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Home My WebLink About4044 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE amending the Comprehensive Plan to include the Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan. WHEREAS, the Pasco City Council did on September 2, 2008 adopt by Ordinance No. 3866 a Comprehensive Plan for the City; and, WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan was intended to be a guide for development and may be reviewed annually; and, WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a series of public hearings beginning on October 18, 2010 and ending on January 25, 2012; and, WHEREAS, following the January 25, 2012 hearing the Planning Commission recommended the City Council amended the Comprehensive Plan by adopting by reference the 2011-2017 Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds the Planning Commission's recommendation will aid the City in anticipating orderly and coordinated development within the city; NOW,THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Ordinance No. 3866 adopting the Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended to include the 2011-2017 Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan by reference as indicated in Exhibit "1" attached hereto. Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after passage and publication as required by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 21"day of February, 2012. Matt Watkins, Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: a 0:21t 010/ —s- r Debra L. Clark, City Clerk Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney EXHIBIT 1 PASCO SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN 2011 - 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sherry Lancon, President William Leggett, Vice President Jeffery Dong, Member Ruben Peralta, Member Ryan Brault, Member SUPERINTENDENT Saundra L. Hill ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF OPERATIONS John Morgan Adopted by the Pasco School Board December 13, 2011 Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 1 of 21 November 2011 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION A. Purpose of the Capital Facilities Plan Washington land use and environmental laws include schools in the category of public facilities and services for which cities and counties must plan. When new development places demands on schools, cities, counties and developers must ensure school facilities are adequate to accommodate the additional demands. School districts adopt capital facilities plans to assist counties and cities to address legal requirements to ensure adequate school facilities will exist to serve new development. The capital facility plans identify school facilities that are necessary to meet the educational needs of the growing student populations. The Pasco School District has prepared this Capital Facilities Plan (the "CFP") to provide the community, Franklin County, the City of Pasco and the developers information regarding the District's facilities and forecast needs for the next six years (2011-2017). In accordance with capital facilities planning under the Growth Management Act, this CFP contains the following elements: • The District's standard of service or educational program standards which is based on program year, class size by grade span, number of classrooms, types of facilities and other factors identified by the District. • An inventory of existing capital facilities owned by the District, showing the locations and capacities of the facilities, based on the District's standard of service. • Future enrollment forecasts for elementary, middle, and high schools. • A forecast of the future needs for capital facilities and school sites based on the District's enrollment projections. • The proposed capacities of expanded or new capital facilities over the next six years based on the inventory of existing facilities and the standard of service. • The cost for needed facilities and the plan for financing capital facilities within projected funding capacities. • A school impact fee calculation identifying the amount single-family and multi-family developers should pay to mitigate the impacts new construction of single-family and multi-family homes has on the District. Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 2 of 21 November 2011 B. Overview of the Pasco School District The Pasco School District serves students in the City of Pasco and in unincorporated Franklin County. The Pasco community is experiencing accelerated growth and has experienced significant growth for the past fifteen years. Pasco is near six other school districts: North Franklin, Star, Columbia, Finley, Kennewick, and Richland. The District serves over 15,600 students. The District currently has one (1) early learning center, seven (7) elementary schools serving K-5, four (4) elementary schools serving grades 1-5, three (3) middle schools serving grades 6-8, two (2) high schools serving grades 9-12 and one alternative middle/high school serving grades 6-12. The District also has 171 portable classrooms that provide capacity for 4,275 students. The most significant issues facing the District in terms of providing classroom capacity to accommodate existing and projected demands follow. • K-12 facility needs have been projected for the short and long term. Presently, the elementary and middle schools are housing students in excess of capacity. • Providing the educational programs that are either required by the state and federal government, or that are desired by the public for quality education, requires additional facility space, For example, to provide for the visual and performing arts programs the District must find additional facility space that can accommodate music instruction without interrupting general education classrooms. • The District is expected to experience significant growth