HUMBLE ISD ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES Utilization & Unifiers Study. August 30, 2012 JOINER

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1 HUMBLE ISD ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES Utilization & Unifiers Study August 30, 2012

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BENCHMARK DISTRICT MAP DATA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Atascocita Springs 1 Bear Branch 2 Deer Wood 3 Eagle Springs 4 Elm Grove 5 Fall Creek 6 Foster 7 Greentree 8 Hidden Hollow 9 Humble 10 Jack M. Fields Sr. 11 Lakeland 12 Lakeshore 13 Maplebrook 14 North Belt 15 Oak Forest 16 Oaks 17 Park Lakes 18 Pine Forest 19 River Pines 20 Shadow Forest 21 Summerwood 22 Timbers 23 Whispering Pines 24 Willow Creek 25 Woodland Hills 26

3 BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION Humble Independent School District began over 100 years ago as a one-room school house with twelve students, a teacher and a four-month school term. Today, Humble ISD facilities encompass over six (6) million square feet serving almost 37,000 students and over 5,000 employees. The oldest elementary campus still in use by the District was originally constructed in Since then, twenty-five additional elementary campuses have been constructed. The newest elementary, #27, is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in August Texas standards for curriculum and instruction have changed dramatically throughout the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and into the 21 st Century. The programs offered for students have all evolved over the last 50+ years. The best practices for how students learn and how instruction is delivered has also dramatically changed. In response to the curriculum and instructional changes, school design and construction has responded with best practices in their disciplines that support and enhance the learning experience of all children. Consequently, the facilities constructed for elementary education today are vastly different in terms of space planning and utilization from those constructed in previous decades. In June 2011 the District received a comprehensive curriculum management audit report. The goal of the audit was to identify gaps and/or deficiencies that inhibit our continued progress and to provide recommendations based on best practice. The audit is our blueprint for purposeful change (Curriculum Management Audit, Preface) The Curriculum Management Audit challenged the District to rededicate itself to the concept that curriculum and instruction is our core business. This study is reflective of the emphasis and focus of that challenge and how curriculum and instruction can be supported and enhanced by the utilization of space within our District facilities and the establishment and implementation of Unifiers to ensure all students have an equal opportunity to experience best practices throughout Humble ISD.

4 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF WORK The Humble Independent School District Facilities, Planning and Construction Department, at the direction of the Board Building and Planning Committee, outlined an Elementary Campus Utilization and Unifier Study for the purpose of identifying current space utilization on each campus, including Cluster Programs, conduct a gap analysis of Unifiers, and provide recommendations based on best practices. The District, through a collaborative process between the Facilities Planning and Construction Department, the Learning Division, and selected elementary principals has developed a list of fifty-two (52) Unifiers which are desired program elements that best practices would recommend for elementary facility design as related to curriculum and instruction. Joiner Partnership, PBK, Pfluger and Associates, and SHW Group were charged with conducting the study. Each firm was assigned six or seven campuses as their study group. The Scope of Work for the study included: INTRODUCTION Document current space utilization including any Relocatable Education Facilities (REFs). Identify campuses that are over-crowded or are nearing building s current functional capacity. Identify gaps and/or deficiencies that are not aligned to the Humble ISD Unifiers. Prepare recommendations on how the facility may be renovated, space added and/or programmatic space reassigned. Prepare a rough draft order of magnitude budget for all recommendations for planning purposes. The scope of work for this study does not include a comprehensive Facilities Assessment Study. A Facilities Assessment Study focuses on the existing physical conditions of a building, such as the building envelope and roof condition, assessment of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, door and window conditions, all interior finishes, kitchen equipment, and other physical items that may need repair or replacement. It is recommended that a comprehensive Facilities Assessment Study be conducted in the future as part of the planning process for a future Bond Program.

5 DATA SOURCES Documents Documents included Humble ISD Constructions Specifications, Humble ISD Unifiers, PASA Demographic Update Report from March 2012, Cluster Program data from the Learning Division, Humble ISD Security Audit Findings, Enrollment Data from the Division of Data Quality and Accountability, Texas Education Agency standards, and other sources of information related to space utilization best practices. Interviews Interviews were conducted by the architects with the campus principals, the past Assistant Superintendent for the Learning Division, the current Assistant Superintendents for Elementary Education, and the Deputy Superintendent (Chief Academic Officer). Site Visits Each architect visited their assigned campuses to review classrooms, play areas, labs, restrooms, offices, and other site and security conditions. REPORT STRUCTURE The findings of the study are presented on a campus by campus basis in the following structure: Facility Summary A snapshot of the building's current functional capacity, the current student enrollment, and the projected enrollment for the school year. Also, the school year when the student enrollment will exceed the building's current functional capacity, based on future growth and enrollment projections outlined in the 2012 PASA report. Because the PASA report only gives low growth scenario enrollment projections per grade level, and not per campus, slight variations in these projections may exist. The year the school was constructed and the year any renovations and/or additions occurred. Current REF information is also noted. A floor plan to provide a quick reference of areas that may be over or underutilized. A brief summary regarding possible future additions. INTRODUCTION

