) STOKES COUNTY GOVERNMENT
COUNTY OF STOKES ) DANBURY, NORTH CAROLINA
) OCTOBER 24, 2005
The Board of Commissioners of the County of Stokes, State of North
Carolina, met for a joint meeting with the Stokes County Board of Education at
the Chambers of the Board of Education on Monday, October 24, 2005, at 4:00 pm
with the following members present:
Board
of Commissioners:
Chairman
John Turpin
Vice-Chairman Leon Inman
Commissioner
Sandy McHugh
Commissioner
Joe Turpin
Commissioner
Jimmy Walker
Board
of Education:
Chairperson
Ty E. Boles
Vice
Chairperson Ernest T. Lankford
Member
Sonya M. Cox
Member
Terri C. Fowler
Member
Steve D. Shelton
Other
Stokes County Personnel in Attendance:
County
Manager Richard Morris
Clerk
to the Board Darlene Bullins
GIS/Mapping
Administrator Jake Oakley
Other
Stokes School Administration Personnel in Attendance:
Dr.
Larry W. Cartner – Superintendent
Debbie
K. Merritt – Assistant Superintendent
Administrative
Assistant Ann Robertson
Operations
Research/Education Lab (OR/Ed.Lab)
North Carolina Sate University
Mr.
Jeff Tsal
Mr.
Laureano Rangle
Mr.
Dean Grantham
Dr. Larry Cartner, Superintendent, delivered the invocation.
Chairperson Ty Boles opened the meeting by inviting the citizens in
attendance to join both Boards with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Operations Research and Education Labs (OR/Ed.Lab) presented the Stokes
County Board of Commissioners and the Stokes County Board of Education with the
Integrated Planning for School and Community (IPSAC) demographic study.
The IPSAC report which is a mathematical model for forecasting school
enrollment and determining the optimal locations for new schools and attendance
boundaries.
Representatives
from OR/Ed.Lab discussed the following:
·
Forecasting
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Historical Data
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Stokes County Births History
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Stokes County Schools Enrollment History
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Optimal Weighting
§
4,3,2,1 Weighting
§
1,1,1,1 Weighting
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Planning Segment Analysis
§
Planning Segments
·
Land Use Studies
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Community Interviews
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GIS Data Analysis
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GIS Analysis – Student Generating Ratio
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Allocation of Gains for Elementary Schools
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Articulate Growth Potential In Terms of School Attendances
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Stokes Population and Growth
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Stokes County Employment
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Factors Encouraging Growth
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Growth Constraints
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Infrastructure – Transportation
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Infrastructure – Water/Sewer
§
Non- Residential Development
§
Residential Development
·
School Enrollment Forecasts
§
System Out-of-Capacity Chart
§
2005-06 School Building Occupancy
·
Location Optimization/Attendance Boundaries Optimization
§
Minimization of transportation cost
§
Constraints
§
Optimization algorithm
§
2005/06 Current Elementary, Middle, High School Boundaries
·
Segment Level Scenario Building
Board members were provided
with the following scenarios:
·
Stokes County School System 2006/07
High School Scenario 1
Optimization of Boundaries
for High School
Minimizing distance traveled
No occupancy restrictions
System wide
Student Statistics included
for Middle/High Schools
·
Stokes County School System 2006/07
High School Scenario 2
Optimization of Boundaries
for High School
Minimizing distance traveled
Balancing Occupancy 83%
Student Statistics included
for Middle/High Schools
·
Stokes County School System 2006/07
High School Scenario 3
Optimization of Boundaries
for High School
Minimizing distance traveled
Current Boundaries North
Stokes High School
Student Statistics included
for Middle/High Schools
·
Observations:
§
Reduction in distance traveled by high school students at the
expense of increased middle
school student travel distance
§
System wide high school redistricting will have the most impacts
to South and West High
Schools
§
High School redistricting to equalize occupancy will negatively
impact middle school
occupancy balance
§
Not possible to redistrict to benefit high and middle schools while
maintaining clean feeder pattern
·
Stokes County School System 2006/07
Middle School Scenario
Optimization of Boundaries
for Middle and Elementary Schools
Minimizing distance traveled
No Occupancy Restrictions
System wide
Current Boundaries North
Stokes High School
Student Statistics included for
Middle/Elementary Scenario
·
Observations
§
Reduced distance for all levels
§
Maintained clean feeder patterns
§
Improved out of capacity and under utilizations for
Elementary
and Middle Schools Levels
§
Balanced occupancy among Elementary Schools at West
district but does not
solve out of capacity problem for these schools
§
Requires only slight changes in current boundaries
§
Short term solution, need a new elementary school
·
Stokes County School System 2006/07
Elementary School Scenario
Optimization of Boundaries
for Elementary Schools in West Stokes
and South Stokes Districts.
Occupancy 89%
Student Statistics
included for Elementary Schools
·
Conclusions
§
Need for a new elementary school King area would equalize occupancy
versus transportation dilemma
§
Redraw some school boundary lines
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Potential growth in Stokes County
§
Modern growth in Stokes County in next five years
The Board will receive a copy of the
PowerPoint presentation, which will also be retained by the Clerk to the Board
The Board of Commissioners discussed the
following issues:
·
New elementary school in King area does not solve overcrowding in the
elementary schools on the northern side of the County
·
Size of elementary school needed
·
Middle school statistics
·
Need to see a scenario with new elementary school in King area and the
effects on the other area elementary schools
·
Maintaining clean feeder pattern
·
Model for year round schools pertaining to the demographic study
·
Redistrict certain areas in the county
Dr. Larry Cartner expressed his appreciation
for the joint meeting and noted the following:
·
Information given – third party objective view
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Resources for maximizing school occupancy – local government
·
Resources for redistricting and transportation – local government
·
Challenges as both Boards move forward
§
Develop a timetable for action and remain true to it
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Recognize the issues regarding funding and address those with integrity
and an eye for the future
§
Realize the further away we move from these options, the greater the
initial cost
Chairman John Turpin entertained a motion to adjourn the meeting for
the Stokes County Board of Commissioners.
Vice Chairman Inman moved to adjourn the meeting for the Stokes County
Board of Commissioners.
Commissioner McHugh seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
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Darlene M. Bullins
John M. Turpin
Clerk to the Board Chairman