TRANSITIONAL SCHOOL SPACE REPORT - BoardDocs

In summary, RCK despite the recent aforementioned additions and
modifications rates as a high need school due to the following interrelated
factors:
Conclusion:
(1.) Student enrollment as listed by the BEDS Report, increased this
past year by 79. Further, since SY 2001-2002 enrollments has
increased by 303 students or 18.6%
(2.) The past five years has witnessed an increase in Special Programs
including AIS, Special Education, Guidance, Social Work and
In-house Suspension, Technology, ESL, Substance Abuse
Counseling.
(3.) Hallways, library, corridors and staircases are congested and could
lead to student dissonance and disruptive behaviors.
(4.) The school services a highly diversified student body that includes
ESL, economically disadvantaged, students residing in group
homes, as well as students residing in affluent neighborhoods.
(5.) Inadequate conference and/or meeting rooms (e.g., testing, etc.).
RCK is a school whose diversified student enrollment has increased by close to
19% over the past four years and 26% over the past eight years. It is a school
where common areas (e.g., auditorium, stairs, hallways, etc.) are congested and
a potential contributor to disruptive behavior. RCK is also a school with
potential classroom space that presently is underused as a storage area. Thus,
with modifications and select classroom realignment, it would be possible to
create at least two additional full size classrooms by September 2006.
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