The materials have been prepared by a citizen led campaign to fix overcrowding at the Mercer Island School District.

1. Fix Overcrowding
•MISD is over-capacity
•The 2014 Bond Solution
•How you can help

2. Problem: MI Schools are Overcrowded
2013/2014 MISD Enrollment
I.P.
IMS
MIHS 119 over capacity
L.R. W.M.
218 over capacity
409 over capacity

3. Further Overcrowding is Projected
Les Kendrick, Ph.D. (Educational and Planning Consultant),
Nov. 2012 Enrollment Study

4. Currently 25 Portable Classrooms -
Equivalent to an Elementary School
Island ParkLakeridge West Mercer
Portable
Newly placed portables.

5. Number of Portables Steadily Increasing
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Islander Middle School
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6. Challenges with Overcrowding
• No space in portables for individualized learning
(parent volunteers &para-pros)
• Shortened lunch breaks to accommodate all
children – 20 minutes are inadequate for serving,
eating & bathroom breaks
• Shared facilities like libraries, hallways, restrooms
and storage over capacity
• All-school assemblies & parent/student events
• Portables encroach on recreation space
• Parking facilities overcrowded and pick-up/drop-off
queues back up into neighborhood arterials

7. MIHS Overcrowding - Educational Specifications Analysis
MIHS Overcrowding - Educational Specifications Analysis *
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* Mahlum recommend’s 85% for purposes of set-up, tear down, planning,
preparation of science carts, etc. ** Assumes 10 class rooms.
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8. MI School Board’s Diligence
• Two public listening sessions (May ’12)
• EMC public survey in June ‘12
– Why did bond fail
• Joint Ad-Hoc City Council/School Board meetings
• Mahlum Architecture short term & long term
planning for the 6th school and the mega-block
• Updated student enrollment projection (Les
Kendrick)
• Transpo’s traffic analysis of 6th school options.
• Televised school board meetings

9. Board’s Diligence cont…
• Triangle research public process facilitation of new 6th
school options
– New 4th elementary & expand or rebuild IMS
– New (5-9) middle school
– New high school
• Public survey conducted by EMC Research (Jan.‘13)
• Board achieves consensus on a plan (Feb.‘13)
• Architecture firms developing educational specifications
• Public listening sessions June, July, Aug. & Sept. 2013
• Public survey found ~70% support for $98M Bond
• Bond resolution unanimously passes (Sept. 27, 2013)

10. 2014 bond measure
1) Build a new 4th K – 5 elementary school on
district owned North Mercer campus
Cost: $43 million

11. New 4th Elementary School
PEAK
42nd St.
86th Ave.
40th St.
Bus Access
Parking
Car pick-up &
drop off

12. Expand Islander Middle School
• 14 new classrooms
• Larger student commons area
• New gymnasium, music rooms, cafeteria,
commons and administration
• Cost $49 million

13. Island Middle School Expansion

14. Proposed IMS Floor Plan

15. Mercer Island High School Expansion
• 10 classroomsincluding
– 4 science labs
– 6 general education
• Cost $11 million

16. Mercer Island High School Addition
42nd St.
92ndAve.

17. View of 4th Elementary with MIHS
42nd St.
92ndAve.
40th St.
86thAve.

18. 4th Elementary Allows Options for MIHS Long-
Term**
** Note, this layout is only to show that any future High School renovations/rebuilds
are not unnecessarily constrained by the elementary school.
86thAve.
40th St.
92ndAve.
42nd St.

19. Advantages of Bond Measure
1) Solves overcrowding at all Elementary, IMS and MIHS
• Including right sizing existing elementary schools (common
spaces, outdoor recreation areas and parking facilities and
removes portables)
2) Highest voter support for all options explored
3) Maintains and leverages past investments in schools
4) Maximizes MISD’s ability to address future
demographic changes
5) Budget sensitive, cost effective, timely all school
improvement ready for 2016-2017 school year

20. How You Can Help
 Join the volunteer committee
 Advocate
 Endorse
 Donate

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