in Franklin County. Over 2000 residential lots have been previously approved by the City of Pasco without school capacity mitigation remain vacant and the market continues to consume them at the rate of over 400 per year. Developers continue to approach the City for additional new residential development, which is subject to SEPA mitigation. This continued growth is of concern in light of the overcrowding and inadequate capacity at the existing schools. • The District must obtain a super majority vote (60% yes votes) to secure the funds that are necessary to build new schools. The most recent bond to address current needs failed with just a 48% yes vote. • Assessed property values in Franklin County are relatively low, which limits the district's bonding capacity and increases the tax burden on district patrons. Pasco's per pupil AV in 2009-10 was $311,000 placing Pasco 271St out of the 295 districts, the largest district in the bottom 25. The majority of this assessed value is in residential property with a Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 3 of 21 November 2011 serious lack of commercial and industrial value. This makes it more difficult to obtain the voters' approval on bond measures. • There is a shortage of large parcels that are suitable as school sites and as growth continues to occur there will be fewer suitable sites to acquire at prices the District's taxpayers will support in the locations where the largest growth is occurring. • The prolonged and significant growth in the District has resulted in enrollment that significantly exceeds capacity in the school facilities. The District, out of necessity, must look at less desirable methods of providing education such as Multi Track Year Round Education, double shifting and other solutions that create a subpar learning environment. The District also has to increase the number of students that are served in portables beyond generally acceptable levels that strain and exhaust the school's infrastructure or lease and renovate facilities never intended for serving children as schools. These approaches to providing more capacity to serve students may be implemented on a short term and temporary basis until measures can be taken to permanently increase capacity in the schools. SECTION 2 DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM STANDARDS School facility and student capacity needs are dictated by the types and amounts of space required to accommodate the District's adopted educational program. The role that quality education plays in growing a strong local economy is vital. In order to accomplish the community value of having a strong local economy, schools must have quality facilities. These facilities serve as the supporting space for developing the whole child within a community to prepare them for a competitive global economy. The educational program standards which typically drive needs for educational space for students include grade configuration, optimum facility size, class size, educational program offerings, supplemental program offerings, specialty spaces, classroom utilization and scheduling requirements. On October 11, 2011, the Pasco School Board voted to adjust the elementary schools' configuration from a K-5 model to a K-6 model in order to serve the enrollment growth at a reduced per pupil cost to Pasco taxpayers. This shift delays the need for a middle school but increases the need for additional elementary schools. The per pupil cost for elementary schools is significantly less than the cost for a middle school. While the District is exploring and may implement Multi Track Year Round Education, double shifting, changes to service area boundaries, increased use of portables and/or use of leased facilities, these measures are temporary. They are not the preferred or permanent standard of service. Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 4 of 21 November 2011 In addition to student population, other factors such as collective bargaining agreements, government mandates, and community expectations affect classroom space requirements. Space is necessary for regular classrooms, the fine and performing arts, physical education, special education, Highly Capable, English as a Second Language (ESL), technological applications, computer labs, preschool and daycare programs, and other specialized programs. Space must be provided for common areas such as media centers, gyms, cafeterias, kitchens, and auditoriums. Space is needed for groups of students and employees to work together. These programs can have a significant impact on the available student capacity within school facilities. Further, the community expects all spaces to be well utilized during the school day and available after the school day for public use. A. District Educational Program Standards: Core program includes the following: • Core classroom space for all curriculum areas which includes space for group learning, direct instruction, and individual student work to meet the rigors set forth in state standards. • Science classroom space that supports advanced coursework (including water, sinks, gas, fume hoods, and safety equipment). Students must achieve rigorous state-mandated science standards. This requires specialty space that is not met by adding portables. High school and middle school science lab space is a high priority. • Physical education space is needed for students to meet rigorous health and fitness standards. This includes covered areas, fields, gymnasiums, and other multi-use spaces. • Technological competency is expected for all students. Space must be allocated for technological equipment and applications in classrooms and specialty spaces. Space must also be provided for state assessments required to be administered to every student on a computer. Square footage for this equipment and its infrastructure is not calculated in current state allowances, yet must be provided. • Art, music, and theatre arts spaces are critical to the core program for students. Spaces are necessary to adequately meet the rigorous standards of these state required programs and programs that are local priorities. The visual and performing arts programs for students are a high priority for the Pasco community and adequate space needs to be provided. • Library/media services (research, technology, collaboration) and space must be provided for students to achieve the rigors in the core program. In an information-driven environment, student access to information through appropriately sized library/media spaces is essential. • Extra-curricular activities need adequate space in order to safely support program activities. Special programs are essential to meet the needs of special populations. Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 5 of 21 November 2011 • Special Education services are delivered at each of the schools within the District. Program standards and services vary based on the disabling conditions of the students and their Individual Education Plans (IEP). Implementing each student's IEP requires large and small specialty spaces, which the District must provide. Program standards change as a result of various external or internal influences. External influences include changing federal mandates, funding changes, and the introduction of new technological applications which meet the needs of students. Internal influences include modifications to the program year, class size, grade configurations, and facility changes. For example, some students require significant equipment from wheel chairs to specialized equipment for toileting. Others need room specially designed and equipped for security. • Special populations receive special support. Specialty space is essential to delivery of this support. Federal and state programs, including Title 1/LAP Reading and Math and Highly Capable, provide limited funding and do not legally allow for the expense of adding facilities to support them. • Early childhood programs for special needs students are legally mandated, essential educational programs to develop early childhood literacy skills and are vital to the community. These programs require specialty space which is not funded by the state. • Supplementary services in core academic areas (tutoring, on-line learning) and providing multiple pathways to prepare students for a broader range of post- secondary learning opportunities require additional spaces that have not been calculated in current state square footage allowance formulas. Support services are often overlooked services and are essential to a quality educational program. • Food delivery, storage, preparation, and service require spaces that are specially designed and equipped also need specific attention. As student populations increase, adequately calculating space needs for this core service is crucial to the overall planning of the facility. Adequacy in planning for this space has significant impacts on the overall learning environment for students if not done appropriately. • Transportation support centers are required to handle growing transportation needs. • Maintenance and administrative support facilities must also be considered and are often overlooked as core support services. • Space for legally-mandated records retention must also be provided. • State-approved secured space must be provided for high stakes state assessment materials. B. Elementary Educational Program Standards The District educational program standards, which directly affect school capacity, include: • Class sizes for grades K-1 are targeted not to exceed 25 students per class. • Class sizes for grades 2-6 are targeted not to exceed 29 students per class. Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 6 of 21 November 2011 • Music, which includes both strings and band instruction along with general music, will be provided in separate classrooms. • Physical education instruction must be provided in a full size area. • Some special education services are provided in a self-contained classroom for some children, while others need highly specialized services. This means that some special education classes have much smaller class sizes than general education classes, based on the individual needs of the students. • Title I and LAP programs may require specialized areas. • All elementary schools will have a library/media resource center, which includes space for a technology lab. • A sufficient number of computer labs will be available and must be provided for state-mandated testing for all students. • A specialized science lab for grades 4-6 will be available. C. Middle and High School Program Standards The District education program's standards, which directly affect middle school and high school capacity include: • Class sizes for 6th grade are not to exceed 29 students per class. • Class sizes for grades 7-8 are not to exceed 32 students per class or 155 students per day. • Class sizes for high school grades 9-12 are not to exceed 32 students or 155 students per day. • The middle and high school classroom utilization standard is set at a factor of 85% (based on a regular school day) due to the need to provide planning and teaming periods. • Special education services are provided in a self-contained classroom for some children, while others need highly specialized spaces. • Students will also be provided other programs in classrooms or specialty classrooms, such as computer labs, individual and large group study rooms, practice labs and production rooms. • Each school will have an adequate Library/Media Center. • Career and Technical Education requires specialized spaces suited to the curriculum. SECTION 3 CAPITAL FACILITIES INVENTORY The facilities inventory serves to establish a baseline for determining the facilities necessary to accommodate future demand (student enrollment) at acceptable levels of service. This section provides an inventory of capital facilities owned and operated by the District including schools, portables, undeveloped land and support facilities. School facility capacity was inventoried based on the space required to accommodate the District's educational program standards. The capacity does not include temporary capacity that may be provided through alternative delivery methods, like Multi Track Year Round Education, double shifting, excessive use of portables or use of leased facilities. Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 7 of 21 November 2011 A. Schools The District currently maintains one (1) early learning center, seven (7) elementary schools serving K-5, four (4) elementary schools serving grades 1-5, three (3) middle schools serving grades 6-8, two (2) high schools serving grades 9-12. The District also operates an alternative program for middle and high school students in portable facilities. Based on the October 11, 2011 action of the Pasco School Board, the elementary configuration will be changed to include sixth grade, if necessary, for the purposes of reducing the cost of new school construction for Pasco taxpayers. School capacity is based on the number of teaching stations within each building and the space requirements of the District's current educational programs, This capacity calculation is used to establish the District's baseline capacity, and to determine future capacity needs based on projected student enrollment. The District believes educational programs are best delivered in brick and mortar facilities. However, the prolonged and significant rate of growth, and the state funding policy of not providing state match until there are unhoused students, requires use of portables. In light of this, the District plans to house some elementary, middle and high school population permanently in portables. The number of portables counted as permanent capacity varies by building and is calculated based upon the reasonable maximum each building's infrastructure can accommodate to provide all the components of an adequate educational program, which include the ability to meet health and fitness requirements, to feed students, to provide for adequate music, band and orchestra instruction, to host the minimal amount of parent and family programs, to provide for safety in the pickup and drop off of students as well as provide classroom space. The portable classrooms housing more students than the amount determined maximally reasonable for each school are deemed to provide temporary capacity and are not included in the district's permanent capacity calculations. The school capacity inventory is summarized in Tables 1, 2, and 3. Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 8 of 21 November 2011 Table 1 — Elementary School Brick and Mortar Inventory Early Learning Location Yr Built/ Acres Bldg Area Teaching Brick & Center Remodel sq ft Stations* Mortar Ca acit Captain Gray (K)** 1102 N. 10t Ave 1986 8.6 47,478 22 484 Elementary Schools K-5 Edwin Markham 4031 Elm Rd 1962/1984 12 34,898 13 312 James McGee 4601 N Horizon Dr 1981 14 44,774 20 480 Mark Twain 1801 Road 40 1953/1999 15 52,725 18 432 Maya An elou 6001 Road 84 2004 13 59,630 27 648 Ruth Livingston 2515 Road 84 1977 14 44,717 20 480 Whittier 616 N Wehe Ave 1998 16 46,845 19 456 Vir i ie Robinson 125 S Wehe Ave 2005 13 59,630 24 576 Elementary Schools 1-5 Emerson 1616 W Octave St 1997 8.6 46,845 22 528 Longfellow 301 N 10' Ave 1989 6 44,325 20 480 Robert Frost 1915 N 22 Id Ave 1997 10.6 46,845 20 480 Rowena Chess 715 N 24 1h Ave 2000 11 49,360 23 552 TOTAL 1 578,072 j 248 1 5,908 Table 2 — Middle School Brick and Mortar Inventory Middle Schools Location Yr Built/ Acres Bldg Area Teaching Brick & (6-8) Remodel sq ft Stations* Mortar Ca acit *** Ellen Ochoa 1801 E Sheppard St 2002 36 115,029 30 637 McLoughlin 2803 Road 88 1982 30 133,161 37 787 Stevens 1120 N 22 nd Ave 1960/1984/ 12.7 91,934 28 595 2005 TOTAL 1 340,124 95 2,019 Table 3— High School Brick and Mortar Inventory High Schools Location Yr Built/ Acres Bldg Area Teaching Brick & (9-12) Remodel sq ft Stations* Mortar Ca acit *** Pasco High School 1108 N 1 01h Avenue 1953/1972/ 34 255,992 86 1,827 1993/2005 Chiawana HS 8125 W. Argent 2009 80 337,703 102 2,167 New Horizons 3110 Argent Road All inventory in portables TOTAL 1 593,695 1 188 3,994 Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 9 of 21 November 2011 * The elementary capacity was calculated on 24 students to each teaching station using the state's calculation of number of teaching stations per school, realizing some teaching stations serve substantially fewer and others substantially more than 24. Rooms such as music rooms, special education rooms, LAP rooms, library, computer labs and science rooms, advanced placement rooms, and similar rooms that are used for special programs have been included in the number of teaching stations reported above. However, there are 35 teaching stations that are used to deliver special programs in the elementary schools, which cannot be used to serve the standard class size of 25 to 29 students. There are 29 teaching stations that are used to deliver special programs in the middle schools, which cannot be used to serve the standard class size of 29 to 32 students. There are 9 teaching stations that are used to deliver special programs in the high schools, which cannot be used to serve the standard class size of 32 students. The number of teaching stations in this chart excludes portables. **Captain Gray Early Learning Center was calculated using 22 students per teaching station. *** Permanent capacity for secondary schools is calculated by multiplying the number of teaching stations times the students per classroom defined in the educational standards, times the 85% efficiency factor. The efficiency factor recognizes