Recommendation to nlr school board april 21 2011

RECOMMENDATION STRATEGIC PLAN 2011
NORTH LITTLE ROCK:
North Little Rock School District

DLR Group presented the Strategic Plan to the North Little Rock School Board on April 18, 2011.

The Strategic Plan provides a Timeline driven road map for the School Board, the Administration
and the Community to reach their goals of: Improved Educational Opportunities for all students
and Fiscal Responsibility to the taxpayer.

Included in this Summary:
Timeline - The Strategic Plan Recommendation (Optimal Building / Funding Option)
Strategic Plan Funding Potential
Project Summaries
Top 10 - Educational Performance Beneﬁts (Tangible)
Top 10 - Fiscal Beneﬁts (Tangible)
Average Building Ages (NLR and Surrounding Districts)
5 yr. Midpoint Enrollment Projections
Board Options
21st Century School Images of Educational Environments

DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

RECOMMENDATION FOR:
The Optimal Building & Funding Plan for NLR School District
5 YEAR PLAN

PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3
$169.4m $ 91.1m $0
State Partnership $45.8m State Partnership $18.0m State Partnership
District Savings ($4.2m) $56.7m District Savings ($5.4m) $72.9m District Savings
Mill Increase 7.4 $66.6m Mill Increase $00.0m Mill Increase
TO
TOTAL $169.1m TOTAL $90.9m

Summer Fall VOTE Summer Fall Summer Fall Summer Fall Summer Fall Summer Fall Summer
2011 20111 $6
$6
$66.6m 2012 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

CONSTRUCTION
AB $14.0m AB CONSTRUCTION
AMBOY BW AMBOY CW $11.8m CW
CONSTRUCTION
BELWOOD
CRESTWOOD CRESTWOOD

BP $14.1m BP CONSTRUCTION
BOONE PARK BOONE PARK
LD $10.1m LD
CONSTRUCTION GV
MP MP
LYNCH DRIVE LYNCH DRIVE

$14.1m
CONSTRUCTION
GLENVIEW
MEADOW PARK

PV EC
MEADOW PARK

CONSTRUCTION $ 4.5m RW
LW $13.4m May 2012 - LW PIKE VIEW REDWOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD

State Publishes
CONSTRUCTION
LAKEWOOD LAKEWOOD
Preliminary Partnership
Funding Allocations
for 2013-2015 Projects
/ Team to Review
SS $10.7m SS
and Coordinate with SEVENTH STREET SEVENTH STREET

Projects
CONSTRUCTION
PS
Redistribute 6th Grade
Students to Ridgeroad and
IH $ 8.2m IH
Lakewood Middle Schools
NH
KEY
INDIAN HILLS INDIAN HILLS

POPLAR STREET

RRMS CONSTRUCTION NORTH HEIGHTS

RR
PS PS $ 3.8m
10th
New
Construction $ 0m RIDGEROAD PH RIDGEROAD
POPLAR STREET
PARK HILL

Modernization LWMS 8th Grade EAST LWMS
NLRMS
Renovation
to East 6 Grade
LAKEWOOD
8-9 Grades
LAKEWOOD CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION 6-8 Grades
Consolidate/ $42.0m NLR MIDDLE
Close
ARG
RC NLRMS ADM
ALC 7-8 Grades
ARGENTA
ROSE CITY
NLRHS ADMINISTRATION
EAST

WEST CONSTRUCTION
9-GRADE
MOVE WEST CONSTRUCTION NLR HS
PS 9-12 Grades
10TH GRADE
11-12 Grades
$113.8m
MOVE

POPLAR STREET

DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

PHASE 1
5 YEAR PLAN
PHASE 1
$169.4m
State Partnership $45.8m
District Savings ($4.2m) $56.7m
Mill Increase 7.4 $66.6m
TO
TOTAL $169.1m

Summer Fall VOTE Summer Fall Summer
2011 20111 $6
$6
$66.6m 2012 2012 2013

CONSTRUCTION
AB $14.0m AB
AMBOY BW AMBOY

CONSTRUCTION
BELWOOD

BP $14.1m BP
BOONE PARK BOONE PARK

CONSTRUCTION GV
MP $14.1m GLENVIEW
MP
MEADOW PARK
MEADOW PARK

CONSTRUCTION LW
LW $13.4m May 2012 -
LAKEWOOD State Publishes LAKEWOOD
Preliminary Partnership
Funding Allocations
for 2013-2015 Projects
/ Team to Review
and Coordinate with
Projects

PS
Redistribute 6th Grade
Students to Ridgeroad and
Lakewood Middle Schools

KEY POPLAR STREET

PS PS
10th
New
Construction $ 0m
POPLAR STREET

Modernization
Renovation
LWMS 8th Grade EAST
to East
8-9 Grades
LAKEWOOD

Consolidate/
Close
ARG
RC
ALC
ARGENTA
ROSE CITY
NLRHS
EAST

WEST CONSTRUCTION
9-GRADE
MOVE WEST
PS 9-12 Grades
10TH GRADE
11-12 Grades
$113.8m DLR Group
MOVE

