Hillsborough County Public Schools Administration
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, January 16, 2007
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Proposed Attendance Boundary Adjustment Between Durant High School and Brandon High School.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This proposal reassigns 290 Durant High School students to Brandon High School effective August 2007. The proposed attendance boundary adjustment is being recommended in order to relieve overcrowding at Durant High School. Durant High School has a student enrollment of 2766 students on the 40th day. This translates into a capacity by rooms of 125 classrooms. Durant High School has a current capacity of 89 classrooms which leaves it with a 36 classroom deficit. Durant’s classroom capacity will increase to 113 rooms with the addition of 24 classrooms in a new wing in August 2007. This will leave Durant High School with a deficit of 12 classrooms. The attendance boundary adjustment proposal would reassign 290 Durant High School students to Brandon High School reducing the classroom need to 112 classrooms which would leave a surplus of 1 classroom at Durant High School after the added classrooms and the boundary adjustment. The district projects an additional 233 high school students through growth in the Durant area in the next five years. Durant High School will receive additional relief from high school "UUU" scheduled to open in August of 2009.

Brandon High School has an enrollment of 2051 students on the 40th day. This translates into a capacity by rooms of 93 classrooms. Brandon High School has a current capacity of 85 classrooms which leaves it with a deficit of 8 classrooms. The capacity will increase to 109 rooms with the addition of 24 classrooms in a new wing that will be available in August 2007. This will leave Brandon High School with a surplus of 16 classrooms. The proposed attendance boundary adjustment that would reassign 290 Durant students to Brandon and the classroom addition would leave Brandon High School with a surplus of 4 classrooms which can be used for growth and Choice.

ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)

Policy 5.03 - The school board shall establish residential attendance zones for each school. All students,unless otherwise provided by school board rule or authorized by school board order, shall attend the school serving the student's residential attendance zone. A student's residence is defined as the residence of his or her parent(s), legal guardian, legal custodian or other such person as defined by an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction fo the State of Florida.

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No)

No financial impact.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY: Steven D. Ayers, Director, Pupil Administrative Services

William H. Person
General Director, Pupil Placement and Support Programs
(813) 272-4876
Lewis A. Brinson
Assistant Superintendent for Administration
(813) 272-4071
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