Planning for Schools in Alexandria, Virginia

EnrollmentMontgomery Co. 151,000

Growth since 2000 12.7%Alexandria 14,500

Growth since 2000 31.8%

Montgomery County and Alexandria

Alexandria System13 elementary schools2 middle schools1 high school (two campuses)

White Non-Hispanic

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Asian Non-Hispanic

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Montgomery County Alexandria

PopulationMontgomery Co. 1,000,000Montgomery Co. (inside Beltway) 160,000Alexandria 150,000

Student Demographics

Long Range Education Facilities Plan

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• True partnership between School System and City Government

• Need to reach some consensus on the problem in order to identify solutions

• Age of buildings

• Enrollment growth

• Very limited school sites

• Until recently, no need to connect school and land use planning.

Long Range Education Facilities Plan

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• Mid and Long Range Enrollment Forecasts

• Education Specifications/School of the Future

• Mini-Master Plans for Each School Site

• Condition assessments/gap analysis

• Conceptual plan for additions/replacement

• Planning and Policy Considerations

• Schools in Land Use Planning/Development Review

• Urban School Models

• Community use

School enrollment and population since 1960

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Forecast: 80% growth 2007-2030

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Kids leave before first grade, return after college

Home sales fell

Several factors reduced families desire/ability to move out of the City beginning in 2007

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Sources of Enrollment Growth

Where returning students live Where new students live

• Not from new development• Main sources:

• Single family detached 30+ years old• Garden apartments 30+ years old• Subsidized housing

• Building very little of these housing types

Units 30+ years old: many more students

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Student generation: rental units

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Beauregard Corridor Plan

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Beauregard Corridor Plan

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Student generation: rental units

Housing type Existing 5 years 10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years Detached 15 0 0 0 0 0 15Townhouse 0 20 98 149 149 241 275Garden Apartment 2,560 2,066 1,757 1,541 1,390 536 130Mid-Rise Apartment 0 1,729 2,819 3,239 3,894 5,592 6,272High-Rise Apartment 2,925 2,925 2,925 2,925 2,925 2,925 2,925Total Dwelling Units 5,500 6,740 7,599 7,854 8,358 9,294 9,617Students 823 770 744 715 703 583 521

Births and kindergarten enrollment

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Births and kindergarten enrollment

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Births and kindergarten enrollment

Cohort survival holding steady

Infrastructure and GrowthMaster Plan• Identify infrastructure

needed to support growth• Concept-level design• Cost estimates

• Calculate “value added” by Plan• To developer• To the City

• Create funding strategy based on sharing the cost• Phasing growth and

infrastructure

Rezoning• “coordinated

development district” zone(s)

• Customized for plan

• Includes concept plan, design guidelines, etc

• Interim step between general guidelines of Master Plan and the specific conditions on individual development projects

Development Review• “development special

use permit”

• Individual requirements for a specific development project

• Consistent with Master Plan guidance: what, how much, and when

Public share of contribution provided through CIP

Long Range Education Facilities Plan

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Guidance for urban school models

• Smaller sites

• Smaller building footprints

• Acceptance of co-location

• Other public uses (rec centers, etc)

• Private uses (office, housing)

• Urban school models

• Student outdoor space: rooftops and nearby parks

Urban School Model: Jefferson Houston

Urban School Model: Jefferson Houston

Urban School Models: Potomac Yard

Urban School Model Potomac Yard

Urban School Models: Potomac Yard

Mini-Master Plans

Mini-Master Plans

Planning for Schools in Alexandria, Virginia