and Youngsville High School would both receive a moderate renovation and addition. Beaty Middle School would receive a major renovation. Sugar Grove Elementary School would receive a major renovation and addition to accommodate grades K-8, and Russell would receive an addition to accommodate grades K-8. Eisenhower Middle/High School would be discontinued.

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2 High School Option A2 – Warren Area High School and Youngsville High School

As with Option A1, this option would utilize Warren Area High School and Youngsville High School as the two District high schools, and close or re-purpose the remaining two high schools. The difference between this option and Option A1 is that in this option, Eisenhower is repurposed into a middle school for grades 6-8, and Sugar Grove and Russell are converted from K-6 to K-5.

Sheffield K-8 Minor Renovation to accommodate younger children 430 110 Renovation 102,230 $2,044,600 None 0 $0 $2,044,600

Sugar Grove K-5 Major Renovation 240 Renovation 31,178 $4,629,933 $4,629,933 Beaty MS Major Renovation 600 Historic Reno. 120,000 $21,600,000 None 0 $0 $21,600,000 Pleasant Township School Partial Renovation, some Demolition, addition 350 Major Reno. 20,000 $2,080,000 New Constr. 36,000 $8,100,000 $10,180,000 Eisenhower MS Renovation 240 200 Major Reno. 48,000 $7,128,000 $7,128,000 Russell K-5 None 280 WAEC None 720 Youngsville ES/MS None 640 Allegheny Valley ES Discontinue Sheffield ES Discontinue South Street Discontinue Career Center $2,000,000 Total 5,200 0 $83,753,333

In this option, Allegheny Valley Elementary School and Sheffield Elementary School would be combined in to the Sheffield K-12 School site. South Street Elementary School would be closed and students would attend the renovated Pleasant Township School. Warren Area High School and Youngsville High School would both receive a moderate renovation and addition. Beaty Middle School would receive a major renovation. Eisenhower would receive a major renovation and be converted into a 6-8 middle school. Sugar Grove Elementary School would receive a major renovation and be converted from a K-6 to a K-5, and Russell would be converted from a K-6 to a K-5.

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2 High School Option B1 – Warren Area High School and a New High School

This option would utilize Warren Area High School and a new High School in the western portion of the district as the two District high schools, and close or re-purpose the remaining three high schools.

Action Action 1 Action 2 Option/Description Students Total Est. Cost Action SF Est. Cost Action SF Est. Cost Moderate Warren Area HS Moderate Renovation 1,000 146,253 $14,625,300 Addition 26,600 $6,650,000 $21,275,300 Renovation New New High School New Construction 700 140,000 $35,000,000 None 0 $0 $35,000,000 Construction

Sheffield K-8 Minor Renovation to accommodate younger children 430 Renovation 102,230 $2,044,600 None 0 $0 $2,044,600

In this option, Allegheny Valley Elementary School and Sheffield Elementary School would be combined in to the Sheffield K-12 School site. South Street Elementary School would be closed and students would attend the renovated Pleasant Township School. Warren Area High School would receive a moderate renovation and addition. Beaty Middle School would receive a major renovation. A new high school would be constructed in the western portion of the District. Sugar Grove Elementary School would receive a major renovation and addition to accommodate grades K-8, and Russell would receive an addition to accommodate grades K-8. Eisenhower Middle/High School and Youngsville High School would be discontinued.

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2 High School Option B2 – Warren Area High School and a New High School

As with Option B1, this option would utilize Warren Area High School and a new High School in the western portion of the district as the two District high schools, and close or re-purpose the remaining three high schools. The difference between this option and Option A1 is that in this option, Eisenhower is repurposed into a middle school for grades 6-8, and Sugar Grove and Russell are converted from K-6 to K-5.

Sheffield K-8 Minor Renovation to accommodate younger children 430 Renovation 102,230 $2,044,600 None 0 $0 $2,044,600

Sugar Grove K-5 Major Renovation 240 Renovation 31,178 $4,629,933 $4,629,933 Beaty MS Major Renovation 600 Historic Reno. 120,000 $21,600,000 None 0 $0 $21,600,000 Pleasant Township School Partial Renovation, some Demolition, addition 350 Major Reno. 20,000 $2,080,000 New Constr. 36,000 $8,100,000 $10,180,000 Eisenhower MS Renovation 240 Major Reno. 48,000 $7,128,000 $7,128,000 Russell K-5 None 280 WAEC None 720 Youngsville ES/MS None 640 Allegheny Valley ES Discontinue Sheffield ES Discontinue South Street Discontinue Youngsville HS Discontinue Career Center $2,000,000 Total 5,200 $103,857,833

In this option, Allegheny Valley Elementary School and Sheffield Elementary School would be combined in to the Sheffield K-12 School site. South Street Elementary School would be closed and students would attend the renovated Pleasant Township School. Warren Area High School would receive a moderate renovation and addition. Beaty Middle School would receive a major renovation. A new high school would be constructed in the western portion of the District. Eisenhower would receive a major renovation and be converted into a 6-8 middle school. Sugar Grove Elementary School would receive a major renovation and be converted from a K-6 to a K-5, and Russell would be converted from a K-6 to a K-5. Youngsville High School would be discontinued.

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In addition to the high school options, the configuration of the elementary level grades may be considered. The recommendation from the Facility Master Plan is to re-open Pleasant Township with significant demolition, addition, and renovation to accommodate Grades K – 1. Grades 2 – 5 would continue to attend Warren Area Elementary School, and Grades 6 – 8 would attend Beaty Middle School. The estimated cost of this option is $31.78 million.

Action Action 1 Action 2 Option/Description Students Total Est. Cost Action SF Est. Cost Action SF Est. Cost Beaty MS Major Renovation 600 Historic Reno. 120,000 $21,600,000 None 0 $0 $21,600,000 Pleasant Township School Partial Renovation, some Demolition, addition 350 Major Reno. 20,000 $2,080,000 New Constr. 36,000 $8,100,000 $10,180,000 South Stteet Discontinue ------WAEC None 720 ------Total 1,670 ------$31,780,000

An additional option could be considered which would require the re-configuration of grades in the Central Attendance Area. As the table below indicates, South Street could receive a minor renovation to accommodate K students. First grade students would move to WAEC, creating a 1 – 4 grade configuration. And Beaty would become a 5 – 8 school This option would cost approximately $26.41 million.

Action Action 1 Action 2 Option/Description Students Total Est. Cost Action SF Est. Cost Action SF Est. Cost Beaty MS Major Renovation 780 Historic Reno. 130,000 $23,400,000 None 0 $0 $23,400,000 South Stteet Minor Renovation 170 Moderate Reno. 33,460 $3,011,400 - - - $3,011,400 Pleasant Township School None ------WAEC None 720 ------Total 1,670 ------$26,411,400

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Operating Cost Savings Comparisons Operating Cost Reductions Number of Position Cost* Total Positions 4 HS Option Principal [220 day] 0 $90,584 $0

Principal [260 day] 0 $110,021 $0 The result of implementing the 4 High School Option from the Facilities Master Plan would be an operating cost savings of approximately $293,169 per year. This includes the staffing Secretary A 1 $34,771 $34,771 costs, sports costs, and utilities. Secretary B 0 $23,857 $0 Bookkeeper Facility Actions: Library Media Specialist 0 $0 $0 • Close Allegheny Valley – Students to be assigned to Library Assistant 0 $0 $0 Pleasant Twp and Sheffield K-12 • Close Sheffield Elem – Students Sheffield K-12 Teachers 2 $66,117 $132,234 • South Street is closed and Pleasant Twp is opened Teacher Aides 0 $19,053 $0

Specialists [Reading, ESL, Spec 0 $0 $0

Cafeteria B 1 $15,640 $15,640 Cafeteria C 0 $8,259 $0

Custodians A 1 $37,401 $37,401 Custodians B 0 $20,794 $0 Custodians C 0 $10,835 $0

Sports Various $0 Utilities $73,123

Total 5 $293,169 * Estimated average cost of position including benefits

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The accompanying table displays the Utilities (Includes Sewer, Water, Gas, and Electricity) calculation of utilities costs savings Reducing SF Cost Average for the 4 HS Option. Allegheny Valley 48,966 Sheffield ES 25,805 South Street 33,460 108,231 $1.40 Adding Pleasant Twp 56,000 Difference 52,231 $1.40 $73,123.40

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2 HS - Options A1 and B1 Operating Cost Reductions Number of The result of implementing either of these 2 High School Position Cost* Total Options A1 or B1 would be an operating cost savings of Positions approximately $1,834,107 per year. This includes the staffing Principal [220 day] 1 $90,584 $90,584 costs, sports costs, and utilities. Principal [260 day] 2 $110,021 $220,042