6 Existing Building Programming A listing of all of the elementary school programs currently offered in the District. Bold text indicates the programs offered at the representative campus. District assigned student capacity (classrooms only), and any relevant comments pertaining to each space. Utilization and Unifiers A color-coded floor plan of the existing programmatic use of the building. Grade level classrooms, Cluster Programs, support programs,and administrative spaces are identified. A spreadsheet identifying Site, Facility Interior, and Safety and Security Unifiers. "YES" if this unifier exists on the campus or "NO" if this unifier does not exist on the campus. Any relevant comments for each unifier are listed in the last column. An aerial view of the site showing adjacent streets, parking lots, entry and exit drives as a reference for the location of existing Site, Safety, and Security Unifiers on the exterior. Site, Safety, and Security Unifiers are listed; the bold text denotes the Unifiers that are currently present at this site. A color-coded and numerical referenced floor plan of the building and any REFs that may be present. Interior Site and Safety and Security Unifiers are listed; the bold text denotes the Unifiers that are currently present at this site. Recommended Unifiers A list of all the Unifiers not present on the representative campus are listed in numerical order from the master list, and are identified as Site, Facility Interior, or Safety and Security Unifiers. All Unifiers listed on this page are recommended to be included at the representative campus. Recommended Use INTRODUCTION Color-coded floor plans and site plans to identify potential facility renovations, additions, modified entry/exit drives or extensions, and/or a programmatic space reassessment to provide all fifty-two elementary school Unifiers.

7 INTRODUCTION Cost Estimate A cost estimate spreadsheet that lists each item required for all of the fifty-two Unifiers to be present at each campus. The cost estimates are based on the limited facilities infrastructure information provided at the time of this report. The cost estimates are based on the current market conditions and have incorporated modest inflation for the future to create the rough draft order of magnitude estimate for planning purposes. The summary chart provides a snapshot in time overview of the order of magnitude potential cost. The cost estimate listed within may be modified up or down once a more complete and comprehensive facilities study is undertaken in conjunction with any future Bond Program RECOMMENDATIONS Based on the data collected from the documents, interviews, and site visits,the study team has developed recommendations to address needs identified by the study. 1. Develop and implement a coordinated planning process to establish a prioritized methodology for assessing critical needs on elementary campuses at three year intervals. 2. Develop and implement an action plan to review existing cluster programming and its impact on space utilization on an annual basis. 3. Develop and implement an action plan to provide missing Unifiers to every elementary campus. 4. Develop and implement a budgeting process using data to maximize space utilization and fund identified missing Unifiers. 5. Develop and implement an action plan to provide constructed facilities as needed for the elimination of Relocatable Education Facilities (REFs) on elementary campuses. 6. Conduct a comprehensive facilities assessment as part of the planning process for a future Bond Program.

8 INTRODUCTION SUMMARY The Elementary Campus Utilization and Unifier Study identifies existing programmatic and space utilization and provides a gap analysis against a list of fifty-two District Unifiers related to best practices for the factors of design and construction of facilities that support and enhance curriculum and instruction. The study provides recommendations for renovations, additions and programmatic reassignments and a rough order of magnitude budget. The study shall guide the facilities planning process for existing elementary campuses moving forward.

9 DISTRICT MAP U T I L I Z A T I O N & U N I F I E R S STUDY

10 COST ESTIMATE 1 Atascocita Springs Elementary $ 497,165 2 Bear Branch Elementary $ 7,104,258 3 Deerwood Elementary $ 4,275,981 4 Eagle Springs Elementary $ 5,054,569 5 Elm Grove Elementary $ 6,536,250 6 Fall Creek Elementary $ 4,996,286 7 Foster Elementary $ 5,023,385 8 Greentree Elementary $ 4,615,860 9 Hidden Hollow Elementary $ 4,765, Humble Elementary $ 3,995, Jack M. Fields Sr. Elementary $ 4,515, Lakeland Elementary $ 3,993, Lakeshore Elementary $ 1,232, Maplebrook Elementary $ 7,037, North Belt Elementary $ 5,984, Oak Forest Elementary $ 7,022, Oaks Elementary $ 4,627, Park Lakes Elementary $ 5,826, Pine Forest Elementary $ 7,044, River Pines Elementary $ 6,546, Shadow Forest Elementary $ 3,751, Summerwood Elementary $ 4,006, Timbers Elementary $ 6,108, Whispering Pines Elementary $ 6,269, Willow Creek Elementary $ 3,426, Woodland Hills Elementary $ 6,226,552 TOTAL $ 130,483,826