Capital Improvement Plan, 2003-2009
I. Introduction and Overview of CIP Document
Return to Table of Contents
The Anchorage School Board is responsible for providing an adequate educational
environment for the students of Anchorage. To fulfill this obligation, the
School Board regularly engages in comprehensive long-range planning of school
facility construction, renovation, and maintenance. On an annual basis, the
School Board adopts a Six-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that addresses
the anticipated levels of student enrollment and shifts in enrollment, along
with school facility condition and functionality from an educational
perspective. This plan delineates the construction priorities for the District
over the succeeding six-year period.
The steps in preparing the Six-Year CIP are listed below:
-
Survey all Anchorage area private schools for membership data.
-
Collect birth data from Anchorage area hospitals and from the State of Alaska
Department of Labor, Research and Analysis.
-
Determine total military membership residing on and off military installations
from the Anchorage School District's Information Technology Department.
-
Survey all District principals to determine school space utilization.
-
Input six-year membership forecasts into computer spreadsheets, which generate
student projection tables.
-
Receive administrative recommendations for alleviating negative conditions
projected in facility usage based on the six-year forecast.
-
Obtain approved recommendations from the District’s Capital Request Advisory
Committee.
-
Present draft CIP to the Municipal Planning and Zoning Commission for
recommendation to the School Board.
-
School Board review and approval of the CIP.
-
Transmittal of CIP to Municipal Assembly and to the State Department of
Education and Early Development (EED).
This document is divided into 4 major sections:
-
School Facilities and Educational Structure
-
Capital Improvement Recommendations for 2003-04 to 2008-09
-
Historical Population Growth Factors and Membership Projections for 2003-04 to
2008-09
-
Appendixes providing detailed membership projections; graphs of demographic
facts related to the student population; standard space specifications; and the
process used for selecting new school sites.
Return to Table of Contents
|
 |
|