Building for the Future of Johnston Schools Forum

Building for the Future of Johnston Schools Forum for Public Feedback on September 11, 2012 Bond Referendum Monday, October 29, 2012 7: 00 PM Summit Middle School Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 1

We are here because… • unsuccessful passage of September 11, 2012 bond referendum • 4849 votes cast – approximately 23% JCSD voters • 55. 35% YES vote • 44. 65% NO vote • 60% yes needed for passage Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 2

Johnston Community School District Special Election Results Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Precinct Des Moines 11 Zion Lutheran Church Grimes 3 Grimes United Methodist Church Johnston 1 Johnston City Hall Johnston 2 Johnston City Hall Johnston 3 Crown Point Center Johnston 4 Johnston Evangelical Free Church Johnston 5 Johnston Evangelical Free Church Johnston 6 Johnston Public Library Urbandale 2 Urbandale Baptist Church Urbandale 4 Urban Heights Covenant Church Urbandale 7 Gloria Dei Church Special Ballots Absentee Ballots TOTAL Oct 2012 Bond Feedback Yes Precinct % Overall % No Precinct % Overall % Total % 103 45. 98% 2. 12% 121 54. 02% 2. 50% 224 4. 62% 59 64. 13% 1. 22% 33 35. 87% 0. 68% 92 1. 90% 255 38. 87% 5. 26% 401 61. 13% 8. 27% 656 13. 53% 216 48. 43% 4. 45% 230 51. 57% 4. 74% 446 362 65. 70% 7. 47% 189 34. 30% 3. 90% 551 11. 36% 572 64. 27% 11. 80% 318 35. 73% 6. 56% 890 18. 35% 405 61. 74% 8. 35% 251 38. 26% 5. 18% 656 13. 53% 219 40. 93% 4. 52% 316 59. 07% 6. 52% 535 11. 03% 169 69. 26% 3. 49% 75 30. 74% 1. 55% 244 5. 03% 161 54. 95% 3. 32% 132 45. 05% 2. 72% 293 6. 04% 105 0 58 2684 62. 50% 0. 00% 61. 70% 2. 17% 0. 00% 1. 20% 55. 35% 63 0 36 2165 37. 50% 0. 00% 38. 30% 1. 30% 0. 00% 0. 74% 44. 65% 9. 20% 168 3. 46% 0 0. 00% 94 1. 94% 4849 100. 00% 3

DISTRICT FACILITIES COMMITTEES • Johnston Community School District Facilities Committee – June 28, 2010 • 9 -12 Campus High School Feasibility – May 2011 • Two High School Study Committee – June 27, 2011 • New High School Visioning Committee – June 2012 Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 4

September 11, 2012 Bond Proposal The Johnston Schools Board of Education on September 11 held a special election to issue general obligation bonds not to exceed $51 million. The facility plan has a total cost of $122. 3 million, which would be funded through the $51 million in general obligation bonds for the high school with additional funding from sales tax and PPEL funds. • New high school built on land currently owned by the district (north of 62 nd Ave. and west of 100 th St. ) • Renovation to existing high school to house 8 th and 9 th grade students • Renovation of the existing middle school on 62 nd Ave. to house elementary students by moving Wallace Elementary to that building, along with district preschool. • Outdoor athletic and fiber optics improvements • Renovation of the existing Wallace Elementary to meet district needs Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 5

BUILDING UTILIZATION PLAN New Building Existing High School Existing Middle School Existing Summit Middle School 10 -12 8 -9 6 -7 (1300) (950) (1200) 10 -12 8 -9 PK-5 6 -7 (1800) (1200) (5 section) (1200) 9 -12 10 -12 PK-5 8 -9 K-5 6 -8 6 -7 K-5 6 -8 8 -9 (1000) (900) (5 section) (600) (900) (1200) (900) (600) Existing 6 -12 Utilization New High School New Building Existing Buildings Two High School 10 -12 8 -9 9 -12 Transition (900) (1400)(600) New High School Planning Option | Johnston Community School District 9 -12 Grade Configuration

Rationales for the recommendation included: 1. Continues the present grade configuration of 6 -7, 8 -9 and 10 -12 eliminating any need to create secondary boundaries. 2. Provided the least disruptive remodeling timetable where students will not be housed in any facility while remodeling took place. 3. Matches the recommendation of the committees both in creation of a new HS and preserving the option for a second HS in the future if needed. Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 7

Funding of Improvements • Sales Tax • Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) • General Obligation Bonds Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 8

ü District Tax Rate NOT INCREASED for 8 years ü 2005 bond election - $36. 5 M – NO TAX INCREASE üBond rates at all time low üConstruction bids and costs very competitive Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 9

MEETING THE NEEDS ü Manage increasing enrollments ü Effective utilization of existing buildings ü Expands space for educational programming ü Maintain future option to transition to 2 nd high school Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 10

NEEDS • Overcrowding Johnston Middle School • Overcrowding Johnston High School • Overcrowding Beaver Creek & Horizon Elementary Schools • Space and programming needs at Wallace Elementary (PE, art, music, cafeteria) • Enhance space functionality for program instruction • Athletic/Activity Upgrades Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 11

Growth & Projections Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 12

Needs and problems associated with enrollment growth, building space and educational programming still exist and will not go away without action. Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 13

WHAT IF IT FAILS? • Board decisions on various options • Modular classrooms at JMS & JHS • Modular classrooms at Beaver Creek & Horizon Elementary Schools Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 14

OPTIONS • Pursue current plan with/without modifications. • Implement previous 2006 plans that include additions to Summit, JMS, JHS, Wallace and building a 6 th elementary school. • Re-evaluate the 9 -12 campus high school plan that included extensive additions and renovations to the current high school and building a new 6 -8 middle school and 6 th elementary. • Other Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 15

TIMELINE ü Determination of project(s) costs - November 2012 ü Consider 2013 bond election dates: April 2, June 25 or September 10 ü Board work session(s) – November 8, 2012 Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 16

Stakeholder Feedback is Important and Needed • Multiple sources of feedback • Board of Education review • Trend data Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 17

What we have heard… • Overall costs • Impact on property taxes • High school design – location • Building new vs. renovations • Committee recommendations valued • Inadequate clarification of total plan Oct 2012 Bond Feedback 18