Track C: Capacity Utilization / Consolidation / Safety
Tuesday, June 23
- 08:30 AM – 09:45 AM | Session C1: Defining Capacity: Functional vs. Design. Establishing a baseline: methodologies for calculating accurate school building capacities.
- 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Session C2: Utilization Analysis & Efficiency Metrics. How to calculate and visualize utilization rates to identify under/over-utilized facilities.
- 01:00 PM – 02:15 PM | Session C3: The Lifecycle of a School Closure. Step-by-step process for evaluating schools for potential consolidation or closure.
- 02:30 PM – 03:45 PM | Session C4: Policy Frameworks for Redistricting. Establishing Board policies and “Golden Rules” to guide capacity decisions.
- 03:45 PM – 04:30 PM | Day 1 Wrap-up & Q&A
Wednesday, June 24
- 08:30 AM – 09:45 AM | Session C5: Strategies for School Consolidation. Operational and educational criteria for merging school populations effectively.
- 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Session C6: Scenario Planning: “What-If” Analysis. Modeling the impact of grade configuration changes (e.g., K-5 vs K-6) on capacity.
- 01:00 PM – 02:15 PM | Session C7: Redistricting: Balancing Politics and Data. Navigating the political landscape when moving students and closing schools.
- 02:30 PM – 03:45 PM | Session C8: Transportation & Capacity. Analyzing how capacity decisions impact bus routing and walk zones.
- 03:45 PM – 04:30 PM | Day 2 Wrap-up & Q&A
Thursday, June 25
- 08:30 AM – 09:45 AM | Session C9: Community Engagement Strategies. Facilitating town halls and public input sessions for boundary changes.
- 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Session C10: Equity in Facility Planning. Ensuring utilization and closure decisions do not disproportionately affect subgroups.
- 01:00 PM – 02:15 PM | Session C11: Implementation: The First Year. Managing the transition, grandfathering clauses, and logistics after a consolidation.
- 02:30 PM – 03:45 PM | Session C12: Master Planning Wrap-Up. Synthesizing capacity, condition, and educational adequacy into a Master Plan.
- 03:45 PM – 04:30 PM | Day 3 Wrap-up & Q&A
Friday, June 26
- 08:00 AM – 09:30 AM | Session C13: Protecting Your Most Important Assets Protecting Students and Faculty with Today’s Safety and Security Solutions: Deep dive into Digital and Behavioral Threat Assessment, AI trends in security, and addressing cyber threats to schools
- 09:30 AM – 09:45 AM | Morning Break
- 09:45 AM – 11:50 AM | Session C14: Open-Panel on School Safety An interactive panel discussion featuring security experts, IT directors, and planners discussing the integration of physical facility design with modern security technology.