Community Input Session
Ferlazzo School Utilization
2016-17 School Year
Dave Beavers, Office of Facilities Services
Dave Cline, Associate Superintendent
Finance & Support Services
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Agenda
• Discuss Capital Improvements Program Process
• Discuss current and projected student housing
needs
– Within elementary schools near the Ferlazzo School
Site
– Within elementary schools in eastern areas of the
County
• Discuss proposed use of Ferlazzo School facility
• Allow for your comments, suggestions, and
feedback
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Challenge Before the School Board
• Provide World-Class school facilities for all
students of PWCS
– In a changing environment
– Within financial constraints
– In a manner that fits the needs of parents, students,
and teachers
– Within constrained land availability
– In a cost-effective manner
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Capital Improvements Program -CIP
• CIP is a dynamic document that details the
School Division’s plans for construction,
renewal, and upgrades to facilities
• This year’s CIP proposed 13 changes to capital
construction schedules in the next 10 years
• CIP is adjusted each year based on
– New enrollment projections and trends
– Fiscal limitations
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Ferlazzo School
• Scheduled to open September 2016
• Site adaptation of Yorkshire Elementary model
– 924-student capacity
– 2 classrooms included for Independent Hill School
students
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County-wide Student Generation Rates
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Students per Housing Unit by Grade
Ashland ES and Potomac View ES
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Students per 100 Housing Units
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
5th
4th
3rd
2nd
1st
KG
Grade Cohort
Ashland
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Potomac View
Linear (Ashland)
Linear (Potomac View)
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Calculation of
“Program Requirements Space Availability”
Planning
School
Capacity
Bel Air ES
568
Dale City ES
496
Ashland ES
900
Coles ES
472
McAuliffe ES
568
Belmont ES
462
Kilby ES
414
Marumsco Hills ES
650
Students
2014
592
479
955
496
470
465
403
755
Portable
Classrooms
Number
6
5
0
3
1
2
3
11
Space
Provided
144
120
0
72
24
48
72
264
Program
Requirements
Space Availability
Space Availability
2014
-24
17
-55
-24
98
-3
11
-105
2019
-48
11
-86
-54
109
-93
-29
-194
2024
-98
-29
-183
-106
71
-248
-159
-264
2014
-144
-137
-55
-72
-122
-48
-83
-264
2019
-168
-143
-86
-102
-111
-138
-123
-353
Notes: Negative space availability indicates overcrowding.
E.g., “-44” means 44 seats short of needs.
Special programs affecting space utilization include:K-3 class-size reduction grant, ESOL needs, and/or
Special Education needs
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Note: Negative
space
availability
indicates
overcrowding.
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CIP Planning Areas
CIP Planning
Area
Elementary
School
Elementary
School
Ashland
Belmont
Coles
Featherstone
Neabsco Mills
/ Northern
Route 1
Enterprise
Ferlazzo
CIP Planning
Area
King
McAuliffe
Kilby
Leesylvania
Marumsco Hills
Montclair
Potomac View
Parks
Vaughan
CIP Planning
Area
Elementary
School
Bel Air
Dale City
Cardinal
Fitzgerald
Henderson
Minnieville
Neabsco
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Note: Negative
space
availability
indicates
overcrowding.
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Note: Negative
space
availability
indicates
overcrowding.
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Proposed CIP
Student Housing Measures
School
Neabsco ES
Henderson ES
Potomac Shores ES
Featherstone ES
Porter ES
Kilby ES
Belmont ES
Leesylvania
Ferlazzo ES
Additional
Seats
192
240
924
144
672
510
240
96
924
Planning Area
Cardinal
Cardinal
Cherry Hill
Neabsco Mills
Neabsco Mills
Neabsco Mills
Neabsco Mills
Neabsco Mills
Ferlazzo
Note: Ferlazzo ES is shown as a Traditional school that does not provide
capacity for the planning area in which it is located.
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Summary of Student Housing
Options – Planning Area
Proposed CIP
Planning Area
Cardinal
Cherry Hill
Ferlazzo
Neabsco Mills
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2019 Space Additional
Needs
Seats
-856
-794
-462
-1,368
432
924
0
1,662
Resultant
2019 Space
Availability
-424
130
-462
294
Ferlazzo
as Community-based
School
Additional
Seats
432
924
924
990
Resultant
2019 Space
Availability
-424
130
462
-378
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Why Propose this Change to the
Use of the Ferlazzo School
• Enrollment projections have dramatically
changed
– Ashland Elementary and surrounding schools (aka,
Ferlazzo planning area) have dramatically
decreased from 2012 to 2014.
– 2019 projected enrollment in the area has dropped
by more than 600 students
• Faced with continued enrollment demand in
the Route 1 and Dale City areas
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Student Housing Need
Neabsco Mills Area
• Elementary School – Neabsco Mills area
– Construction of ES has been in CIP since FY11
(approved in spring 2010)
– Unable to acquire suitable site to construct school
– Significant need in the Neabsco Mills area
• Residential development: Potomac Club, Potomac Town
Center, Villages at Rippon Lodge
• High utilization of portable classrooms
• Elementary School – Ferlazzo area
– In CIP since FY13 (approved in spring 2012)
– Replaced a 10-classroom addition to McAuliffe ES
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Proffer of Ferlazzo Property
• Land acquired through proffer from Liberty
Manor development
– Land proffered for elementary school
– PWCS is constructing an elementary facility
• Site adaptation of Yorkshire Elementary building
– Program implemented in the building to be either:
• Standard elementary program (K-5)
• Traditional program (1-8)
• PWC County Attorney has advised that either program
will be in compliance with the law
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Residential Developments in the
Ferlazzo Area
Development
Number of Units
Approval Date
Hope Hill Crossing
311 single family
12/6/2005
Ewells Mill Estates
102 single family
1/17/2006
Meadows at Barnes Crossing
169 single family
4/18/2006
Ferlazzo Property (aka Liberty
Manor)
59 single family
4/6/2010
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Mary G. Porter School
• Facility opened in 2004
• Designed as a K-5 elementary school
• Facility was adapted to accommodate the
Grades 1-8 traditional program
– Kindergarten rooms converted to middle school
use
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2015-2016 Proposed Utilization Plan
Ferlazzo School / Porter Traditional
• Design and Construct Ferlazzo School (Yorkshire
design) as Traditional School with IHS space
• Convert and utilize the existing Porter facility as
672-seat elementary school providing rapid
enrollment relief.
– Lack of an additional elementary school site in the
Neabsco Mills area
• Transfer current Porter Traditional School
program to new Ferlazzo School
– 924 student capacity at new facility vs. 672 at existing
Porter facility
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Impact on School Boundaries
• Whichever facility is selected as a Community-based
school, boundaries will have to be set to determine
attendance areas
• Ferlazzo School
– Attendance boundaries will likely address areas of greater
overcrowding in attempt to achieve balance
– May extend along Minnieville Road
– Will not need to relieve significant overcrowding at
Ashland Elementary
• Porter School
– Attendance boundaries will likely address areas adjacent to
the school
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Community Feedback
• Please state your name, community where you
reside, and your suggestions, comments,
and/or recommendation(s)
– Please limit comments to 3 minutes so that all who
wish may provide feedback tonight
• Following the conclusion of the comment
period, Staff may provide any additional
information and/or clarification(s) as necessary
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Community Input Session
Ferlazzo School /
Proposed Porter Traditional
Conversion
Dave Beavers, Office of Facilities Services
Dave Cline, Associate Superintendent
Finance & Support Services
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