Secretary A 2 $34,771 $69,542 Facility Actions: Secretary B 4 $23,857 $95,428 • Close Allegheny Valley – Students to be assigned to Pleasant Twp and Sheffield K-8 • Close Sheffield Elem – Students to Sheffield K-8 Library Media Specialist 1 $66,117 $66,117 • South Street is closed and Pleasant Twp is opened Library Assistant 0 $0 $0 • Close Eisenhower MS/HS – Eisenhower HS students reassigned to Warren/Youngsville; Russell and Sugar Teachers 11 $66,117 $727,287 Grove become K – 8 Teacher Aides 0 $19,053 $0

• Close Sheffield HS – Sheffield becomes K – 8; Sheffield Specialists [Reading, ESL, Spec 0 $0 $0 HS students reassigned to Warren/Youngsville Cafeteria B 3 $15,640 $46,920 Cafeteria C 10 $8,259 $82,590

Custodians A 3 $37,401 $112,203 Custodians B 1 $20,794 $20,794 Custodians C 1 $10,835 $10,835

Sports Various $149,238 Utilities $142,527

Total 39 $1,834,107

* Estimated average cost of position including benefits

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Utilities (Includes Sewer, Water, Gas, and Electricity) Reducing SF Cost Average The accompanying table displays the calculation of Eisenhower 121,406 utilities and sports costs savings for the 2 HS Allegheny Valley 48,966 Options A1 and B1. Sheffield ES 25,805 South Street 33,460 229,637 $1.40

Adding Pleasant Twp 56,000 Youngsville Addition 17,600 Warren Addition 26,600 Russell Addition 11,210 Sugar Grove Additio 16,422 127,832

Difference 101,805 $1.40 $142,527.00

Sports Eisenhower* $152,456 Sheffield MS/HS* $94,934 Warren HS $270,380 Youngsville HS $172,229 Total $689,998

Assumption: 2 High Schools would each have a cost similar to Warren Warren HS $270,380 Youngsville $270,380 Total $540,760

Difference $149,238 *Note: Since Eisenhower and Sheffield sports costs include middle school students, costs are adjusted to subtract those students from this comparison

Adjustments to account for Percentage of Total Sports Cost Adjusted Cost current MS Students HS Students Eisenhower $220,950 69% $152,456 Sheffield $155,629 61% $94,934

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2 HS - Options A2 and B2 Operating Cost Reductions The result of implementing either of these 2 High School Number of Position Cost* Total Options A1 or B1 would be an operating cost savings of Positions approximately $1,640,206 per year. This includes the staffing Principal [220 day] 0 $90,584 $0 costs, sports costs, and utilities. Principal [260 day] 2 $110,021 $220,042

Compared to the 2 HS Option A1 and B1, this option would Secretary A 2 $34,771 $69,542 likely require an additional principal, teachers would be about Secretary B 4 $23,857 $95,428 the same, and more custodians since there would be another school. Library Media Specialist 1 $66,117 $66,117

Library Assistant 0 $0 $0 Facility Actions: • Close Allegheny Valley – Students to be assigned to Teachers 11 $66,117 $727,287 Pleasant Twp and Sheffield K-8 Teacher Aides 0 $19,053 $0 • Close Sheffield Elem – Students to Sheffield K-8 • South Street is closed and Pleasant Twp is opened Specialists [Reading, ESL, Spec Ed 0 $0 $0 • Change Eisenhower Grade Configuration to 6-8 – Cafeteria B 3 $15,640 $46,920 Eisenhower HS students reassigned to Cafeteria C 10 $8,259 $82,590 Warren/Youngsville; Russell and Sugar Grove 6th graders move to Eisenhower and both schools become K-5 Custodians A 1 $37,401 $37,401 Custodians B 1 $20,794 $20,794 • Close Sheffield HS – Sheffield becomes K – 8; Sheffield Custodians C 1 $10,835 $10,835 HS students reassigned to Warren/Youngsville Sports Various $149,238 Utilities $114,012

Total 36 $1,640,206

* Estimated average cost of position including benefits

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Utilities (Includes Sewer, Water, Gas, and Electricity) The accompanying table displays the calculation of Reducing SF Cost Average utilities and sports costs savings for the 2 HS Eisenhower 73,406 Options A2 and B2. Allegheny Valley 48,966 Sheffield ES 25,805 South Street 33,460 181,637 $1.40

Adding Pleasant Twp 56,000 Youngsville Addition 17,600 Warren Addition 26,600 100,200

Difference 81,437 $1.40 $114,011.80

Sports Eisenhower* $152,456 Sheffield MS/HS* $94,934 Warren HS $270,380 Youngsville HS $172,229 Total $689,998

Assumption: 2 High Schools would each have a cost similar to Warren Warren HS $270,380 Youngsville $270,380 Total $540,760

Difference $149,238 *Note: Since Eisenhower and Sheffield sports costs include middle school students, costs are adjusted to subtract those students from this comparison

Adjustments to account for Percentage of Total Sports Cost Adjusted Cost current MS Students HS Students Eisenhower $220,950 69% $152,456 Sheffield $155,629 61% $94,934

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BONDING COST ANALYSIS The facilities options proposed in this report would cost an estimated $82 million - $100 million. Paying to implement these plans would require the passage of bonds. The following tables were developed to display the millage impact of scenarios for $82 million and $100 million to approximate the impact of the options on local millage.

$82 Million Bonding Scenario As the following table displays, to pay for a $82 million bond would require as much as approximately 6.15 mills. Considering millage already in place and part of the annual capital improvements budget, this would be as little as 3.77 mills. In the Warren County School District, one mill is equal to approximately $420,000 in assessed property. Property in Pennsylvania is assessed at 50% of its market value for tax purposes. Thus, to raise each additional mill, each property owner in the District would have to pay an additional $25 per year per $50,000 of market value. Requiring an increase of 3.77 mills, a property owner would owe an additional $94.25 per year. Requiring an increase of 6.15 mills, a property owner would owe an additional $153.75 per year. Thus, this option would likely cost an additional $94.25 to $153.75 per year in property taxes for a $50,000 market value.

Source: Public Financial Management, Inc. 10/1/2009

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$100 Million Bonding Scenario As the following table displays, to pay for a $100 million bond would require approximately 7.86 mills. Considering millage already in place and part of the capital improvements budget, this would be as little as 5.48 mills. In the Warren County School District, one mill is equal to approximately $420,000 in assessed property. Property in Pennsylvania is assessed at 50% of its market value for tax purposes. Thus, to raise each additional mill, each property owner in the District would have to pay an additional $25 per year per $50,000 of property value. Requiring an increase of 5.48 mills, a property owner would owe an additional $137 per year per $50,000 of market value. Requiring an increase of 7.86 mills, a property owner would owe an additional $196.50 per year. Thus, this option would likely cost an additional $137 to $196.50 per year in property taxes for a $50,000 market value.

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COMMUNITY DIALOGUE RESULTS

Introduction The Warren County School District held a community dialogue to present and gather input on the High School Feasibility Study on November 10, 2009 in the gymnasium at Warren Area High School. Approximately 300 people attended and participated in the dialogue. Following an introduction by School Board Members and the Superintendents, staff from DeJONG presented the High School Feasibility Study to the attendees. Following the presentation, participants worked individually on questionnaires, and in groups of 6-8 people to discuss the same questions, listen to each other‟s opinions, and try to reach consensus on a group questionnaire.

At the conclusion of community dialogue, the results from the group work were posted on large flipcharts for participants to see the preliminary results. After the community dialogue, the individual and group questionnaires were tallied by DeJONG. These results are included in this report.

For each question, individual and group responses are tallied separately, and a summary of those results is included. Additionally, a summary of the individual and group comments is included, as well as all comments.

Left: Groups discuss the questionnaire at the community dialogue

Right: Group representatives record responses at the end of the community dialogue

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Question 1. What is the ONE most important factor for deciding among school facilities options?

IND GRP Improving education 34.83% 23.08% Most Important Factor for Deciding Least costly 0.50% 0.00% Among School Facilities Options Impact on community 62.69% 73.08% 80.00% Improving building condition 1.99% 3.85% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% Results Summary 30.00% The majority of individual and group respondents indicated 20.00% 10.00% that impact on community is the most important factor 0.00% for deciding among school facilities options. A smaller Improving Least costly Impact on Improving percentage of respondents indicated that improving education community building education as the most important factor. condition

IND GRP Based on the comments, many respondents felt that a combination of two or more of the factors were important for deciding among school facilities options, but that the most important is impact on community.

