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II. Methodology Methodology employed in this study did not reflect the rigor and comprehensive analysis of data that was undertaken in the reports submitted the past two years. However, information acquired from these studies when appropriate has been incorporated into this report. In addition, the following was employed in this study: • on-site visits/observations to targeted schools including interviews with key stakeholders • comparative analysis of 2005 BEDS Report with those of the past 10 years • District housing growth and projected enrollment by area • review of 6/04 Long Range Facilities Plan • individual school enrollment since 1979-80 school year • inspection of Building Capacity Reports since 1997 concerning the size of each school, maximum number of students that could be accommodated and for what purposes building space is used • figures for employment of full-time teachers and other professionals taken from 1996 through 2005 BEDS Reports • data on the number of Teaching Assistants and Teacher Aides from 1980, 1990, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005 was provided by the Office of Human Resources • the Committee met on three occasions to evaluate the data, recommend those schools most in need of space relief and brainstorm possible solutions • four schools had walk-through visits to verify some of the perceptives discussed in committee sessions on which schools need the most relief. • 10/7/05 WCSD K through 6 average class size report. • 12/05 WCSD Elementary School Utilization Chart. • 12/06 updated facts, enrollment projection 2006-2025. -8-
III. Data This section presents the results of selected data collected and is divided into subsections dealing with: 1. Enrollment numbers 2. Population trends 3. Building utilization 4. Miscellaneous notes from interviews For additional, more comprehensive information see 10/18/03 report, Section III, Data pages 9-33. Enrollment Year Enrollment 1979 14,187 1980 13,701 1985 11,387 1990 10,849 1995 11,324 2000 11,836 2003 12,137 2004 12,312 2005 12,400 Enrollment declined through the 1980’s to a low point in 1990-91 – then rebounded. The present enrollment is similar to that of 1983. Twenty-two years ago in February 1982, the District did a study on how to deal with declining student enrollment. At the time, the District’s enrollment was larger then it is now. Approximately a decade later, Kinry Road School was closed for three years (e.g., September 1991-September 1994). However, there has been a recent increase in enrollment. For example, the District has increased by 564 students or approximately 4.8% since September 2000, as reported in the BEDS data. The majority of the enrollment increase during this time period took place in three schools as follows: RCK Van Wyck John Jay -9-
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