Eau Claire Area
School District
Demographic Trends & Facility Planning Committee
| Committee Members | |
|---|---|
| Katie Sideri, Chair | Margo Dahling |
| Jeremy Traynor | Ryan Weichelt |
| Yiliu Yang | Caro Johnson |
| Joe Koller | Ryan Petrie |
| Angie Funk | Ashley O'Brien |
| Ray French | |
| Resource Members | |
| Kim Koller | Mike Johnson |
| Jeff Nestor |
Committee Charge
A standing committee to provide annual recommendations to the Board of Education regarding demographic trends, boundary issues, capacity updates and other relevant data. This would allow for long-range predictability of attendance areas, facility needs and programmatic equity.
Guiding Principles
We will strive to base recommendations upon the following principles:
1. Reliable, current, and projected demographic and housing-impact data from internal and external sources.
2. Utilization of best practice research.
3. Student access to equitable programs and services.
4. Building enrollment greater than 65% of capacity, not to exceed 100%.
5. When considering boundary changes, a balanced socio-economic makeup of the buildings.
6. An effort to maintain boundary changes for a minimum of 5 years.
7. Minimization of transportation time and costs.
8. Consideration of cost to maintain existing buildings vs. new construction.
9. New elementary school construction will provide a minimum of 3-section grade level arrangements, 450 students with room for expansion.
10. Siblings remaining in the same school.
11. Maximum educational and operational efficiency of facilities.
12. The community impact that new facilities or remodels have on the equity and climate commitments of the Board.