Individual Comments: Other: Transportation [2] Other: Saving the community. Other: Impact on students. [2] Keep our four schools. [3] Other: Impact on student & community. You can‟t separate education from community. Other: Impact on kids personally! I think they are all important. We must improve the education Other: Leave things as is for our kids at a minimal cost while getting our buildings caught up Other: That all students including (Special Education Students) are for the 21st Century. prepared to be employed upon graduation. My biggest concern is quality of education and cost. We can‟t Other: Smaller classes, smaller schools. afford a school district of this size with our tax base. We need to

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be more efficient with our tax dollars to give better educational Schools are more than buildings – the kids are what counts. resources. I would be willing to pay more taxes to get a better education. You can‟t improve education on a school you don‟t have. Renovation costs are most cost effective considering community Impact on community is just as important as improving education. input. Impact on community is just as important. Property value in towns where schools are closed will lose value, The keeping together our communities most important. Four businesses will have little reasons to stay, and people will begin to schools – four communities. move. I personally do not see the logic of paying property taxes Yes, statistically class size doesn‟t affect education but to an to close our community schools and renovate waste-holes like individual, a large class can be stressful. Beaty and Warren HS. Low property value with 2 schools. We are a large geographical area. Transportation times will Education involves community and family function. Impact on increase for too many students. community important. In all the options-we should look at closing Beaty- Each There is no one most important factor. All factors weigh in on community will have their own high school. my decision. Improve education opportunities – more electives! Prepare our Consolidating schools will ruin communities. kids for the 21st century. This is something that was done across the county 20 years ago. I Lose your schools and your town dies. have seen and heard that community and neighborhood schools I am concerned about improving education equally as impact on produce better results. Many areas are now going back to smaller community. schools in many areas. It is the quality of teachers who overall improve the education, Improving education and impact on community should not be not the building‟s physical make-up or location. mutually exclusive. I want my kids to receive the best education possible. I realize Stronger community leads to supportive learning environment. that if my kids went to Warren, they would be offered more Education should guide our decisions. classes; however, I think the class size and social aspects may Education improvement means that people leaving the schools are deter them from learning more. better prepared to have successful lives per their own direction. To keep the small communities and the schools in those areas Education is very important to me, but consolidating schools alive with pride. EHS has a good record. Students are very would hurt the community. happy, we have the highest SATS and always #1 in sports. Quality education and social aspects. For schools, take tax dollars from each school district and put I believe in improving education and I know that money and only into the corresponding school. decreasing population are a problem, “but”, our community History tells us, you close the school property values go down. would die which is what the US Forest Service would like and Long bus rides, less community involvement. New buildings can‟t make us all a National Forest. I don‟t want to see our school create better schools. The impact on students and parents is not gone when it is the Heart of our Town. If not 2 or 4 schools, do desirable. 3. My son, age 5 now, presently travelling on the bus over 2 hours Education!/Seat time on bus!/Community! daily since Lander Elementary School is now closed. He is only in If you close schools, we will lose business in our communities kindergarten. How much can a child reasonably be expected to from people moving. do? This is not acceptable. I will not bus my son to Warren, The community impact directly relates to improved education.

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Corry, or Youngsville. Would this turn into a 3 hour bus trip, The negative impact that it would create if EHS and SHS were perhaps more? closed is more than anyone can imagine. Close Beaty, it‟s a dinosaur + money pit. Youngsville is rather Out community is very supportive of our schools and HS new and it is more central than WAHS and perhaps should be a students. The students have smaller classrooms which is middle school. What happens after 10 years when the population extremely good for their education. increases and there isn‟t room for all of them, it‟s cyclical. Smaller class sizes – more one on one with students. Over two Because of classes, children who need help and also sports, only hours a day commute. When are students expected to do the best are able to play, and it won‟t be fair to others. homework, study, rest? If you destroy community support, more students will drop out. The communities love Sheffield and Eisenhower. They would lose Social problems will increase. hope and stuff. People would lose hope. If the district goes to 2 schools it will drastically change the Kids who don‟t live in Warren won‟t be able to have extra education for the students? They will be backed into huge classes. athletic activity because they won‟t have “all” athletic group It is my personal experience that students do much better in a practice right after school and a lot of our kids walk and that class with fewer students. Students get more attention and it is won‟t be an option. Parents out of area won‟t attend as many much easier to ask questions. More scholarships are also available functions because of travel time. Leave 4 4 4. to students with 4 schools. As a recent college graduate, I have seen firsthand how students Transportation, distance needs to be addressed. in the district are behind others, even within this region in the Why would we want to close a school where we are getting a opportunities provided. better education and have more AP classes than any other school Improving education is always the most important, but maintaining in the country? May this is because smaller classes where the discipline and peer environment is also important. teachers can work one on one with their students. School facilities should never be decided on one issue. Impact on community is a huge concern of mine. I moved my The community loses a lot when you take away their schools. family away from the city to specifically have my children go to This is part of the community and people look at this when smaller schools. deciding what area to move in. Improving education but the impact on community. I want my tax dollars spent in my community. The impact on the community needs to be positive. There is more than one important factor in this decision. You Closing schools will impact resale value of homes etc. Who have to be able to select more than those listed above. wants to buy a house in a community without a high school? All are equally important. All of the above. Improving education is obviously important, but so are the others. Personally, I think this “plan” is absolutely crazy. High schools are See which high school is doing the best academically – fine as is. Maybe taking WAHS out of the plan would help Eisenhower. considering we have around 1,100 students compared to others People would not move into the community knowing how far with 300 to 400 students. No matter how you slice it issues such away the schools are. Also, people would move out of the county as utilities and improvements are still going to be present. or attend schools such as Corry or Southwestern. There is a sense of camaraderie among everyone who goes to a Making bigger school doesn‟t necessarily mean better education. school. I am proud to say I go to Warren and I don‟t want to In small groups more one on one and better understanding. change that. I would also love my children to go here if I still live More about not making things worse, which consolidation will do. here. I think things are fine the way they are

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The school is part of the community. If you lose the school, you You need to realize that the human factor needs to be taken into lose the interest in the community. Would WAHS like to be consideration. closed down and students bussed to another community? Keep high schools open. It will be more beneficial academically I believe opportunity for education is the most important factor and will also afford more opportunities in sports/ and other and the provision for every student to excel extracurricular activities (regardless of the study). Smaller classes are better for the kids to learn Do not want new buildings – only renovations. I feel our northern area has achieved educational excellence. Results Closing these would greatly impact our community and students Four school scenario is no different than the two school scenario. Improving education, cost effectively Four school renovation is not much different than the two school Students and their communities must buy into any school option. Educational results are currently also not significantly configuration. Schools are more successful when students and different. parents are fully involved. The further away from a school the I feel that larger schools will obviously create larger class sizes. less parent and student involvement This does not improve education. Course offerings and building conditions aren‟t even close to I think the most important factor is what is best for the students equal all over the county. I fell this can be done without impact on the community Education is also important but combining schools does not Education should not be pushed to the side create a better education. Education comes from the individual Deterioration of communities has contributed to lack of teaching the education and the students willing to supply involvement by parents and students. Many families are moving themselves. away due to many reasons, but having a local school is important I believe that our children should come first. This is about their Transportation is time consuming, costly, & overly exhausting to education. students. What good is educational opportunity without the Your school is the center of your community. Keep our schools ability and time to absorb and retain it open. Quality of student life There are too many considerations not addressed on this form. Smaller schools are better for the kids This survey is slanted to achieve the results the board wants. The youth of Warren County would provide the best ideas. It is I believe the best option for the students individually should be their school system. Ask for their future and they already work chosen. The District shouldn‟t care about the cost of efficiency together at the YMCA for sports. They could provide a fresh over education. look at big controversy. Improving education quality of the best cost/benefit ratio. Eisenhower‟s quality of education is already improving adequately. WAEC is the perfect example of the positive impact on students Moving the students somewhere else would be detrimental to due to consolidation. their education. Those who are current students or alumni of Educational improvement is always the #1 concern; or it should Eisenhower (and Sheffield) haven‟t done anything to have their be. Impact on the community seems to be the driving force here Alma Mater taken away from them. tonight vs. least costly. This includes impact on our kids.

December 2009 Page 72 Warren County School District High School Feasibility Study Group Comments: Other: Transportation The community supports our families and our children Other: Keep four Without a stable community that improved education may be less Other: Impact on students and community likely to occur Impact on community with improving education [2] All are important Keep all 4 high schools open All other aspects impact the community Varying opinions and ideas Community support is essential to improving education Additional busing time would ultimately affect education Loss of school would impact community to extremes Education is important also, but consolidation does not create Home value decreases with lack of school in area better education. Educators create better education. Students If you lose the school, you lose the community. Difficult to decide need a name, not a number. between impact on community and improving education. Charter schools and home schooling will become more popular Teachers impact education. and tax dollars will go to those Close Beaty and Warren Well-rounded education Community support improves education It is a combination of 3: improving education, improving building Our table was happy with the previous result of 4 HS option at condition, impact on community the meeting at St. Joseph‟s Split between improving education and impact on community

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Question 2A. If the school district had two high schools, which option would you prefer?

IND GRP Option A - WAHS and YHS 30.99% 38.89% If the District had 2 High Option B - WAHS and New HS 69.01% 61.11% Schools, Which Option Would You Prefer? 80.00% Results Summary 60.00% The majority of individual and group respondents indicated 40.00% that of the two high school options, Option B (Warren 20.00% Area High School and a New High School) would be the preferred option. 0.00% Option A - WAHS and YHS Option B - WAHS and New HS

IND GRP

[Note: Comments for Question 2A are included with Question 2B]

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Question 2B. Please rate the desirability of the high school options.

