Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Reed School Update

Special update on plans for Reed School
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Tara-Leeway Heights Civic Association

Special Reed School Update

Neighbors: The following information was released today by APS to provide an update to affected civic associations about plans for the Reed School. 

Reed School Update from APS

Civic Association Update Regarding Arlington Public Schools' CIP and Future Possibilities for Use of Reed School Building
 
As you may be aware, the Superintendent's Proposed FY 2017-26 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) includes a proposal for a new 725-seat elementary school at the Reed building. In the Superintendent's proposed CIP, this project would open in Fall 2021. The School Board will take action on the CIP on June 16, 2016. Depending on the combination of projects and timing in the approved CIP and if the Reed project is adopted, it may open as an elementary school as early as Fall 2020 or as late as Fall 2023.
 
The determination on the use of Reed as a neighborhood, choice or area early childhood school is not part of the Superintendent's proposal and would require further analysis of projected enrollment growth and areas of greatest need. APS is committed to working with the community to address growing student enrollment in the coming years.
 
The School Board will hold a public hearing on the Superintendent's proposed CIP on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 7:30 PM.

APS Press Release on Capital Improvement Plan

For Immediate Release - REVISED:
May 18, 2016 - 4:30 p.m.
For more information, contact the Dept. of School and Community Relations at703-228-6004 www.apsva.us

  
 APS Capital Improvement Planning Update
 
On Tuesday, May 17, the Arlington School Board held its second Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Work Session to discuss options for the proposed FY 2017-26 CIP and to develop a proposal to address crowding and major maintenance needs for the school division over the next ten years.

While the School Board has made no decisions at this point and the final CIP will not be adopted until June 16, the following are the key points that School Board members have reviewed and discussed at the recent CIP Work Sessions:
  • The School Board has discussed options that place a priority for high school seats due to the 2,775 projected seat deficit for high schools by 2025.
  • The priority for the upcoming ten-year plan will focus on what can be accomplished in the first two years of the FY 2017-26 CIP.
  • Discussions around options to fund and develop a renovation and/or addition to the Education Center to convert the space for secondary classroom use.
  • Planning to grow the Arlington Tech Program at the Arlington Career Center.
  • The Board continues to discuss possibilities for using the Reed building and site to develop a new elementary school that address the elementary seat deficit. Determination of Reed as a neighborhood or choice school would require further analysis of projected enrollment growth and areas of greatest need.
  • Discussing the need to potentially include future additions at several North Arlington elementary school sites in the CIP to further relieve elementary crowding.
  • Authorizing a process to develop phased boundary refinements at the high school level in the near term to balance overcrowding. Phased boundary refinements could adjust boundaries for freshman classes over a four-year period to eliminate the need for students changing schools during their high school careers.
NEXT STEPS IN THE CIP PROCESS:
  • May 19 – The School Board will hold a Public Hearing on the CIP as part of the Board's regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Education Center. Speakers may sign up online by 4 p.m. today or at the meeting on Thursday. Comments may also be submitted to the School Board members by email atSchool.Board@apsva.us.
  • May 24 – The School Board and County Board will meet in a Joint CIP Work Session to share the School Board's Capital Improvement Plan and discuss CIP options as well as space and funding needs. The meeting will be held in the County Board Room at 6 p.m. This meeting is open to the public, but members of the public typically are not invited to speak at work sessions.
  • June 2 - School Board Meeting: Information Item - School Board's FY 2017-26 CIP
  • June 7 – School Board CIP Work Session #4 (if needed)
  • June 16 – The School Board is slated to adopt the FY 2017-26 CIP as part of the Board's regular meeting agenda. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Education Center.
  • TBD – The County Board adopts the Arlington County FY 2017-26 CIP, including the CIP Project and Funding Plan for Arlington Public Schools.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE CIP ONLINE:
All information related to the CIP planning process is available online. Information includes:
  • The Superintendent's Proposed FY 2017-26 CIP.
  • PowerPoint presentations from the May 10 and May 17 CIP Work Sessions.
  • Possible funding scenarios that have been discussed with the School Board at recent Work Sessions.
  • A list of CIP Questions and Answers from the School Board Work Sessions.
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