Mission Bay Cluster Chair: Brian Catanzaro

Sep 29, 2011

Agenda
Community Reaction Closure / Proposed Plan Discussion of Criteria Brainstorming for Post Closure Students Property Preparation for MB Cluster Plans Establish Date for 3 Hr Meeting

Historical References and Archival Information Found at: http://mbcluster2010.blogspot.com/

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Why Us?

Does this make sense? Is Public Education Changing?

Are there alternatives?

What does the community think?

What do parents think?

Is Evolution Or Revolution?

How do we get out of this Mess?

COMMUNITY REACTION 30 MIN

What do teachers think?
What do students think? What do staff think?

Discussion of Criteria
Where these Applied Fairly? Is there Anything to Gain by Disputing the Criteria? Will Understanding the Criteria Improve Negotiating Position? Will Understanding Criteria Improve Understanding our Community?
$500k / Site Grade configuration Enrollment over ten years Facility capacity correlated to that of neighbor schools Capacity vs. enrollment (percentage of utilization) Residents in boundary Resident enrollment and market share Non-residents from within and outside of cluster 2010 API and 2006-2010 API growth (improvement over time) Total unrestricted funds per pupil over several years

Post-Closure SDUSD Trial Balloon

Crown Point Close Crown Point to Students this June(?) Move Program to Bayview Terrace Many Unanswered Questions Staff? Attendance Zone? BVT Programs? Prop S funds? To be fair, This is all a PBMS trial balloon Grade 6 12 IB Academy at MBHS Many Unanswered Questions Staff? Non-Residents? Program Funding? Prop S funds?
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Brainstorm Post-Closure
Students Are these the programs we want for our students? Are these outcomes the best for academic performance of students? Are we prepared to support these programs with our students attendance and performance? Sites What will become of these sites? PBMS / YMCA? Ed Center? Charter / Private School? Traffic? Squatters? Public Park?

Alternatives
Why Plan Never Comes Out Precisely as Envisioned Easy to Find Challenges in this Particular Plan Is there a Better Plan? Radical Ideas Merge with Another Cluster? Charter School? Divide the District?
What is Best for Academic Performance For this Community?
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Task Force
Decide What to Investigate Determine Interest / Expertise Use Remaining Time Tonight to Address Details
Staff Development Budgeting Vertical Curriculum

Academic Plan
Legal Procedural

Fundraising

Public Relations

BoE Relations

Special Programs IB, IEP, AP, EL, Spec. Ed. Feedback

Cost

Marketing

Task Force

Results Monitoring

Staffing

Academic Perf.

Demographics

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