the time teaching stations are not used due to circumstances such as teacher planning periods. B. Portables Portables are used to house students until growth slows to a more manageable level and until funding can be secured to construct permanent facilities. Because of the prolonged and significant rate of growth in the District, students may be permanently served in portables. To the extent the District is unable to accommodate enrollment in brick and mortar facilities and the limited number of permanent portables, additional portables may be used to provide temporary capacity. The inventory of portables identifies the facilities that are used as regular teaching stations, special programs and other educational purposes. Also noted is the number of portables that are providing permanent capacity. Table 4— Portables Inventory School Portable School Portable Classrooms Classrooms Elementary Elementary Edwin Markham 3 Robert Frost 5 Emerson 1 Vir ie Robinson 6 James McGee** 14 Rowena Chess 5 Long fellow 4 Ruth Livingston 13 Mark Twain 8 Whittier 9 Maya Angelou 6 Captain Gray 6 Total Elem 80* *To serve approximately 1517 of the enrolled elementary students in portables, 63 of the 80 portable classrooms provide permanent capacity. Portable classrooms that are needed to serve more than the 1517 students are considered temporary housing. ** McGee has one double portable (2 classrooms) that are not full size classrooms and are not suitable for general education classes, thus limiting their use. Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 10 of 21 November 2011 School Portable School Portable Classrooms I Classrooms Middle High Ellen Ochoa 8 Pasco High 25 McLoughlin 26 New Horizons 16 Stevens 14 Total High 41*** Total Middle 48** ** To serve approximately 575 of the enrolled middle school students in portables, 20 of the 48 portable classrooms provide permanent capacity. Portables that are needed to serve the remaining enrolled middle school students are temporary capacity. ***All the portable classrooms currently at the high schools are deemed to provide permanent capacity. C. Support Facilities In addition to schools, the District owns and operates facilities that provide operational support functions to the schools. An inventory of these facilities is provided in Table 5. Table 5 -Support Facility Inventory Facility Location Building Area —sq ft Booth Bldg / District Office 1215 W Lewis Street 55,000 Building 210 / M & 0 3412 W Stearman Avenue 28,000 D. Land Inventory Table 6 — Unimproved Parcels Owned by the District Parcel Location Area—Acres Notes Roads 48/52 21.93 Acres Potential elem or ELC site Fre 's Addition/Block 18 1.88 acres N California St. .32 acres Rd 60/Sandifur 8 acres Elementary site Rd 52/Powerline 41 acres Middle School site N California/Spokane St 6.25 acres Adjacent to Whittier Henry St. between 22/24 1.9 acres Adjacent to Stevens Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 11 of 21 November 2011 SECTION 4 STUDENT ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS A. Projected Student Enrollment The District's enrollment projections are based on an estimate by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). OSPI estimates future enrollment for all Washington State school districts. OSPI uses a modified cohort survival methodology to forecast future enrollment. This methodology estimates how many students in one year will attend the next grade the following year by looking at historical data. The methodology also forecast how many new kindergarten students will enroll based on the number of live births in the county and historical averages for the number of children that enter kindergarten relative to the number of live births. The enrollment forecast is more accurate in the earlier years and less accurate in later years. The adjusted forecast is released annually in November. TABLE 7 - ENROLLMENT FORECAST WITH K-5 CONFIGURATION Grade 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 K 1,408 1,471 1,534 1,597 1,660 1,723 1,788 1 1,428 1,485 1,552 1,618 1,685 1,751 1,817 2 1,371 1,470 1,528 1,597 1,665 1,734 1,802 3 1,385 1,407 1,508 1,568 1,638 1,708 1,779 4 1,235 1,423 1,445 1,549 El, 11 1,683 1,755 5 1,298 1,252 1,442 1,465 70 1,633 1,706 Total Elem 8,125 8,508 9,009 9,394 9,829 10,232 10,647 7,971* 6 1 1,186 1,317 1,270 1,463 1,486 1,593 1,657 7 1,189 1,212 1,346 1,298 1,495 1,518 F1,627 8 1,189 1,210 1,233 1,370 1,321 1,521 1,544 Total Mid 3,564 3,739 3,849 4,131 4,302 4,632 4,829 3,498* 9 1,520 1,697 1,727 1,760 1,965 1,886 2,172 10 1,013 1,063 1,187 1,208 1,231 1,368 11313 11 865 838 879 982 999 1,108 1,131 12 757 787 762 800 894 909 926 Total High 4,155 4,385 4,555 4,750 5,089 5,181 5,542 4,164* TOTAL 15,844 16,632 17,413 18,275 19,220 20,045 21,017 15,633- Reflects the actual student enrollment for October 1, 2011. The updated OSPI forecast will not be available until the end of November 2011. Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 12 of 21 November 2011 The Multi Track Year Round Task Force recommended that sixth grade become a part of the elementary schools, thereby decreasing a need for middle school space and increasing the need for elementary schools which saves the taxpayers the higher cost of building a new middle school. The board approved the configuration change on October 11, 2011. The projections using the new configuration follow in Table 8, TABLE 8- ENROLLMENT FORECAST WITH K-6 CONFIGURATION Grade 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 K 1,408 1,471 1,534 1,597 1,660 1,723 1.,788 1 1,428 1,485 1,552 1,618 1,685 1,751 1,817 2 1,371 1,470 1,528 1,597 1,665 1,734 1,802 3 1,385 1,407 1,508 1,568 1,638 1,708 1,779 4 1,235 1,423 1,445 1,549 1,611 1,683 1,755 5 1,298 1,252 1,442 1,465 1,570 1,633 1,706 6 1,186 1,317 1,270 1,463 1,486 1,593 1,657 Tota 1 9,311 9,825 10,279 10,857 11,316 11,825 12,36-4 Elem 9,147* 7 1,189 1,212 1,346 1,298 