IND GRP

High Moderate Low High Moderate Low Option A - WAHS and YHS 7.37% 6.32% 86.32% 0.00% 12.00% 88.00% Option B - WAHS and New HS 3.74% 12.83% 83.42% 0.00% 4.00% 96.00%

Results Summary Over eighty percent of individual and group respondents rated both two high school options as low.

Comments indicated that many respondents would prefer to maintain the current four high school model. Of the two options, Option B is preferred, although most comments do not support either.

Individual Comments: Neither. [21] Leave 4 open. Tax payers pay your salary. Keep the 4 schools. [11] Renovate existing schools. Students deserve to be educated in Not an option. [4] their own community. Youngsville does not have the acreage for an adequate facility. Other – Move Beaty students to WAHS and send Warren As painful as it may be for some, we really need to consolidate for students to other 3 high schools. the reasons I stated in question 1. Beaty moving to WAHS – send WAHS students and staff to the 3 Being familiar with YHS, I don‟t feel its location is suitable to remaining schools to offer these wonderful courses. May improve handle more students. A more centrally located HS between YHS numbers of students that are in the Honor Society from those & EMHS seems more desirable. from the WAHS. Leave alone. Other-Beaty moving to WAHS – sending WAHS to the existing 3 The communities need individual schools. high schools. I don‟t favor either of the two high school options. Do not support the 2 HS options. The write in vote on November elections is evidence of the Provides the new environment to the most students. serious concerns of the tax payer. Do not want consolidation. Keep all high schools open! In question 1 – no mention is made about sports and clubs. If I am 100% against the 2 school option. anyone wants more than education in the schools-why use

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taxpayer money for it-keep the schools for education-not social Close Warren and transport the Warren area kids to the other life. If parents want their children in all of those activities the cast schools. Renovate the 3 schools. should be to them not close or consolidate at the expense of These should not be the only options. Let‟s close Warren High others. School and send them students out to the other 3 schools. Keep all schools. Using geographic studies, more effort needs to be put into the Youngsville is further for me, personally either 2 school scenario feasibility of having 3 instead of 2 high schools. is better than 4. If three high schools are an option…Move Warren students to Either way you are wasting money just to improve Warren and other schools – close Beaty – leave Warren as a middle school. deal with the rest of the kids some other way. No one from EHS would want to go to YHS. Neither option should be on the table. If you were going to consolidate, why would you have one school Neither option is preferred choice. in the middle of the county and one on the end? Also, why would I want 4 schools not 2 schools. I don‟t like any of the options for you want to create more problems for these students? Bullying, 2 schools. larger classes, lots of time spent on a school bus. If you need to Schools, leave it alone. close something, close Beaty, the money pit! I think you should stay with 4 schools. Do not support the two school option. I believe bumping down to 2 schools is a horrible idea. In my SAMHS forever. opinion 4 schools is way better because there are smaller class Sheffield, Youngsville, Eisenhower, no Warren, move Beaty. sizes. Keep four high schools. All the smaller towns will diminish and Totally disagree with 2 schools. there will be more people moving out. Why not split Warren I do not feel either of these is acceptable or very attractive. between SAMHS, YHS, EHS? I don‟t believe it will work. McKean County survives with its 4 or Four schools or remove Warren. 5 school districts. If the district would not have consolidated we Youngsville has no room to expand. wouldn‟t be having this meeting. The charter school will become I don‟t want a two high school. more and more important. I would prefer four schools. I do not even consider two an This is all about enhancing standing at Warren while stealing from option. our rural communities. Neither my children will become home-school students or go to Get rid of WAHS. Make WAHS a middle school with the current Christian school. elementary school. Build a new High school towards the Russell Whose bright idea is this Area. Bus Warren, Sugar Grove and Russell students there. If we have to go to two schools, I think a new facility should be Going to 2 schools would really hurt every community. My family built will seriously consider moving out of this district if it goes with Close WAHS & Beatty. Why close EHS? two schools. I attended parent teacher conference at EHS on 10.09.2009. I am None of these options. Though I suspect 4 high schools if we impressed the school looks so good and well kept and clean. were to go to 2 high schools, it would be 2 new high schools. Many inner city schools would love to have a school like EHS and New school names, new colors, new mascots, a fresh start for all. all the property with it. Students are happy with their own Neither is agreeable. schools. I like the other 2 school options better My children will not attend a two high school option Closing Warren + distributing out to the 3 schools. No new schools

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Without time to digest data, difficult to say teachers and a decent environment, although renovations to the This question is not written well. You are only giving people the heating system would be fantastic. No one will want to ride a bus choice of two high schools. Then in your result you will report all the way to Warren or Youngsville every day. that the majority chose two high schools Don‟t care for either. I will not choose just from a choice of two It has been proven that larger schools are not conducive to I in no way agree with the basis of these questions. Where is the greater academics. It is too easy to overlook the needs of all the three and four school; option? students. Our school administration is paid by us (therefore they It is a huge change for everyone it is different than what we have work for us). Listen to all sides. had before, but maybe not bad. These options only benefit Warren. I want equal opportunities for the students. Do not support the two (2) high schools option – Want four (4) We consolidated grade schools in Warren and WAEC is a high schools. fantastic learning experience If two (2) high schools – will they be equal in all aspects such as Not interested in any option that does not include Sheffield High course offerings, activities, etc. School. Both options are not a good scenario for this County. Do not want either option on 2 A or 2 B Option A is unacceptable to me. Close Warren, transport to the other 3 schools I like the four (4) schools system because of the impact on the Neither option in 2A is acceptable. If WAHS has space, move students. With this system there are more opportunities for student from Beatty to WAHS. Close Beatty and save any students to become well-rounded. renovation costs. We finished Russell just six years ago. WAHS If there were two (2) schools a new one would be better. has had all the renovation for 20 years and Eisenhower has had Spend less money. Our elderly population is worried about paying none. They are due the next renovation at Eisenhower. First on their taxes! the list Eisenhower needs to exist. There‟s no question about their ability to outperform Warren on the state test. We have dedicated

Group Comments: Keep all 4 high schools open [4] We‟ve already been working on improvements in Sheffield and Not interested should continue to do so Neither option [4] Our children would not attend a 2-school option We would prefer three – SHS K-12 Not enough land at Youngsville Keep Ike open Four schools or possibly three by dividing Warren Question 2A is not an option! Two new schools would be preferable to two current schools We only like the four high school option We do not prefer two schools in any option No consensus at our table Some concern with the expansion of YHS

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Question 3. Please select whether you believe 4 high schools or 2 high schools would provide the best opportunities for students for each criteria.

IND GRP

4 HS 2 HS No Diff. 4 HS 2 HS No Diff. A. Program/Course Offerings 56.48% 21.30% 22.22% 40.74% 22.22% 37.04% B. Special Education 64.68% 10.09% 25.23% 60.71% 7.14% 32.14% C. AP Programs 55.35% 21.86% 22.79% 44.44% 22.22% 33.33% D. Foreign Language 51.87% 21.03% 27.10% 42.31% 15.38% 42.31% E. Performing Arts 63.43% 10.65% 25.93% 61.54% 0.00% 38.46%

F. Career Tech. 46.23% 7.08% 46.70% 32.14% 3.57% 64.29% G. Elective Courses 55.92% 23.70% 20.38% 46.15% 15.38% 38.46% H. Extracurriculars 75.80% 11.87% 12.33% 92.31% 0.00% 7.69% I. Athletics/Sports Teams 82.19% 9.13% 8.68% 96.15% 0.00% 3.85%

Results Summary The majority of individual and group respondents indicated that for each criteria either the four high school scenario would provide the best opportunities for each student or there would be no difference between the four high school and two high school scenario.

Comments indicated that that transportation, competition, and community spirit should also be included in the criteria, that the four high school scenario best preserves those criteria.

