2013 PUBLIC EDUCATION MASTER FACILITIES PLAN for the DISTRICT of COLUMBIA AYERS SAINT GROSS ARCHITECTS + PLANNERS | FIELDING NAIR INTERNATIONAL TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................1 High Quality Education for all DC Children ................................................................. 2 Strategies to Address Needs ....................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER 1: MASTER FACILITY PLAN VISION ..........................................11 Background ................................................................................................................ 12 The Problem ............................................................................................................... 12 Mission Statement ..................................................................................................... 13 Vision .......................................................................................................................... 13 Guiding Principles ....................................................................................................... 15 Learning from Research and Best Practices ................................................................ 16 CHAPTER 2: MASTER FACILITY PLAN PROCESS .....................................19 Project Communications and Outreach ..................................................................... 20 Developing the Guiding Principles ............................................................................. 22 Prioritized List of Guiding Principles ........................................................................... 24 Relationship to Previous Studies ................................................................................ 25 Geographic Assessment ............................................................................................. 26 Data Sets..................................................................................................................... 26 Facility Grade Banding ................................................................................................ 30 CHAPTER 3: ENROLLMENT, CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION ...................31 Premise ...................................................................................................................... 32 Purpose ...................................................................................................................... 32 Space Per Student ...................................................................................................... 34 Enrollment .................................................................................................................. 36 Utilization ................................................................................................................... 38 Findings ...................................................................................................................... 41 CHAPTER FOUR: POPULATION AND ENROLLMENT FORECAST .........47 Premise ....................................................................................................................... 48 Purpose ...................................................................................................................... 48 Population Forecast .................................................................................................... 50 Enrollment Forecast ................................................................................................... 56 Projected Unmet Need ............................................................................................... 56 Findings ...................................................................................................................... 56 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER FIVE: FACILITY CONDITION, QUALITY AND EFFICACY .....63 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................1 Premise ....................................................................................................................... 64 High Quality Education for all DC Children ................................................................. 2 Purpose ...................................................................................................................... 64 Strategies to Address Needs ....................................................................................... 6 Facility Condition ........................................................................................................ 65 Educational Facilities Effectiveness Instrument (EFEI) ................................................ 66 EFEI Patterns to Measure School Facility Efficacy ....................................................... 67 CHAPTER 1: MASTER FACILITY PLAN VISION ..........................................11 Findings ...................................................................................................................... 78 Background ................................................................................................................ 12 The Problem ............................................................................................................... 12 Mission Statement ..................................................................................................... 13 CHAPTER SIX: PRIORITIZATION FRAMEWORK .......................................93 Vision .......................................................................................................................... 13 Understanding Facility Need ...................................................................................... 94 Guiding Principles ....................................................................................................... 15 Current Fit Need Assessment ..................................................................................... 96 Learning from Research and Best Practices ................................................................ 16 2017 Projected Fit ...................................................................................................... 99 1998-2012 DCPS Modernization Equity ..................................................................... 102 Neighborhood Cluster Characteristics ........................................................................ 105 CHAPTER 2: MASTER FACILITY PLAN PROCESS .....................................19 Facility Condition and Quality .................................................................................... 108 Project Communications and Outreach ..................................................................... 20 Developing the Guiding Principles ............................................................................. 22 Prioritized List of Guiding Principles ........................................................................... 24 CHAPTER SEVEN: RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................113 Relationship to Previous Studies ................................................................................ 25 Strategic Investments ................................................................................................. 114 Geographic Assessment ............................................................................................. 26 Areas of Greatest Need .............................................................................................. 114 Data Sets..................................................................................................................... 26 Strategies to Address Needs ....................................................................................... 117 Facility Grade Banding ................................................................................................ 30 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...............................................................................123 CHAPTER 3: ENROLLMENT, CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION ...................31 Premise ...................................................................................................................... 32 Purpose ...................................................................................................................... 32 APPENDIX A: SCHOOL LISTING ..................................................................127 Space Per Student ...................................................................................................... 34 Enrollment .................................................................................................................. 36 Utilization ................................................................................................................... 38 Findings ...................................................................................................................... 41 CHAPTER FOUR: POPULATION AND ENROLLMENT FORECAST .........47 Premise ....................................................................................................................... 48 Purpose ...................................................................................................................... 48 Population Forecast .................................................................................................... 50 Enrollment Forecast 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