1,495 1,518 1,627 8 1,189 1,210 1,233 1,370 1,321 1,521 1,544 Total 2,378 2,422 2,579 2,668 2,816 3,039 3,171 Mid 2,322* 9 1,520 1,697 1,727 1,760 1,965 1,886 2,172 10 1,013 1,063 1,187 1,208 1,231 1,368 1,313 11 865 838 879 982 999 1,108 1,131 12 757 787 762 800 894 909 926 Total 4,155 4,385 4,555 4,750 5,089 5,271 5,542 High 4,164* TOTAL 15,844 16,632 17,413 1 -1-8,275 1 19,220 20,045 21,017 15,633* * Reflects the actual student enrollment for October 1, 2011. The updated OSPI forecast will not be available until the end of November 2011. SECTION 5 CAPITAL FACILITIES NEEDS A. Facility Needs Facility needs are derived by subtracting existing capacity from the existing and forecast enrollment. The District's current capacity, its educational programs, standard of service and enrollment forecast are used to determine its facility needs. Existing needs are derived by subtracting the current capacity from the students that are currently enrolled. The six year needs equal the forecast enrollment in Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 13 of 21 November 2011 2017 minus the existing capacity, or the current needs plus the needs to serve increased student enrollment attributed to growth. As shown in Table 9 below, by 2017 in a K-6 elementary configuration, the district needs to add capacity to serve 4879 elementary school students, 221 middle school students and 749 high school students. Table 9 — Enrollment, Capacity and Needs Needs Current Current 2017 Remaining Needs Brick & Permanent Total 2017 Projected after Remaining Facilities Mortar Portable Current Projected Facility Phase 2 after Capacity Capacity Capacity* Enrollment Needs Brick & Phase 2 Mortar Portables Additions Elementary 5,908 1,517 7,425 12,304 4,879 1,279 559 (K-6) Middle (7-8) 2,019 575 2,594 3,171 577 577 577 High (9-12) 3,994 799 4,793 5,542 749 0 0 Totals 11,921 2,891 14,811 21,017 6,205 1856 1,136** * Current capacity equals capacity in the brick and mortar facilities reflected in the inventory of facilities, plus permanent portable capacity, to the maximum extent possible yet able to maintain an optimal educational environment within each school's infrastructure limitations. **Capacity to house the projected remaining 1,136 unhoused students is not included in either Phase one or two to account for what may be an overestimate by OSPI of Pasco's growth by 2017. Because this document must be updated every two years, the enrollment projections will be updated based on real enrollment numbers. To serve the projected 21,017 students in,2017, the District needs to restructure its grade configuration to become K-6 elementary schools and 7-8 middle schools. This postpones the need to construct another middle school for about six years but creates the need to construct five schools serving elementary students, which could be four 750-student elementary schools and one 600 student early learning center serving half day kindergarteners. It must also add portables at the elementary schools and add capacity at the high school level. The District's current permanent facility needs are for 1722 K-6 elementary students (Current K-6 enrollment at 9147 minus permanent capacity of 7425). Reconfiguring the grade levels provides for adequate middle school capacity by using both brick and mortar and permanent portable capacity at reasonable maximum levels until at Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 14 of 21 November 2011 least 2016. This was calculated using the October 2011 state count of students who are actually enrolled and attending Pasco Schools then subtracting the total capacity. B. Planned Improvements To serve the forecast growth, the District will construct needed facilities in phases. In the first phase, the District will construct two 750-student elementary schools, one early learning center and add portables. An early learning center is recommended for two reasons. First, since it would be designed for kindergarten needs, the cost per square foot is less. Second, an early learning center allows for the whole school to focus solely on the needs of the young learner and provides an enriched educational experience. The District will also make facility improvements needed to maintain current facilities adequately to serve existing students. While the Phase 1 improvements are being constructed, the District will start working on financing and plans to construct two additional 750-student elementary schools, add capacity at the high schools and add additional portable classrooms at the new elementary schools as needed. The additional capacity and costs for the planned improvements is shown in Table 10. Table 10—Added Facility Capacity and Costs Needed Facility Improvements Additional Capacity Total Cost PHASE 1 New Elementary School#13 750' $23,827,071 New Elementary School#14 750 $27,044,006 New Early Learning Center 600** $20,717,573 Facility Site Needs 0 $5,100,000 Structural Needs 0 $525,000 HVAC Needs 0 $1,500,000 Energy Efficiencies 0 $700,000 144 Elem*** Portables 150 HS $1,350,000 300 Total Costs $80,763,650 PHASE 2 New Elementary School #15 750 $27,044,006** New Elementary School#16 750 $27,044,006 CHS Expansion 600**** $5,600,000*** Portables 576 Elem*** $2,700,000 Total $62,388,012 Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 15 of 21 November 2011 * This amount is less than the other elementary schools because the district already owns the land and has already completed much of the architectural and engineering work in preparation for construction. The cost for schools in future phases is a conservative estimate using the cost to construct the Phase 1 schools and reflects the estimates based on the prevailing wage and green building laws. The cost for inflation has not been included. It will be captured when this CFP is updated. **The Early Learning Center would serve 600 full time students, meaning that it could serve up to 