Population Analysis Committee
Current Study Report
June 17, 2014
Annual Population Review Procedures
Study Cycle
• December thru February
Gather information, ideas, concerns, feedback, and
suggestions for possible study considerations.
• February
Present to the Board of Education proposals for the
new boundary study list.
 February through June
Meet with school committees and study variables,
needs, wants, possible impact & benefits, and explore
multiple solutions to the approved studies.
Fox Hills and South Kearns Elementary Schools
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Fox Hills
587 school students
167 GT Magnet students
78 siblings (GT) / 91 Permits
7 relocatables classrooms
South Kearns
Title 1
FTE downsize class size
OEK & Preschool programs
2 relocatable classrooms
School
Enrollment
Bldg. cap
History
Fox Hills
845
700 = 120%
798, 852, 877, 842
South
Kearns
396
535 = 74%
396, 390, 399, 396
Buy FTE
prog. rooms
Community Council Feedback
• South Kearns
– Sure we could house more students in our facility
• ½ extra classroom next year (OEK)
• More students = more relocatable classrooms
– We are cautious to not loose our Title 1 status
• Number 17 of 17 in order of qualification
• Fox Hills
– GT program has a positive influence at the school and a
concerned perception about programs at a Title 1 school
– Reduction in population may affect specialist time
– “Should resident students change schools (boundaries)
because of GT/sibling out-of-boundary students?”
Possible
What To Do
• Continue Study
– Meet with SCC / survey focus neighborhoods in August
– Return to the Board in September
– Prepare for an October open house
• Discontinue
– Though we might minimally balance populations we may
not be constructively solving anything as we would need
to move portable classrooms in order to bring more
students to South Kearns
Discussion
Bennion Junior Feeder Pattern
• Bennion Elementary and Westbrook Elementary
feed into Bennion Junior High. Fifty percent of the
Bennion Elementary boundary and 100% of
Westbrook Elementary boundary feed into
Cottonwood High.
• Request was made to consider making the Bennion
Junior High boundary feed only Taylorsville High.
Community Council Feedback
• Bennion Jr.
– “We are not in favor or opposed: This is a neighborhood initiative
but we are interested in knowing what the rest of community
wants.”
• Taylorsville Sr.
– In favor of the proposal and recognizes a positive outcome to
engage students with peers and community at Taylorsville High.
• Cottonwood Sr.
– Fewer students will impact academic program offerings and extra
curricular programs.
– Would current students still be bussed to CHS if this change occurs?
– The 9th grade reconfiguration study creates a whole new variable.
Survey Says
• Responded 115 families / 291 = 40%
• No Response = 176 families / 291 = 60%
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• In Favor 94 families / 115 = 82%
• Against 21 families / 115 = 18 %
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Survey Says
• Influenced Your Decision For change
+ Convenience
+ Distance / Proximity
• Influenced Your Decision Against change
+ Prefer CHS
+ Like Programs and Offerings
Population Data
Numbers over three year transition if feeder pattern changes
2013 - 2014 10th
CHS
THS
11th
12th
Total
% Cap
552
522
488
1562
79%
617
532
522
1671
83%
2014 - 2015
CHS
THS
428
552
522
1502
76
647
617
532
1796
89
2015 - 2016
CHS
THS
462
428
552
1442
73
675
647
617
1939
96
2016 - 2017
CHS
THS
477
462
428
1367
70%
759
675
647
2081
103%
Discussion