Evanston/Skokie CC School District 65 New School Referendum ...

Information Services
Memo
To:
Dr. Hardy Murphy
From: Lora Taira
Date: 4/7/2011
Re:
CC:
Information for the New School Committee
Paul Brinson
The following table shows the number of additional classrooms needed district-wide. This is based
on the School Resource Analysis report that was shared with the New School Committee on March
24, 2010. The numbers below assume construction at Dewey and Willard during the summer of
2011 and Lincoln during the summer of 2012.
School
Number of Classrooms Needed
Lincolnwood 4 - 6
Oakton 2 - 4
Orrington 2 - 4
Haven 6 - 10
Nichols 6 - 7
Total 20 - 31
In order to address the question of whether or not the projected increase in enrollment through 2015-
16 is a bubble, Kasarda’s Series A, B, and C district projections are included. Please note that
Kasarda’s Series C projections were the most accurate when looking at district enrollments the
current year. Series A and B projections indicate a peak enrollment in 2016-17. The enrollments
then stabilize through 2019-20 (a difference of -47 students and -10 students respectively). Series C
projections peak in 2018-19. All series project the 2019-20 enrollments to be higher than the 2015-
16 enrollments. Based on Kasarda’s projections, the district can anticipate larger enrollments going
forward into the next decade.