Individual Comments: Other: Competition Other: Transportation/Travel Time [7] Other: Spirit Other: Community [5] Other: Loss of rivalry. Other: Parent participation [2] Other: Love Other: Leave as is [2]

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Other: Teacher to student ratio which several students participate. Four high schools would really Other: Peer support be beneficial for the districts. Other: Sense of belonging Education may be influenced by the things but learning is not. Community spirit [4] Smaller class sizes help education. Schools that underperform Keep all 4 schools open. [3] should be looked at. Two schools will provide better opportunities for our children Do you realize that putting 2 rival schools into one could be a bad and in the long run, save us money. idea? Especially EHS vs. YHS. Four high schools would allow us to provide average and remedial Least time on road for students on bus. course better. But more advanced opportunities exist in a 2 high After visiting colleges with a friend and daughter-the college school scenario. people said they prefer HS student not take AP courses - most Four high schools are better for each community. are not taught properly and students can‟t pass the test. If you personalized enrollment number for classes and activities As the study shows, there is already ample opportunities at each with the number job students in the schools, anything is possible. of the 4 high schools. Students at 2 high schools would have Ex. Sheffield has 5 AP students to make a class. Youngsville has fewer chances to participate. 12 to have an AP class. Any student wanting more than is offered in their school – being Small class size proves a better education. I don‟t want my child in Warren County they can attend the one where it is offered. to become a number. Jaded to the presentation. While I believe there would be more programs available for my I graduated from outside of this area – senior class was 800. children. I feel that their class sizes are better when they are There were definite advantages and disadvantages – fewer small. students could experience certain activities (sports – seemed to 4 high schools would be best for sports and extracurriculars be the same students – fewer typical athletes could compete). because there is a limit on number of participants. Bands were bigger though, etc. The best we can do four our kids is to give them all the Smaller classes are pretty much better for every student. opportunities that the small town schools have to offer. We have Teachers at EHS know their students on a personal level, due to that home town pride. the smaller class sizes. Too many get lost in the consolidation of these schools. Many There are so many options for AP courses the bigger the school “not so good” athletes and academic students will be turned away doesn‟t matter. likes to drugs, etc. Teachers forget names, not enough room to Having smaller schools creates the same opportunities as it does write all the downfalls…. I‟ve learned from watching other with two high schools! In fact, it makes everything so much more communities make the same mistake. personable! When there are so many children, will you guarantee that the The one on one time afforded in four high schools in the smaller children with problems will get the help they need and not just a classes provides a more meaningful education! Because the issue “No”. of schools should focus on students, the smaller classes should be AP courses can be offered though distance learning. Eisenhower seen as bonus and seeing as there is no difference in course has one of the highest percentages in extra-circulars. More offerings, four schools is better. students get a chance to play at smaller schools. Keep four schools forever. Eisenhower has several AP programs that have many students Why change! from EHS also several clubs, extracurricular and sports teams in Bigger classes mean less attention of every aspect on education.

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Loaded questions. Stupid question. Best opportunities are qualitative and not There is no reason why all courses cannot be offered at all dependent on physical # of schools. schools. With distant learning you can offer it. Eisenhower, Sugar Grove and Russell are maintaining school In sports everyone would not get to compete. population. The larger the school the lesser the chance for student to I have been involved with youth sports and when it comes to participate in activities, leadership, sports, etc. athletics and extracurricular activities, I do not feel that the kids To be a student and not a number living in the outlaying areas receive equal treatment. Travel time No one school can equal even within the County. The District The goal should be educating the middle group of student to the does a good job of providing all of the above. best of our ability with less emphasis on elitist A.P. groups Two (2) high schools does not offer any more options for the Will transportation home be available for SHS & EHS students EHS people than what schools is offering now. who wish to participate in athletics & extracurricular? Use More opportunities for all to participate with four high schools. distance learning for AP & foreign languages I do not want my child to be on the bus for that long. They Four high schools only wouldn‟t have time for sports, etc. due to transportation time. With distance learning there should be little or no differences Class size becomes an issue. I believe Beauty implemented a between 2 or 4 high schools program that increases teachers and reduces students to bring up Electives can be more broadly offered PSSA scores. Class size determines whether extra time will be Teachers may have better schedules / kids more choices for spent with each student. teachers‟ larger choirs / bands / football teams, etc. I think that four (4) schools can educate children as well as two AS in the past, if a student chooses to he/she may take any (2) schools and the community will not lose its identity. courses or play any sport by driving to the offering school Four (4) schools offer a better option for overall success. Smaller classes will yield better results. No difference because of distance learning. EHS has a great program.

Group Comments: Other: Bus/transportation [2] With internet availability and technology this is available to Other: Community spirit everyone Other: Travel time Not enough money for a mill increase Other: Parental involvement Either four or three Other: Class size Offerings can be made to support students who need it in a Kids can drive to other schools if you want those opportunities. variety of situations with either option Willing to sacrifice for four schools Three school option not studied My son said he would rather lose every game as a Sheffield The human factor has to take precedence, quality of the teaching Wolverine than win one game as a Dragon is more important than the number of schools we have School involvement Eisenhower highest participation

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Question 4. If the district were to have only two high schools, how would you prefer middle schools (grade3s 6-8) be configured in the northern part of the district? IND GRP A. Convert Sugar Grove and Russell from K-6 to K-8 and close Eisenhower 23.21% 12.50% B. Convert Eisenhower to 6-8, and convert Sugar Grove and Russell to K-5 76.79% 87.50%

Results Summary Preference for Middle School The majority of individual and group respondents Configuration if there were 2 High indicated preference for Option B. If the district were to Schools have only two high schools, respondents would prefer to 100.00% convert Eisenhower to 6-8, and convert Sugar Grove and 80.00% 60.00% Russell to K-5. 40.00% 20.00% 0.00% Comments indicated that many respondents would prefer A. Convert Sugar Grove and B. Convert Eisenhower to 6- for Eisenhower to be maintained as a high school, but Russell from K-6 to K-8 and 8, and convert Sugar Grove and would prefer it to be a middle school instead of no longer close Eisenhower Russell to K-5 in operation. IND GRP Individual Comments: Other: Leave them the way they are. [17] Other: Keep both sugar grove & Russell K-6 & EHS, JR, SR. High Other: Keep Eisenhower open. Keep four (4) high schools.[9] Other: They were complaining a few years ago that the new Other: Neither [8] Russell ES is too small why would they want to cram more kids in Other: Leave EHS open! [2] there Other: Do not agree with the 2 high school option at all. Other: The word is if. We may choose to move 7 miles north to Other: My children will not attend. Frewsburg, NY. Like many, my wife works in Jamestown, NY and Other: Don‟t mess with our schools!!! we can always buy another small farm. Other: Close Beaty Other: No not acceptable Other: EHS 7-12.

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Other: I would move before my child needs to graduate to Use WAHS for middle school utilities. Youngsville, EHS and Warren High School or any other long distance to a school SAMS HS for 9-12 grades. similar to Eisenhower such as Cassadaga, NY or Frewsburg, NY. It appears keeping Eisenhower open for 6-8 would help reduce Other: Both are not acceptable transportation time and costs for those students. Other: More 6th grade to Eisenhower from Russell and Sugar Option B – Pay to renovate. 2 schools that need major Grove. renovations? Why is that even an option? Other: Close Beaty shrink WAHS and use all 4 high schools Convert Sugar and Russell from K-6 to K-8 Other: Keep Sugar Grove, Russell, and Eisenhower. I think 2 schools is really going to hurt the district and destroy Other: No Middle schools communities they are in. Also no one will more to a town Other: I wouldn‟t prefer two high schools. without a school. Other: No! Education research has shown middle schools are not conducing Other: I wouldn‟t want 2 high schools. to learning or social development. Why don‟t educators pay Other: Close Beaty and move to middle – high school of Warren. attention to the research Other: Beaty Sugar Grove helps to feed the most accomplished high school: Other: Upgrade all schools. EHS! Other: I don‟t support two high schools in any form. No room in SG&R Other: Don‟t change the middle schools Four schools only Other: I do not agree with the premise of only two high schools If this meeting is about merging high schools, why do we need to Other: Eisenhower 7-12, Russell & Sugar Grove the same worry about middle schools? One plan at a time, please Other: Just don‟t, that would be so stupid. Elementary schools are for elementary students, do no combine Other: Don‟t like mixing the older 7th & 8th grade kids. If you convert EHS, why not keep it a high school? Russell was just renovated and Sugar Grove has no room on site for Other: Want to keep four (4) high schools. Leave EHS. Do not renovations want separate MS – Have them with HS. I believe younger kids should remain in small, community schools Other: We need uniformity across the District. All should be the same. Again you want me to choose the two high school option Other: Do not wish to change. These are leading questions forcing a choice of two high schools No change [11] Keep four high schools Keep the four high schools. [2] Prefer none, prefer four high schools Being a middle school teacher I feel middle school students should In my opinion grade 6 will always be elementary, not middle be separate from elementary students. school age I would be in favor of closing Sheffield Elementary and AV and put Four high schools all the children K-12 in Sheffield HS. I cannot believe, still that that this dispute hasn‟t been settled Keep EHS. because obviously people in Eisenhower area want their tax money to keep it open. Sheffield K-5 to AV. Neither, K-6 at Sugar Grove, 7-12 at Eisenhower. Neither – if 2 schools should start at elementary level. All areas should be uniform. Move up to EHS. No matter where the locations, have them configured the same. Our school is our community, we love EHS.

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Put Warren high school with Beaty and keep four (4) high Keep the outlying elementary schools open. schools. Middle school students do better when they are thrown in with older kids and are forced to speak and to grow up. Elementary kids mixed with 12-14 year olds is not necessarily good.

