Capacity
Management
Capacity Management is
the discipline of providing the correct number of student seats in
the correct locations to support student assignment based on
educational best practices. In the end, the goal is to minimize
student wait lists, minimize the costs associated with excess
capacity and transportation, but preserve as much flexibility in
the system to respond to demographic shifts.
An internal capacity management project team, chaired by Kathy
Johnson, Facilities Planning Manager, is charged with organizing
the work needed to review capacity and to make recommendations to
the Superintendent and School Board. The work is being done under
the Executive Sponsorship of Donald Kennedy, Chief Financial and
Operations Officer. The process will include providing regular
information updates to, as well as seeking input and feedback from,
parents, families and community members.
Phase I: Elementary
capacity in North Seattle for 2009-10 school
year
There
is a projected shortage of capacity in North Seattle for the
2009-10 school year. Phase I focuses on finding solutions to this
challenge.
Background
Data
Demographic Projections
Frequently Asked
Questions
Capacity Planning and
Management Phase 1 (posted 9/16/08)
More questions and answers on capacity management (posted
9/26/08)
FAQ on building
closures
Community
Meetings September 15 and 16
Two community meetings
were held on September 15 (Catharine Blaine K-8 School) and
September 16 (Roosevelt High School). Members of the
community had the opportunity to review the challenges, discuss
potential options and provide feedback. Details available on this
flyer.
Meeting flyers in
various languages are available here:
Amharic
Chinese
Lao
Oromo
Somali
Spanish
Tagalog
Tigrigna
Vietnamese
Interpreters were
available at both meetings for these languages: Chinese, Somali,
Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Comments and
suggestions can be submitted by filling out this
feedback form. All feedback forms are due October 7,
2008.
The PowerPoint presentation and
handouts for the two meetings are available here:
Presentation
Handouts
Here
is a
summary of the feedback we have received and a brief
FAQ (as of September 25, 2008).
School Board
Work Session October 1
The
Board held a work session on October 1, 2008 to discuss projected
shortage of capacity in North Seattle and potential
solutions. The PowerPoint presentation and handouts for the
work session are available here:
Presentation
Handouts
School Board Meeting October 15
School Board Action Report on Capacity Planning and Management and
Student Assignment Plan (October 15, 2008)
Attachment A -
Recommended Renewals and Modifications to the Current Student
Assignment Plan
Attachment B -
Options for Capacity Planning Project Phase
1
School Board
Meeting October 29
Capacity Management presentation
Resolution 2008/09-2, Directing the Superintendent to evaluate
balancing the geographic capacity needs across the
district
Approval of Recommended Renewals and Modification of the Current
Student Assignment Plan and Consideration of Options to Address
capacity issues for 2009-10
Revised Attachment B -
Staff Recommendations Options for Capacity Planning Phase 1
(Revised 10-29-08)
School Board
Meeting November 12
The
School Board approved actions to resolve short-term capacity
shortages in North Seattle and Queen Anne/Magnolia areas. For
details, read this
news release.
Last Updated:
November
14, 2008