POPLAR STREET

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

PHASE 2
PHASE 2 PH
$ 91.1m
State Partnership $18.0m State
District Savings ($5.4m) $72.9m Distr
Mill Increase $00.0m Mill I
TOTAL $90.9m

mmer Fall Summer Fall Summer Fal
013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015

AB CONSTRUCTION
AMBOY CW $11.8m CW
CRESTWOOD CRESTWOOD

BP CONSTRUCTION
ONE PARK
LD $10.1m LD
MP
LYNCH DRIVE LYNCH DRIVE

ADOW PARK
CONSTRUCTION
PV $ 4.5m RW EC
LW PIKE VIEW REDWOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD

CONSTRUCTION
AKEWOOD

SS $10.7m SS
SEVENTH STREET SEVENTH STREET

CONSTRUCTION
IH $ 8.2m IH
NH
INDIAN HILLS INDIAN HILLS

RRMS CONSTRUCTION NORTH HEIGHTS

RR
$ 3.8m
RIDGEROAD PH RIDGEROAD

PARK HILL

LWMS
6 Grade
LAKEWOOD CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION
$42.0m
NLRMS
7-8 Grades

EST CONSTRUCTION
Grades
DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

PHASE 3
PHASE 3
m $0
State Partnership
District Savings
Mill Increase

Summer Fall Summer Fall Summer
2015 2015 2016 2016 2017

CW
CRESTWOOD

LD
LYNCH DRIVE

W EC
WOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD

SS
SEVENTH STREET

IH
H
INDIAN HILLS

RR
EIGHTS

H RIDGEROAD

HILL

NLRMS
ION
ION 6-8 Grades
NLR MIDDLE

ADM
ADMINISTRATION

ION NLR HS
DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

Strategic Plan Summary:
Financing:
Arkansas State Funding Participation: $ 63.8 million
District Operational Savings: $9.6 million, Generating: $129.6 million
One Time Mill Levy Increase: 7.4 mills, Generating: $ 66.6 million
TOTAL FUNDING POTENTIAL: $260.0 million

For every $100,000 in residential appraised value a NLR homeowner may expect approximately:
$148 a year in new taxes ($12.33 / month in new tax)

Currently NLR is at 40.9 mills with the increase of 7.4 mills the new mill levy will be 48.3 mills.

DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

Phase 1 Projects: $169.4 million
4 Replacement Elementary Schools (Design & Construction: 2011 - 2013)
Amboy / Boone Park / Lakewood / Meadow Park

1 Replacement High School (Design & Construction: 2011 - 2016)
West Campus

Re-Purpose / Consolidation Recommendations:
Belwood Elementary - Close
Glenview Elementary - Close
Argenta Alternative Learning Academy - Close (Moves to Rose City Middle School)

Transitions:
6th Grade is redistributed to Ridgroad MS and Lakewood MS
10th Grade is moved from East Campus to Poplar Street (2 Years)
8th Grade is moved from Lakewood MS to East Campus
(East Campus is now 8th and 9th Grades / Lakewood MS is now 6th and 7th Grades)

DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

Phase 2 Projects: $ 91.1 million
5 Renovated Elementary Schools (Design & Construction: 2013 - 2015)
Crestwood (2004 Addition remains) / Lynch Drive / Seventh Street / Indian Hills / Ridgeroad

1 Replacement Middle School (Design & Construction: 2013 - 2016)
East Campus (Performing Arts / Gymnasium / Science Addition and Music / Art Additions Remain)

Re-Purpose / Consolidation Recommendations:
Redwood Pre-K Center - Close
(Pre-K Center moves to Pikeview - 3 Pre-K Classrooms Built at: Boone Park / Meadow Park / Lynch Drive &
7TH Street - - 2 Pre-K Classrooms Built at Amboy )
North Heights & Park Hill Elementary Schools - Close
Poplar Street - Close
Administrative Building - Re-purposed for Food Service / Maintenance
(Administration moves to Historic West Building)

Transitions:
Fall 2013- 9th & 10th Grades move to West Campus when new classroom square footage is available
Ridgeroad Grades move to East & Lakewood Campus and Ridgeroad becomes an Elementary School
DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

TOP 10 Educational
Performance Benefits:
1. Appropriate grade level configurations for this community.
2. Reduction of transitions to alleviate decline in achievement. (From 6 to 3)
3. Community (neighborhood) schools to increase connection to the school and
parental involvement.
4. Parity and equity for all learners with equal access to specialists.
5. Optimal student enrollment at all grade levels for student access and teacher
collaboration.
6. Increased instructional time at the 9/10 grade level by eliminating travel as built
into present system.
7. New flexible and agile buildings easily conform to curriculum adjustments for
learners. (student differentiation).
8. Consolidating teachers for a more collaborative environment for student success at
all grade levels.
9. Access to technology and the world of information for every learner.
10.Lighting and Indoor air quality are linked to increased test scores. (as much as 26%)

DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

TOP 10
Financial Benefits:
1. Optimize the operational functions at all levels for certified staffing.
2. Optimize the operational functions at all levels for classified staffing.
3. Maintenance costs are reduced through more efficient and fewer facilities.
4. Reduce transportation by maintaining elementary school boundaries, minimize cross district
bussing.
5. Reduce the number of buildings required to be maintained. 9 Elem (13). 1 MS (4). 1 HS (2) 1
Alt. Ed. (Newer bldg) 1 Pre-K Ctr. (Newer bldg)
6. Energy and utility usage appropriately and efficiently maintained by a 21st Century building
envelope.
7. New building systems will take advantage of day lighting, CO2 control (Indoor Air Quality -
IAQ), and orientation to reduce utility costs per square foot.
8. Economic Impact is estimated at almost 400 jobs, over $121 M in income and $8.6 M in tax
revenue to City and State. (Rutgers University Study)
9. Local Taxpayers will benefit from the Arkansas State Partnership program with $63 million
in allocated funding.
10. District School Average FCI Rating is reduced from 69% to less than 15%.

DLR Group

DISTRICT COMPARISONSASSESSMENT
NORTH LITTLE ROCK: FACILITY

AVERAGE DISTRICT FACILITY AGE IN YEARS

72

60 59
54
53
51
AVERAGE BUILDING LIFE EXPECTANCY 50 YEARS 50 49

48 46 46

41
39
38 38 38
36
32
28

24
18

14
13
12 11

5
4

00
CABOT CONWAY PULASKI FAYETTEVILLE LITTLE ROCK NORTH LITTLE ROCK

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL

DLR Group

5-YEAR MEN TH ATIO
RECOMMENDATLL EIO
OMME O R T H LLITTLE R O
MM NORTH T TT ROCK:
PROJECTION
N
NO OC

2010/11 to 2014/15 MIDPOINT ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS

12,000

10,000
8,916 8,886 8,913 8,974 8,868

8,000
STUDENT ENROLLMENT

6,000

4,177 4,116 4,125 4,128 4,110
4,000
2,813 2,815 2,896 2,833
2,775

2,000 1,925 1,995 1,972 1,949 1,924

00
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/2014 2014/2015

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

*ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS ARE FOR GRADE LEVELS K-12 (EXCLUDES PRE-K) DLR Group
SOURCE: NLR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND RSP & ASSOCIATES

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

BOARD OPTIONS:
Option 1: (Strategic Plan is Modiﬁed to have Glenview Elementary in lieu of Lynch Drive)
Glenview Elementary - Replacement Project - Lynch Drive is Closed

Modiﬁcations to Recommended Strategic Plan 2011:

Glenview:
District Cost $10.3 million
Partnership Funding $ 3.8 million
TOTAL PROJECT COST: $14.1 million

NET Difference: + $1.0 million

DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

BOARD OPTIONS:
Option 2: (3 - 2 Section Elementary Schools in lieu of: 2 - 3 Section Elementary Schools)
Glenview / Lynch Drive & Meadow Park Elementary Schools Remain
Glenview is replaced as a 2-section (2 classrooms per grade level school)
Meadow Park is replaced as a 2-section (2 classrooms per grade level school)
Lynch Drive remains as a renovated 2 section Elementary School

Modiﬁcations to Recommended Strategic Plan 2011:

Glenview: Lynch Drive: Meadow Park:
District Cost $ 8.0 million $ 6.0 million $ 8.0 million
Partnership Funding $ 2.7 million $ 0.0 million $ 2.7 million
TOTAL PROJECT COST: $10.7 million $ 6.0 million $10.7 million

NET Difference: + $12.7 million

**NOTE: These 3 Schools will NOT have Parity and Equity with the other Elementary Projects
2 Section Schools are 18,000 square feet smaller than the 67k square foot, 3 section facilities.
(Gymnasiums / Media Centers and Commons Areas are ea. approx. 1k sq ft. less in space)
Each School will have 2 - Pre-K Classrooms
DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

VALHALLA ELEMENTARY (multi-purpose/commons/gymnasium) LAURA INGALLS WILDER ELEMENTARY

DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

LOS ANGELES USD ELEMENTARY (classroom)

ALPHA HART LEWIS ELEMENTARY (discovery space) DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

WHITE CLIFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL (pre-function space) PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL (multi-purpose/commons)

DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

Adelson School (classroom)

PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL (media center) DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

BETTY FAIRFAX HIGH SCHOOL (outdoor space) MARYSVILLE GETCHELL HIGH SCHOOL (outdoor space)

DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

MARYSVILLE GETCHELL HIGH SCHOOL (ﬂexible learning - SLC’s - Small Learning Community)

DLR Group

NORTH LITTLE ROCK:

FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (ﬂexible learning)

DLR Group

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