Group Comments: Other: No change [4] Middle school kids should be kept separate Other: Neither [3] Kindergarteners should not be in same school as 8th grade Other: Don‟t support two high schools in any form Bring Sugar Grove up to par and leave Eisenhower as is Other: No two-school options Keep elementary schools open in outlying areas

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Question 5. How would you prefer to address elementary school grade configuration in the central attendance area? IND GRP A. Renovate and add-on to Pleasant Township School to replace South Street as a K-1 facility 42.74% 38.10% B. Renovate South Street for K, move Grade 1 from South Street to WAEC, and move Grade 5 from WAEC to Beaty MS 57.26% 61.90%

Results Summary Preference for Elementary School Configuration in the Central Attendance The majority of individual and group respondents indicated a preference for Option B, to renovate South Area Street for K, move Grade 1 from South Street to WAEC, 70.00% 60.00% and move Grade 5 from WAEC to Beaty MS. There was 50.00% also some support for Option A. 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% Comments indicated a concern for the current condition 0.00% of Beaty, and a preference to not move more students to A. Renovate and add-on to B. Renovate South Street for that location or to close Beaty altogether. Pleasant Township School to K, move Grade 1 from South replace South Street as a K-1 Street to WAEC, and move facility Grade 5 from WAEC to Beaty MS

IND GRP Individual Comments: Other: Keep as is. [7] Other: Keep using Allegheny Valley Other: Neither [5] Other: Sheffield site Other: Close Beaty [4] Other: Renovate Sheffield and leave it alone Other: Close Beaty and send them to Warren [2] Other: Do not pour any money into Beaty. Other: I repeat, don‟t mess with our schools. Other: Go back to half day kindergarten. Other: Put K-1 at WAEC Other: Go back to one room schools for grade school.

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Other: Renovate Sugar Grove Elementary! Beaty is falling down and we should not waste money renovating Other: Don‟t know. it because it is so far gone. Other: Do not know details. Cannot comment. I don‟t understand why we have not be complicated and switch Other: Upgrade all schools. everthing around why can‟t we leave the schools as they are? Other: We just got a new elementary school It honestly doesn‟t matter to me in this case because I‟m not from Other: Make WAEC into middle school Warren. Other: Make Beatty Pre-K though 6 They closed schools (elementary). Did not work. Other: We need uniformity. All schools should have the same Elementary schools are fine as is configuration. They should have made WAEC bigger to start with. Think first No change [4] Why was WAEC built? It is already too small. That concerns me 4 high schools. [2] and make public lose faith in people (board & administration) who South St. was not built to house so many young students. are making decisions. I question any decision to retain or Beaty MS is overcrowded and they tried once for a 5-8 school at renovate Beatty Beaty, and it didn‟t work. Not an acceptable option Central attendance area does not apply to me. Not happy with the WAEC building Be sure classes aren‟t over crowded. All Pre-K thought 5 or 6 under one roof on Beatty property in Most are K-4 and 5-8 and 9-12 in many other areas and states. existing building or new building is the only reasonable solution. Do minor renovations to existing schools. Too many transition for young people with all these buildings As a result of question 4 option, more space may evolve with no None of these need to open Pleasant or renovate South St. Grade 5 was just moved to Warren Elementary for a reason. I see no preference. Move Beatty student to WAHS Why did we as tax payers pay for WAEC if it can‟t even hold all Close Beatty and move to High School the intended students and now we are paying for you to correct Grade school needs to be kept together this problem of Warren? Get rid of Beatty school. It is just a big price to keep I‟m an EHS resident. I don‟t think it is fair for me to answer this Just as long as a multi-million dollar Russell Elementary stays open. th question since I‟m not knowledgeable about the central Keep 5 graders in elementary school. They do not need to be th attendance area. influenced by 8 graders! Do ASAP. Close them all and send them to Beaty. I can‟t believe there is a new grade school in Warren. And the I would like to see all the elementary schools together. kindergarten students are bussed out of town. Who figured that Too many shifts in schools cause unrest in children. out? Warren Elementary isn‟t working. You need smaller schools. Don‟t destroy our communities. Should have built WAEC to originally accommodate K-4. I find it amazing that a school board would vote for full day Add to WAEC if possible. Kindergarten and not have a building. It‟s time to cut out frills and No idea what is best. My children will not go to this school. support for basic education in our 4 communities. Why isn‟t it mentioned to close Beaty and move to Warren HS? A middle school should be next to a high school not an 6-12 elementary school.

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Children benefit from attending schools with children of other ages.

Group Comments: Other: No change [3] Other: Go back to half day kindergarten Other: Not an option South Street is too small and Beaty cannot accommodate 5 – 8 Other: Reopen the schools that have been closed to Grade 5 was once at Beaty MS [2] accommodate children All elementary housed in the same building Other: Make WAEC into a middle school, make Beaty Pre-K thru Children benefit from being with children of other ages Grade 6

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Question 6. How many high schools should the Warren County School District have?

IND GRP Four 92.69% 100.00% How Many High Schools Should the Two 7.31% 0.00% Warren County School District Have? 150.00% 100.00%

Results Summary 50.00% Over 90% of individual respondents and 100% of group respondents indicated a preference for maintaining the 0.00% current four high school configuration. Four Two

IND GRP Comments indicated that respondents strongly support the existing four high schools in the district.

Individual Comments: Keep four high schools [7] Gives student more closeness in all activities. Three high schools. [3] Other districts that have consolidated are now going back to Keep Eisenhower open. [2] smaller schools. Why? Because it didn‟t work!! With bigger schools the top kids will continue to do well. There If less money was spent at Central Office (reduce number of will be more kids in the bottom who feel they don‟t fin in or can‟t administrators). These dollars could be spent to actually touch the compete. There is less flexibility in bigger schools. education to all students. If you look at what‟s best for our kids, it is the proper decision to This depends on how we can best teach our children. make. The stated advantages of consolidation will not work out in Keep as is. practice. We have schools that perform well now and are This would be the best. The focus should be on education. affordable. It is a pipe dream that consolidation would be better – Keep all schools open. only for an elite few. Take care of what we have and monitor needs. Why not close Beaty? Build the Warren Jr. HS then all Warren will be in one location. Beaty requires a lot of maintenance. It

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seems like the proposal is always in favor of closing the outlying For the benefit of the students, more one on one, higher sports schools because of needing repairs. How much has been spent on participation and sense of community. Because education focuses Beaty in the past 10 years. on students, four high schools is a better option. Youngsville, Warren, and Sheffield. EHS is in bad condition. We want our school, we want to be equal and we feel we need ES should be shut down and students sent to YS and WS, based our school for our town! on the costs of renovating ES as well as how the population is so The more schools, the better the overall education and academic dispersed. skills that will be learned. The bigger a class, the less that is Do what was decided to do last time we had these meetings. learned and the less interest!! Or maybe 3. Sheffield, Youngsville, and Eisenhower. Move all the In all honesty, two is too many. The district could conceivably Sr. High kids from WAHS to the three other Jr./Sr. Highs. Close reduce to one high school. Beaty and move those kids to WAHS. It is my tax dollars paying. I should have a bigger say in this I believe that with only two schools some children will now matter than I do. I‟m all for fun high schools! receive the education of individual attention that they deserve. If I want my tax dollars to be spent on my own community. the child is not one of the “best”, he or she will be left behind or I believe that smaller schools are better overall than large schools. excluded. If the District would have spent more “renovation” money on I understand a lot of the financial differences but the welfare of EHMS, since 1968, it probably wouldn‟t require so much today! our children comes first. Eisenhower has been under attack for Most differently four schools for community reasons to keep a years. Also repairs and free gas for heating has been neglected, close knit community. why? Because its easier to close a school if you let it lapse. There are four communities, therefore there should be four high Close Beaty. schools Send North Warren students to Eisenhower, Warren High is not Do not lose your community by forcing people to overlook our in the city of Warren, the city fire department cannot respond to schools a fire first. For the size of the county, it is the only acceptable option Four schools is the best for the district. It will cost even more to This was what the first study & dialogue elected have two schools because of busing, new uniforms and many With two sport would be harder to get on the team and classes unexpected costs. EHS as a small school had extremely better would be fuller so it is harder to get the classes you want and not PSSA scores than the other schools also no one will move to a as good teacher / student familiarity town without a school many other will easily move away. Sports would be limited to kids who normally would have the I like my country school with smaller classes where my teachers opportunity to play in a smaller school can work more one on one with smaller classes. Maybe I missed it in the presentation, but what would be the tax 3 school option needs to be addressed should Beaty be kept by increase per house to keep all four high schools open the School District. Move Warren High School students to Eisenhower & Sheffield Small class – more one on one – students learn more. More Warren high school to Sheffield and Youngsville The impact on the community would be far less if the schools Two high schools for Warren County is ridiculous! No one will were renovated and kept as is. learn in a class of 40+ obnoxious teenagers who don‟t respect the Please don‟t break up our community! teachers they don‟t know. Kids don‟t need one hour busing times. Sports and extra activities not high importance.