1200 half day kindergarteners. ***To serve the remaining forecast K-6 growth, the District would need to add 54 more portable classrooms. However, it is estimated that space will exist on the elementary campuses to only add 30 portable classrooms, totaling 110 portable classrooms. The 30 new classrooms can serve another 720 students for a total of 2,237 K-6 students served in portables all of which are permanent. Of the 110 portable classrooms, 93 classrooms would be considered permanent capacity after Phases one and two. The remaining portable classrooms, or 17 of the 110 portable classrooms, will provide temporary interim capacity and are not counted as permanent capacity. After adding portables to the maximum amount possible, 559 K-6 students will remain unhoused after Phase two. (See Table 11 for details.) About six portables will need to be added at the high school level to serve about 150 more students as permanent capacity. School impact fees may be used to pay for the cost of portables. ****The cost to add capacity for 600 high school students is conservative and is based on an estimate of$232 per sq ft (10% more than the original construction of$211) for about 1,000 square feet per classroom for 24 classrooms (includes allowance for halls and stairwells). (The cost of per square foot in western Washington ranges from $289-$312.) Chiawana was originally designed to add the additional classrooms to the wings of the school to absorb future growth. The 24 classrooms will house about 600 additional students. Therefore, about six portable classrooms will need to be added to house the remaining 149 students in the projection and are scheduled in Phase 1. Shown in Table 11 is the analysis of the amount of current permanent K-6 portable capacity and an estimate for the future. No set percentage is possible due to the individual characteristics and limitations of each school and site. The district has analyzed each site to determine the maximum enrollment possible yet maintain a quality educational program and all of its components. Table 11 —Analysis of K-6 Permanent and Temporary Portable Capacity Maximum Unhoused Reasonable Max- #Portable Temporary Total Remaining Enroll Enroll for B/M B/M=#st in Classrooms Port Portable Unhoused Optimal capacity perm as perm Classrooms Classrooms Students Quality portables 2011 7,971 7,425 5,908 1,517 63 17 80 2017 After Phase 1 12,304 9,669 8,008 *144 69 17 86 2017AfterPhase 2 12,304 11,745 9,508 *576 93 17 110 559 * Portable capacity at unbuilt schools sites are estimates of 6 classrooms per new school. Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 16 of 21 November 2011 *The permanent capacity attributed to portable classrooms at those schools that are not yet built is only an estimate and subject to change once sites are secured and designs are finalized. In 2017, the OSPI enrollment forecast projects that the District will be serving 21,017 students. Table 12 shows the current capacity, the added capacity for the planned improvements, the total capacity when the planned improvements are complete, and the forecast enrollment. As shown in Table 12, when all the planned improvements are constructed the District will have permanent capacity to serve 11 ,745 out of the 21,017 projected students. Capacity to house the projected remaining 780 unhoused students is not included in either Phase one or two to account for what may be an overestimate by OSPI of Pasco's growth by 2017. Because this document must be updated every two years, the enrollment projections will be updated based on real enrollment numbers. Table 12- Planned Capacity and Forecast Enrollment in a K-6 Configuration 2017 2017 Increased 2017 Increased Total Facility 2017 Total Facility Capacity Facilities Projected Current Projected Capacity Needs Capacity after Needs Facility from Enrollment Capacity* Y after phase 2 phases 1 Phases 1 Needs Phase 1 Phase 1 and 2 and 2 Elementary (K-6) 12,304 7425 4,879 2,244* 2,635 2076* 11,745 559 Middle (7-8) 3171 2,594 577 0 577 0 2,594 577 High (9-12) 5,542 4,793 749 150 599 600 5,543 (1) Totals 21,017 14,811 5,849 2,394 3,811 2,676 19,882 1,136 *Includes brick and mortar schools and portables. Table 13 - Planned Capacity and Forecast Enrollment Added Total Planned Remaining Facility Current Capacity Capacity Forecast Projected Capacity* Enrollment Unhoused Students Elements K-6) 7,425 4,320 11,745 12,304 559 Middle (7-8) 2,594 0 2,594 3,171 577 High (9-12) 4,793 750 5,543 5,542 (1) TOTAL 14,811 5,070 19,882 21,017 1,136 Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 17 of 21 November 2011 "Total planned capacity in Phase 1 includes six portable classrooms at the elementary level, all of which are considered permanent capacity. After Phase 2 construction, 24 more portable classrooms will be considered permanent capacity. The 6 portable classrooms for the high school are also considered permanent capacity. The District's ability to fund the planned improvements that will add capacity is dependent upon the passage of bond elections at a 60% supermajority and capital construction funds from the state. Numbers for permanent portable classroom capacity for schools not yet constructed are only estimates and may change based on site selection and layout. SECTION 6 CAPITAL FACILITIES FINANCING PLAN A. Planned Improvements Planned improvements in Phase 1 include the construction of two elementary schools and one early learning center, the addition of six portable classrooms at the high school level and another six portable classrooms at the elementary level. The District also needs to acquire school sites and must make a variety of improvements that are needed at existing facilities. When the planned Phase 1 improvements are constructed there will be permanent capacity for 9,669 students. B. Financing for Planned Improvements 1. General Obligation Bonds Bonds are typically used to fund construction