Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1757 Public School Facilities Element — reading text

and the developer will collaborate to find means to ensure sufficient capacity will exist to accommodate development at the time of impact through proportionate fair share, developer contributions, project phasing or developer provided facility improvement as a way to realize the cost of new development and its impact on land use in regards to the ability of the School Board to provide adequate facilities, as needed. The Okaloosa County School District does not maintain any formal plan beyond the 5- Year Work Plan. However, the School District anticipates planning for and building a middle school and an elementary school in CSA 3. They also have planned for additional school facilities to meet the demands of the Base Realignment and Closure BRAC) as military population shifts for Eglin Air Force Base. PSFE Map B includes a generalized depiction of the 5 years needs. The 10 and 20- year needs are expected to be adopted by 2008. The Okaloosa County School District annually reviews and evaluates enrollment data from both the historical and projection perspective. This review is done as part of the development of the five-year Capital Work Program. A ten year and twenty year plan is developed after reviewing previous five year Capital Work Programs and looking at mobility rates within the local community. Overall 40 new classrooms are planned in CSAs 3, 4, 5 and 6. They are all for elementary schools. The replacement of relocatable facilities with permanent student stations and class size requirements are identified in the School District Facilities Work Program as the need for these classrooms. New construction shall meet the requirements as prescribed by Florida Statue, State Board of Education and School Board rules. Concurrence Service Areas 1 and 2 For ease of analysis the two CSAs have been combined in as much as the problems and opportunities for both of these areas are similar including their proximity to CSA 3 where growth trends predict the need for new facilities based on lack of available land generally. ( Okaloosa County 2006 EAR). Concurrency Service Area 1 consists of northwest Okaloosa County. This CSA is sparsely populated and contains one public ( K- 12) school. The 2004 population of this 0 Okaloosa County—9- 27- 07 28 Final Deliverable Okaloosa County Public Schools Facilities Element Data & Analysis  CSA was 7, 730 persons housed in 3, 257 dwelling units. This service area is expected to increase by 11, 982 persons and 4, 864 dwelling units by 2025. ( Okaloosa- Walton TPO) ( Table 10) Baker School enrollment for 2007- 08 is 1, 380 and is projected to increase by only 19 students by 2011- 12 with a projected capacity of 1, 593 in 2011- 12. ( DOE) ( Table 14) Concurrence Service Area 2 consists of extreme northeast Okaloosa County. This CSA is sparsely populated and includes the City of Laurel Hill. It contains one public ( K- 12) school.Public school enrollment in CSA 2 is 72 for 2004 ( less than . 1% of countywide enrollment) and is expected to increase by only 7 students by year 2011- 12. ( Okaloosa Walton TPO) ( Table 10) Laurel Hill School enrollment for 2007- 08 is 440 and is projected to increase to 447 by 2011- 12. This would indicate adequate capacity throughout the 5- year planning period. DOE) ( Table 17) Problems & Opportunities Currently both schools are operating below 100% of permanent capacity and this level of service will continue to be met through year 2011- 12. ( Tables 14 and 17) No capacity expansions are programmed for either CSA. They are both adjacent to CSA 3 and as such they can meet level of service as needed through planed capacity improvements in CSA 3 to meet all school concurrency requirements. Based on 2007 land acquisition, no additional land is required and supporting infrastructure is adequate to support these facilities. No additional ancillary facilities will be required. The School District owns 40 vacant acres on Hwy 602 in Laurel Hill and a 28- acre parcel contiguous to Baker School ( FISH). There are existing and projected facility surpluses and deficiencies within concurrency service areas. The Okaloosa Comprehensive Plan pledges to encourage the co- location of County public facilities, such as parks, libraries, and community centers, with schools to the extent possible. These schools have always served as community focal points in both of these small rural communities that they serve and will in the future. S Okaloosa County—9- 27- 07 29 Final Deliverable Okaloosa County Public Schools Facilities Element Data & Analysis I O n y 0 13• - 2 co r CO \ \ \ % \ r o o m To- CD• 0& / 0 2 C 0 7 G 1® U a _ A U E 2 c co co co m .c co co co co co co a) — 0 k A 2 \ / 2 2/ 2$ U. E -- 1- 1- 1- 1- 1- r n 2; 7 7 w e w 2 § . O k k m Co Co n n Co n Q ® ' 2 7 K 7 7 7 L a- a- a- ,— j2 0 0- E§ U @ CD k§ o 7 E p G e u cb 112 0C N W C E LU a z7 S O. o c co 9 / \ g a k 4 vi§ 0 o coo o a CD o ao E. U$ a) 2 E