Facilities Committee Report

Facilities Committee Report (DRAFT)
Chairman Culley Traweek

Plan # 1
Plan 1 Construct new High School
How enrollment would be affected by the plan using current numbers

	Roberts	Jones	Field Store	Holleman
Current Enrollment	535	199	487	612

If high school was built and grades were redistributed across the board:

	Roberts	Jones	Field Store	Holleman
Pk-3	429	150	400	509
4-5	704 (Today 4-5)
6-8	1122 (Today 6-8)
9-12	1324

Plan Specifics

Build High School (New) for approximately 2000-2200 Students
Address District Maintenance Needs and Technology

Cons:
1.      Cost of construction for new high school
2.      Developing plan for use of Existing Junior High (see below)
3.      6^th Grade with older Kids

Pros:
1.      Addresses all growth needs for longest period (K-12)
2.      Cost effective
3.      Least disruptive to existing schools
4.      No additional personnel costs other than normal population growth
5.      New facility would be capable of 5A
6.      Addresses Junior High needs

Possible Uses of Existing Waller Junior High

West- Elementary (23 Rooms)
East- AEP, Special Services, Community Meetings, Teacher Work/ Resources
Umland- Administration, or Other Resource
Plan # 2
Add on as needed to Waller High School and Roberts Road without building any new buildings.

Plan Specifics
Make changes to the high school as needed in the following areas:
- Academic
- Athletics
- Band
- Drill Team
- Theatre
- Choir
- Library
- Cafeteria
Make Changes to Roberts Road in the following areas
- Consider core facilities gym and cafeteria
- Increase classroom space
Other components of plan
- Maintenance Needs as needed for other campuses
- Technology needs for other campuses
Cons:
1.      High cost of remodeling the High School
2.      Elementary would need expensive core expansion
3.      High School would be locked into current layout because with additions it will no longer be suitable for use for       anything but as a high school
4.      Roberts Road expansion would have to be balanced with existing floodplain
5.      Roberts Road would exceed optimum elementary size

Plan # 3
Add on as needed to the high school and then build a new elementary

Plan Specifics
High School Changes as listed (see plan 2)
Construct new elementary
Maintenance needs and technology needs

Cons:

High School Locked into current layout because with additions it will no longer be suitable for use for anything but as a high school
No alleviation of current junior high problems
Personnel Increase to staff new school
Higher cost than plan 2

Plan # 4
Add on as needed to the High School then build a New Junior High School

Plan Specifics:

Pk-3 Elementaries
4-5 Schultz
Build 6-8 New Junior High with 6 wing
High School additions as needed (see plan 2)
Maintenance and technology needs

Cons:

Higher cost over plans # 2,3
High School Locked into current layout because with additions it will no longer be suitable for use for anything but as a high school
6^th grade mixed with older students