of new schools and other capital improvement projects. Bonds are then retired through collection of property taxes. The District must pass a bond election with a 60% majority since it is the primary source of funding for the capital improvements listed in this plan. 2. State Capital Construction Funds State Capital Construction funds come from the Common School Construction Fund ("the fund"). Bonds are sold on behalf of the Fund, and then retired from revenues accruing predominantly from the sale of timber from the common school lands. If these sources are insufficient, the Legislature can appropriate funds or the State Board of Education can change the standards. School districts may qualify for state match funds for specific capital projects based on a prioritization system. Based on the District's assessed valuation per student, the formula in the state regulations and the significant number of unhoused students (calculated by the State's definition), the District is currently eligible for state match funds for new schools at a factor of approximately 86% within the state's calculation formula only if local voters approve the funds for the local portion of the projects. 3, Impactor Mitigation Fees Impact or mitigation fees are a means of supplementing traditional funding sources for construction of public facilities needed to accommodate new development. School impact fees or SEPA mitigation fees are generally collected by the permitting agency at Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 18 of 21 November 2011 the time plats are approved or building permits are issued. Improvements that do not add capacity and that are constructed to existing schools to serve existing enrollment, are not included in impact fee or mitigation fee calculations. The existing needs and deficiencies are excluded from the cost that is attributed to growth because impact and mitigation fees cannot be used to remedy existing deficiencies. C. Six-Year Financing Plan Table 14 demonstrates how the District intends to fund new construction and improvements to school facilities in the first phase of the Capital Facility Plan. A similar financing plan will be prepared for improvements that are planned for Phase 2 once the improvements in Phase 1 are under construction. The financing components include a bond issue, state match funds, and impact fees. Projects or portions of projects which remedy existing deficiencies are not appropriate for impact fees. Thus, fees collected from new developers will not be used to finance projects or portions of projects which remedy existing deficiencies. Table 14- Capital Facilities Financing Plan Phase 1 Added Unsecured Funds Project Capacity Cost Bonds State Match* Impact Fees** New Elementary School#13 750 $23,827,071*** $9,757,686 $13,169,385 $900,000 New Elementary School#14 750 $27,044,006 $11,647,044 $14,496,962 $900,000 New Early Learning Center 600 $20,717,573 $9,612,446 $10,655,127 $450,000 Facility Sites 0 $5,100,000 $5,100,000 $0 $0 Existing Facility Improvements 0 $2,725,000 $2,725,000 $0 $0 Portables 300 $1,350,000 $0 $0 $1,350,000 TOTAL 2400 $80,763,650 $38,842,176 $38,321,474 $3,600,000 -This number is an estimate of state match and is subject to verification by OSPI. ** This number is an estimate that assumes housing development will occur at a rate similar to what has been experienced the past six years and impact fees in the amount of at least $4,683.34 will be collected from builders for every new housing unit. ***This amount is less than other similar elementary schools because the district already owns the land and has already completed much of the architectural and engineering work in preparation for construction. SECTION 7 SCHOOL IMPACT OR MITIGATION FEES The Growth Management Act (GMA) authorizes jurisdictions to collect impact fees to supplement funding of additional public facilities needed to accommodate new development. The State Environmental Policy Act requires mitigation of impacts that new development has on schools and the State Subdivision Act requires there be adequate provision for schools prior to approving subdivisions. Impact fees or mitigation fees address these legal requirements. They cannot be used for the operation, maintenance, Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 19 of 21 November 2011 repair, alteration, or replacement of existing capital facilities used to meet existing service demands. A. Fee Calculations Franklin County and the City of Pasco have not adopted a school impact fee ordinance. However, the District's Capital Facility Plan addresses the forecast growth for which the City and County must plan, and it identifies the need to collect fees to address a portion of the cost the District will incur to build facilities to serve growth. The fees have been calculated using a standard school impact fee formula that is authorized by the Growth Management Act and adopted in Washington counties and cities. The fees, calculated as shown in attached Appendix A, are based on the District's cost per dwelling unit to construct new elementary and middle schools to add capacity to serve new development. Construction costs do not include that portion of the total cost to build new schools that is being incurred to serve unhoused students (to remedy existing deficiencies). Credits have been applied in calculating the fees to account for future state match funds the District could receive and projected future property taxes that will be paid by the owner of the dwelling unit. The fees have been discounted by 25% to minimize the impacts the fees may have on new development and ensure new development is not paying more than its fair share. B. District's Proposed Fees The District requests collection of school impact fees in the amounts of: Single Family: $4,683.34 Multi-Family: $4,525.86 Pasco School District Capital Facilities Plan Page 20 of 21 November 2011