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The community has already voted this way. You would be killing two communities that depend on these Eisenhower is doing exceptionally well academically; therefore schools. there is no reason to close it. There are very few behavior Our school is our community. Our kids are on the bus long problems (the newspaper prints several incidents from YHS and enough. Warren). Your school is a major part of your community. Because of the widespread area of the District, I think four (4) I vote for three (3). However, there are already plenty of students schools would be better for the students and the communities enrolled in high schools in our County that are not being counted involved. Keep EHS and SAHS open. in these statistics. Is this the best value for all parties? With Beaty closing and students going to Warren HS. Make all high schools Jr/Sr high buildings. Let‟s consider one.

Group Comments: Keep all four high schools [2] Three – Sheffield, Youngsville, Eisenhower To keep your community. Sense of security within the Shrink Warren attendance area, close Beaty, utilize existing community. buildings, make WAHS 7-12 facility Educationally, four schools is the best option for everyone The number of schools doesn‟t matter as long as Eisenhower is Transportation is a big issue. Two schools would add additional kept open time spent away from home. Transportation times are too excessive and costly Class sizes would increase with two. There are more honor students in the four schools than in Table split between both Warren alone and there are more opportunities for all students Staffing and equality are valid concerns, however we are firm in not just the best students both academic and athletic our choice of four schools

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Question 7A. Would you be willing to support a tax increase to fund capital improvement projects? Would You Be Willing To Support A Tax IND GRP Increase to Fund Capital Improvement Yes 83.33% 96.55% Projects? No 16.67% 3.45% 150.00% 100.00% Results Summary 50.00% The majority of individual and group respondents 0.00% indicated that respondents would be willing to support a Yes No tax increase to fund capital improvement projects. IND GRP

[Note: Comments for Question 7A are included with Question 7B]

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Question 7B. If yes, what amount of a tax increase would you be willing to support to fund capital improvement projects? IND GRP 1 mill increase (= to a $25 increase per $50,000 property value) 11.64% 15.00% 2 mill increase (= to a $50 increase per $50,000 property value) 20.55% 15.00% 3 mill increase (= to a $75 increase per $50,000 property value) 15.75% 35.00% 4 mill increase (= to a $100 increase per $50,000 property value) 28.08% 15.00% 5 mill increase (= to a $125 increase per $50,000 property value) 12.33% 20.00% 6 mill increase (= to a $150 increase per $50,000 property value) 5.48% 0.00% 7 mill increase (= to a $175 increase per $50,000 property value) 1.37% 0.00% 8 mill increase (= to a $200 increase per $50,000 property value) 4.79% 0.00%

Results Summary Respondents indicated they would be willing to What Amount of a Tax Increase support a wide range in the size of tax increase to fund Would You Support? capital improvement projects, with the majority of 40.00% individual and group respondents between 2 and 4 35.00% mills. 30.00%

25.00% Comments indicated many respondents felt tax 20.00% increases are inevitable, and that they would be willing 15.00% to support an increase if it was for an appropriate 10.00% facilities plan. 5.00% 0.00% 1 mill 2 mill 3 mill 4 mill 5 mill 6 mill 7 mill 8 mill

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Individual Comments: Other: Whatever is necessary [8] We are not willing to pay a tax increases for you to close down Other: For support of 4 high schools [7] schools and build new ones or renovate schools in Warren. Other: Don‟t own a home. I‟m a student [2] Warren residents should have to pay if they want a new HS, ES or Other: No increase [2] MS. Other: Let‟s wait to see the plan [2] In this economy – how can you justify an increase? Other: Depends on question 7A. The increase should be to us parents who have children using the Other: How and where it will be used. school. Tax payers without children in school, max 2 mill Other: Whatever it works out to best support the decision made. increase. Other: Doesn‟t affect me directly. Eisenhower will stay open no matter what. Whether by the Other: Depends on the final result of outcome. school district or the charters. So it doesn‟t really matter to the parents how it happens, but it might to the district. Other: Any of the above. My home has a minimal value I do not support building new schools and buildings when a lot of Other: Depends on what is done. the existing ones are closed or not being used efficiently. Only if we have four schools [6] Keep schools open. No matter what, taxes will increase [3] I don‟t mind taxes increasing if the money supports community Need to know how and where the money would be used. [2] student needs. I don‟t mind paying more taxes if it is going to benefit the kids and See question 6 comment! in the long run, save us money. For the benefits of the students, a tax increase is acceptable. Do not want to pay additional taxes for no local school and Keep EHS open!! additional bussing. If all schools get the needed attention and not just to get the Depends on what the improvements consist of. upgraded like it has been done in the past. What is it for? The mill increase must stay with the school community What improvements? No matter what option we have, we are going to have to pay for We would need to know the decision before deciding. our schools Us it to improve education and maintain present facilities. I just moved back from New York, where my taxes were nearly Only if these dollars are spent on capital improvement. $4,000 on a $140,000, so the tax issue is not a problem for me if I All of the building options need to be more modest. Buildings do am getting what I want. not educate. Provided four high schools are maintained

The “city” will need to carry the rest of the county in whatever WE need a plan that works for all the students, not just WAHS tax increase is needed. Pine Grove Township taxes need to go toward Eisenhower. We already pay the highest mills in the state for class of county. I‟m already laid off. If renovations, would be willing to pay more tax. The money you get is already spent on activities not related to

Keep the same. education. How much has been spent o this issue when we As I said in Question #1, education at any cost. already voted on it? Yes, only if one high school remains at Sheffield.

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There is so much waste in this school district. Let‟s cut out waste I will pay more tax dollars for four (4) schools. and use that for improvements. Yes, I would pay more for an option I want. Don‟t waste our money. Develop annual budget for improvements so major renovations are not needed.

Group Comments: Other: Need to know how and where it would be used Would only support a tax increase if 4 high school configuration Other: Depends on where it is being spent [2] Other: 2 mills to 4 mills All agree to fund capital improvement Other: Need to develop long range plan Willing to support tax increase if Sheffield keeps high school Other: Whatever it takes to keep it open students Other: The amount that works out to support the best decision We waste too much money now – cut out waste Other: Whatever it takes to keep Eisenhower open It should go to voter referendum like in New York State Other: As much as needed to keep four schools

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Question 8. If there is a question we forgot to ask, what is the question and what is the answer?

Results Summary Many comments indicated a preference for maintaining the current four high school configuration. Respondents stated a desire to keep students in their respective communities.

Individual Comments: To what degree do you think implementing the 2 school plan Would you support your school leaving WCSD rather than would affect your community? ANSWER: greatly! closing your HS? Yes! Why is the data used not current!! This survey is skewed to support a 2 high school option. You Does our input do any good? It doesn‟t seem that it does. need to listen to people from the community and keep the 4 high Why did you use old 2007 data instead of this year‟s? schools. Has anyone noticed all of the babies being lately-we are Beaty is at least as old as the old WHS, which was a fire trap. Tell entering another baby boom. Use your head for something more me why should we put any more money into Beaty, which is also than a hat rack. The survey taken in spring 2008 should give you a fire trap? people a clue – Nobody wants consolidation!! How is the educational improvement measured using old data Utilize differentiated instruction and don‟t offer an inordinate instead of new? amount of lower level classes. Should Eisenhower be kept open? YES!!! Should the Warren attendance area be downsized by adjusting Why not take Beaty or Warren Area Elementary Center and put current attendance area boundaries? them into Warren Area HS? Do you value educational opportunities over buildings? What is the worst scenario if no change is made? Keep the 4 schools. What are the specific needs of these high costs?

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When the steering committee came up with the 4 HS option, winter on a bad day from these outer areas and find out what it‟s there was input from DeJong that 50-75 million could be spent really like. without raising taxes. Also renovations would be cheaper now! Why would you close Eisenhower when it‟s the only school in the What was the need for the second study by DeJong? county that has kept a steady student population for the last 50 Why Beaty? Don‟t you think the voters have spoken? years, when Warren HS has lost student population? Why is the district always throwing so much money into Beaty‟s $ What about renaming the schools, new school uniforms, new hole. $24 million to build a new school at Eisenhower and $21 mascots and other unthouht costs with 2 schools. We should ask million for historic renovations at Beaty?! We could have a whole the students their opinions. We should take a community vote to other new school! see what the majority of the community wants. 4 schools 4 Why Beaty? Warren County. Why not close down Warren and Beaty? That is where all the There was no 3 school option studied. money is needed….and invest in schools that are not falling apart. What is best for the students! Increased individual participation Cost of Beaty. and better education is resulting from four schools. Would you support opening Eisenhower as a Charter School if The bottom line is this – my children should not have to spend all the district went to a 2 high school scenario? Yes I would. their time on a bus. They should not have to run back and forth What would the actual cost savings be if we changed to a 2 high from Warren constantly to participate in all their sports. The school setting and one of the closed high schools [such as Warren High School hill will be awful in winter. There is no Eisenhower] became a Charter School? It would probably cost a room for buses. There is not enough parking and all you are lot more and mess up the attendance plan for the 2 HS‟s? going to have is a lot of bullying. A lot of discipline problems and Why in all the options – why keep Beaty open? a lot of kids doing Cyber School. P.S. Will there be an activities Would you have a charter school if Eisenhower building was sold/ bus running to Sheffield every night until 9pm or will the Sheffield leased /given to you? Yes we could, as Tidioute, run a better kids not be expected to join anything? school without political attachments, as it is now. Less waste, Why not close Beaty and make Watts the middle and senior high more opportunities, Community pride + volunteerism. Why school 6-12? Please stop doing “studies” and start putting monies hasn‟t Warren been considered for closure? Eisenower has a toward repairs, etc. Study after study trying to get the results a more stable base of students and has consistently outdone the select few want to see is a waste of time and money. others in SAT scores. It is a common belief that Warren needs I would like a chance to tell and give my opinion. our talent and numbers without the impact on students being Why not close Beaty and make Watts 6-12? That would make considered? one less money pit and a bigger school which is what you want. Close Beaty Leave the other school alone. How can we afford a full day kindergarten facility in the Warren Deal with the emotional impact of larger schools. attendance area while closing Sheffield and Eisenhower? You provided the cost per student for the charter school in How can you put money into Pleasant Township to keep kids Tidioute. What is it for our students per school cost? It wasn‟t local but want students to bus from Bear Lake, Lotsville, and provided. Sheffield? I taught at Sheffield from my home in Lander and it was If you are a student, how do you like you school? I love it. If you an 18 mile drive which took me 30-40 minutes. A school bus run are a parent, how do you like the school your child goes to? If with stops will take 60 to 90 minutes. Would board members you are a student, what would you like to do with your school? I especially those who live in Warren, please ride the buses this would like my school either renovated or have a new one built

