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CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
PLANNING & ZONING BOARDILPA
OCTOBER 4, 2006
THE ATTACHED HANDOUT WAS GIVEN TO THE ADVISORY
BOARD MEMBERS FROM MS. ELOISE SAHLSTROM, SENIOR
PLANNER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
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SEMINOLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School Capacity Report
To:
Winter Springs City Commissioners
From:
George Kosmac, Deputy Superintendent, Seminole County Public
Schools
Date:
October 3, 2006
RE.
lS-CPA-07-01/ Blackstone Future land Use/Rezone
Seminole County Public Schools (SCPS), in reviewing the above request, has
determined that if approved the new zoning designation would have the effect of
increasing residential density, and as a result generate additional school age children.
Description - 29.3 +/- acres, located immediately west of Deleon St at Chase Run in
Winter Springs. The request is to change the Future land Use Map designation for four
(4) parcels from (Seminole County) "Rural-3" (1 dwelling unit per 3 acres) to (Winter
Springs) "Low Density Residential" (1.1 - 3.5 dwelling units per acre). The developer
has indicated the property will be developed as a single-family subdivision. The
proposed FLU designation would allow a maximum of 72 units.
Based on information received from Winter Springs Planning and from the staff report for
the request, SCPS staff has summarized the potential school enrollment impacts in the
following tables:
Elementary
Geneva 18 601 501 83.4 1
Middle
Jackson 8 1345 1289 95.8 33
Hei hts
High
Oviedo 9 2525 2756 109.1 30
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Terms and Definitions:
Projected Number of Additional Students: is determined by applying the current
SCPS student generation rate (calculated by using US Census data analysis) to the
number and type of units proposed. The number of units is determined using
information provided by the County and/or from the applicant's request. If no actual unit
count is provided the unit count is then estimated based on the maximum allowable
density under the existing/proposed future land use designation.
Current Capacity: The number of students that can be satisfactorily accommodated in
a room at any given time and which, is typically a lesser percentaoe of the total number
of student stations. That percentage factor is typically referred to as the "Utilization
Factor". The capacity of a campus is therefore determined by multiplying the total
number of student stations by the utilization factor (percentage). NOTE: Capacity is
ONLY a measure of space, not of enrollment.
Current Enrollment: is based on the most recent official FTE count (October 2006).
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): A calculation of student enrollment conducted by The
Florida Department of Education (FDOE) authorized under Section 1011.62, Florida
Statutes to determine a maximum total weighted full-time equivalent student enrollment
for each public school district for the K-12 Florida Educational Funding Program (FEFP).
Utilization: A State Board Rule prescribed percentage of student stations that a room
(and proportionately, a school and school district) can satisfactorily accommodate at any
given time. From a school/campus analysis perspective, "utilization" is determined as
the percentage of school enrollment to capacity. Current DOE established K-12
utilization factors are as follows:
Elementary 100%, Middle 90%, High 95%
Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH): The numbering and data collection
system developed and assigned through the Department of Education for land parcels,
buildings, and rooms in public educational facilities. Based upon district data entry,
FISH generates the student station counts and report data for school spaces throughout
the districts and the State.
Student Stations: The actual number or count of spaces contained within a room that
can physically accommodate a student. By State Board Rule, the student station count
is developed at the individual room level. Prior to Class Size Reduction (CSR), the
number of student stations assigned to a room was dependent upon the room size and
the particular the instructional program assigned to the room. This is no longer the case
for core curricula spaces (see e. below). The total number of student stations at a
campus is determined by the cumulative student station count total of the rooms at the
campus that are assigned student station counts.
Students Resulting from Recently Platted Subdivisions: is a summary of students
generated from approved and platted since January 2005. Student enrollment changes
due to existing housing and approved but currently un-platted developments are
excluded from these totals.
Class Size Reduction (CSR): Article IX of the Florida Constitution requires the
legislature to "make adequate provision" to ensure that by the beginning of the 2010
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school year, there will be a sufficient number of classrooms for a public school in core
related curricula so that:
i) The maximum number of students who are assigned to each teacher who is
teaching in public school classrooms for pre-kindergarten through grade 3
does not exceed 18 students;
ii) The maximum number of students who are assigned to each teacher who is
teaching in public school classrooms for grades 4 through 8 does not exceed
22 students; and
iii) The maximum number of students who are assigned to each teacher who is
teaching in public school classrooms for grades 9 through 12 does not
exceed 25 students
School Size: For planning purposes, each public school district must determine the
maximum size of future elementary, middle and high schools. Existing school size is
determined solely through FISH data. Seminole County Public Schools has established
the sizes of future schools (with the exception of special centers and magnet schools) as
follows:
i) Elementary: 780 student stations
ii) Middle: 1500 student stations
iii) High: 2,800 student stations
Comments:
The students generated at the elementary school level resulting from the proposed
development, would at this point be able to be absorbed into the zoned schools without
. adverse affect. However, the students generated from the new residential dwelling units
could not be absorbed into the middle or high schools without the increased use of
relocatable student stations (portables) or significant reduction in level of service at the
affected campus. There are no planned expansions/additions in the current five-year
capital plan that would provide additional student capacity to relieve the affected
schools. In addition to the students generated from the proposal, the number of
students expected from recently platted developments in the attendance areas of the
affected schools would also place further pressures on the school system.
Seminole County Public Schools, Facilities Planning Dept.
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