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with my old school‟s work of art. If you are a student, how do Too many to address in this space you like the education that you get? I like, but there are times I What about eliminating Beatty, renovating WAHS for a middle wish we had a little more elections. If you are a parent, how do school, and building two new high schools without territorial you feel about your child‟s education now? issues Since 1968, how much district funding has been spent on each I definitely thing that retrofitting WAEC to a middle school and school? using Beatty‟s properly as the single elementary campus Pre-K When you talk about transportation cost and the cost is for through at least 5th grade, and preferably 6th grade bussing. What about the cost for the parent travelling more miles These studies, multiple studies now, always show a plane to for functions/activities. The school now is two minutes maybe renovate Eisenhower. So far, all the funds go to WAHS & from my house and my kids would go to YU which is 25-30 Elementary Schools Finally, we need all the other schools to get minutes away. In fact, none of the kids want this. My family will funded, with Eisenhower being first on the list. leave the school district if two schools is chosen. Have they I would like to know why the school board people who were figured that in the kids going to a different school, cyber schooling elected why they don„t have to answer the phone when you call where does that put the number? Where are the PSSA test results? Why are they being kept such a Why can‟t WCSD hire a superintendent and keep him or her for secret? Because Eisenhower did so much better than Warren, more than just a couple of years? people can‟t know. It would look bad to close the best academic Why is it so important to keep four schools school in the district. Additional transportation has been provided for students in What do we feel is best for the children? Not just economics. 3 outlying areas who want to participate in sports and or four (4) schools is the best option. extracurricular activities…Were these included in your Why can nine (9) people on the Board make the decision for the transportation costs? entire County? Put it on the ballot. Why not one high school Charter school options if the four (4) high school option is not Will savings pay debt service chosen. Is there an optimum number of students per class Should Beaty stay open? No – Why dump that kind of money into What happened to the idea of something that is so deplorable! When a gift starts to cost you o combining Sheff Elementary with Clarendon that kind of money, you should give the gift back. o Get rid of SES Why is there no consideration of Beaty closing? st o Make South Street Kindergarten / 1 grade Why isn‟t there a consideration to close Beaty and move those o WAEC 2 to 5 grade students to WAHS? o Pleasant 6 to 8 grade Why is Beaty never in the equation? th o WAHS 9 to 12 grade Why not close Beaty? It‟s a mess. o Get rid of Beatty Why is Beaty such a white elephant? Get rid of it? o Build at EHS addition for Sugar Grove Elementary & Why not close Beaty and move 6,7 and 8th grade to a renovated Russell Elementary, Get rid of those elementaries and WAHS? Save $21 Million and a building. keep EHS What about what the kids want? I appreciate all 60 pages of data, but there might be too much Travel time would be a major issue. The increased time would be information for this audience to consume hard on small children, even teens. If I get what I want (four high schools), what will it cost me?

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Increased size would increase the spread of illnesses and major In regards to bigger schools, in the case of sports or music pandemics could happen. programs, the good ones will be chosen for these programs. Kids Would you be willing to sacrifice your students‟ education be that could have the opportunity to play in smaller schools will fall having two schools and more travel time? After all, the students through the cracks and will have low self-esteem. are what we are relying on to come back to our community Why don‟t you ask the students what they think? striving. Why is it only a historical renovation and was evaluated only on I think that whatever decision is made, that each school should the Steering Committee and dropped (for Beaty) to move to have a new identity, new colors, new mascot and new team Warren since the high school needs to be renovated. names. There will be too much conflict if team colors and mascots Consider one (1). are retained from the old schools. Have you considered how many students will drop out to Cyber Students should have an input. My daughter has received a good School? I am fearful that they would drop out and/or the cost to education at Eisenhower and I would like my son to get the dam pay for alternative cybering would be great! chance. Colleges look for well-rounded students; students that participate in activities.

Group Comments: Bottom line it: What is the cost per tax payer per year – 4 Would the district provide an after-activity bus to move students schools =? 2 schools =? from a new school back to their former attendance area, and have Don‟t you think the voters have spoken? the costs been included in the transportation costs? Why was 2007 data used when 2008 is available? Why wasn‟t Beaty mentioned? Why wasn‟t new data on PSSA tests used? What was the cost of this study and why wasn‟t the money used How much money has been spent on study after study? to renovate schools in need of repair? Why keep Beaty open? Make Warren Junior Senior High Perhaps the Erie County High Schools could be used as a model What is the impact of larger schools on children (unbiased) for this and tax issues. Why wasn‟t the option of renovating EHS given? How much money has been spent on each school for upkeep and Suggestion – close Beaty and put kids at WAHS renovation since 1968? Fear of dropout rates or kids changing to cyber What about transportation cost increase for parents for PSSA scores? Eisenhower can‟t make the district look bad transportation to take, pick up kids from school and activities? Why was this put through without the vote of the people? What about option of drilling at Eisenhower – this could Has there been a study to consider the impact on attendance potentially cover heating costs and possible income. either through secession, charter, home, or other options?

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Demographics Note: Where participants were instructed to answer “all that apply,” percentages do not total 100%

Overall Respondent Demographics IND

Male 36.7% Gender Female 63.3%

Under 18 8.3% 18-29 5.1% 30-39 19.8% Age 40-49 35.5% 50-64 21.7% 65+ 9.7% Current Student 10.1% Not a High School Graduate 0.4% High School Graduate 23.3% Education Some College/Trade School 21.1% College Graduate 32.6% Advanced Degree 12.3% Do not have children in Warren County Schools 13.8% Parent/Guardian of student less than 5 years old 7.6% Parent/Guardian of kindergarten student 4.0% Parent/Guardian of 1st thru 3rd grade student 20.4% Parental/ Parent/Guardian of 4th thru 5th grade student 15.1% Guardian Parent/Guardian of 6th thru 8th grade student 28.4% Status Parent/Guardian of 9th thru 12th grade student 31.1% Parent/Guardian of private/parochial student 1.3%

Parent/Guardian of former student or graduate of WCSD 17.8%

Grandparent of student or graduate 12.4%

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Demographics IND Overall Respondent Demographics IND South Street 2.7% Teacher 17.5% Warren Area Elementary Center 5.3% Position (If Support Staff 12.3% Beaty MS 8.0% Warren Area HS 9.3% employed by Other 21.1% Please select the Warren County Career Center 4.4% WCSD) Retired 36.8% school(s) Russell ES 25.2% with which Sugar Grove ES 25.7% Administration 12.3% you are School Newsletter 26.1% most Eisenhower MS/HS 56.6% closely Youngsville ES/MS 3.1% Local Newspaper 43.8% affiliated Youngsville HS 4.0% Church Bulletin 7.1% Sheffield ES 22.6% How did you Community Flyer 75.2% Allegheny Valley ES 8.4% learn of the Sheffield MS/HS 27.4% Poster in Community 100.0% Community Other School Affiliations: Dialogue? Lander ES [2] Word of Mouth 13.7% Tidioute Email 0.4% St. Joseph School Other 4.0% Less than 2 0.5% Other Ways of Finding out about the Community Dialogue: 2-5 4.1% 4 schools 4 Warren County [7] Years Residing School district website [2] in Warren 6-10 4.6% In school County School 11-15 10.0% Mother District? 16-20 11.9% Concerned citizens District web page More than 20 68.9% Phoned school Former employer School Board Member School Board Meeting Former Board Member On committee Phone call Eisenhower Student – child Friend Sports banquet

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