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From YouTube: Community Facilities Study #6, Pt. 4 of 6: John Chadwick
Description
Arlington County VA Community Facilities Study Committee meeting #6 featured a presentation on Land and Facility Inventory by John Chadwick, Asst. Superintendent of Arlington Public Schools Facilities and Operations. Recorded on April 22 2015 at Wakefield High School.
B
As
I
go
around
the
country
and
talk
to
colleagues,
I
find
it's
really
unusual
that
there's
a
degree
of
use
of
school
facilities
and
collaboration
between
county
or
city
government
or
whatever
it
is
in
schools,
and
I
think
many
of
the
people,
many
of
arlington
residents,
maybe
take
it
for
granted
and
don't
understand.
It
is
unusual
and
we're
all
to
be
commended
for
it.
I
don't
think
we
mentioned
the
three
swimming
pools
which
are
all
in
school
facilities.
B
I
believe
they
open
at
5
30
in
the
morning,
I'm
only
up
at
5
30
in
the
morning
and
winter
mornings.
So
I'm
not
sure
I
think
they
open
5
30.
They
close
at
9,
30,
usually
and
they're
open
the
weekend.
So
these
are
really
great
collaborations
and
I
think
we're
all
to
be
commended
for
it
we're
very
enthusiastic
about
the
orange
community
facilities
study
and
we
think
in
the
long
term,
it's
going
to
help
us
a
great
deal.
B
In
the
short
term,
I
have
to
say
that
we
have
a
growing
enrollment
is
really
driving
everything
in
the
school
system.
It
undermines
underlies
everything
that
we
do
and
drives
everything
we
do
at
the
moment.
Last
year
we
had
over
1200
more
students
than
the
previous
year
this
year,
we're
projecting
around
a
thousand
more.
We
will
find
out
who
shows
up
in
september
and
so
that
drives
everything
we
do
and
because
we're
a
public
school
system
we
have
to
provide
for
them.
If
they
show
up,
we
have
to
educate
them.
B
We
have
22
shortly
23
elementary
schools.
Please
note
that
colin
springs
and
campbell
aren't
actually
in
fairfax.
They
are
in
arlington,
and
I
think
several
people
have
remarked
looking
at
the
map
of
county
and
schooled
on
land
that
we
have
a
series
of
schools
that
pretty
much
equally
spaced
all
the
way
around
the
boundary
of
the
county.
I
think
that
suggests
probably
a
time
in
the
1950s
when
people
realized,
we
need
more
school
sites
before
all
the
sites
are
developed,
and
that
in
itself
illustrates
the
problem.
B
B
B
B
When
you
look
at
the
northwest,
quadrant
you'll
see
that
discovery
is
coming
online
in
september
that
will
have
630
seats.
That
was
a
smaller
size.
This
school
board
had
earlier
approved,
and
you
can
see
that
actually
some
of
the
red
here
is
going
to
be
addressed
when
discovery
opens
by
the
change
in
boundaries.
That's
coming
up
shortly.
You'll
see
that
in
that,
in
that
one
in
that
quadrant,
we
have
about
261
seats
that
we're
short
of
in
2019.
B
B
The
thing
to
note
there
is
the
very
high
number
at
oak
ridge,
which
means
that
oakridge
is
somewhat
of
a
special
case,
because
there
are
so
many
students
there
and
it
is
going
to
be
so
much
above
the
standard
preferred
by
the
school
board
when
we
go
to
the
southwest
quadrant,
and
these
overlap
somewhat
you'll
see
that
we
have
a
total.
We
are
missing
about
500
students
there,
I'm
sorry,
not
500
400.
B
400
in
2019,
and
when
we
look
at
the
totals
on
the
next
page,
you
can
see
that
in
2019,
we're
short
by
about
1200
students
with
more
in
the
south
or
south
of
arlington
boulevard
than
in
north
of
arlington
boulevard.
And
the
point
that
I
want
that.
I
need
to
make
at
this
point
because
it
underlies
everything
that
we
do
is
that
we
do
not
expect
or
project
to
build
or
provide
in
permanent
seats
every
seat
that
every
stu
a
seat
for
every
student
that
we're
projecting.
B
We
can't
do
it
in
time
and
in
fact,
if
you
look
at
the
long
term
changes
in
enrollment,
they
have
always
gone
down
at
some
point,
so
we
do
not
want
to
be
in
the
position
of
having
to
of
having
built
too
many
schools
or
too
many
seats
and
then
having
to
give
them
back
to
the
county,
like
we
did
in
the
70s
80s
and
early
90s
middle
school
capacity.
The
preferred
maximum
size
is
around
thirteen
hundred
students
they're
all
now.
The
capacity
for
all
of
the
middle
schools
is
around
a
thousand
students.
B
B
B
B
B
As
you
know,
we
have
three
comprehensive
high
schools.
We
also
have
the
hb
woodlawn
program,
which
has
a
high
school
component,
the
stratfor
program,
which
is
high
school
and
the
arlington
mill,
which
is
not
at
arlington
mill.
It's
very
confusing.
This
is
wrong.
It's
at
the
career
center,
which
is
probably
why
we
need
to
think
about
changing
the
name
right
and
then
we
have
the
langston
program
as
well.
B
When
you
look
at
these
numbers,
they
look
to
be
a
little
bit
more
dramatic
when
you
get
to
2019,
because
we
have
nearly
a
thousand
seats
short.
We
are
currently
in
the
middle
of
a
project
at
washington
lee
where
we
are
doing
some
interior
renovations.
Some
technology
improvements,
some
furniture
changes
to
increase
the
capacity
of
that
school
by
at
least
300
students
from
around
1900
to
around
2200
students.
B
We
have
some
other
buildings,
we
have
the
career
center,
which
currently
accommodates
the
career
center
program,
which
is
largely
a
pull-out
program,
some
other
programs
and
then,
of
course,
the
arlington
mill
high
school,
which
has
a
total
of
327
students.
The
langston
building
accommodates
about
64.
B
B
B
We
have
the
new
directions
and
employee
assistant
program
in
the
former
funeral
parlor
on
wilson,
boulevard
opposite
whitlow's
on
wilson,
and
then
we
are
starting
to
lease
parking
spaces
around
schools
to
minimize
the
amount
of
parking
we
have
to
build
so
right
now
we're
releasing
some
spaces
at
ashland
from
the
dubinian
hills
area,
recreation
center.
I
think
it's
called,
and
then
we
are
also
leasing,
some
parking
spaces
in
the
structured
parking
garage,
that's
between
columbia,
pike
and
the
career
center.
B
As
we
move
forward
with
new
new
construction
new
school
projects,
we
continue
looking
at
opportunities
to
share
parking
so
that
we
can
use
parking
spaces
that
maybe
are
not
used.
During
the
day.
We
can
use
parking
spaces
that
exist
and
and
therefore
we
can
have
more
open
space,
more
green
space
and
less
paved
area
with
them.
Two
synthetic
turf
fields
we're
also
rebuilding
the
diamond
field.
There,
too,.
B
This
is
a
plan
of
washington
lee
that
the
project
that
will
start
in
the
summer
and
then
some
of
it
will
be
done
in
the
fall.
This
is
really
a
very
interesting
project
and
I
think
it's
the
way
forward.
It's
one
of
our
strategies
for
accommodating
student,
enrollment
growth
and,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
we're
doing
a
combination
of
interior
renovations,
furniture,
much
more
flexible
furniture,
so
it
can
be
rapidly
changed.
B
abingdon
only
gains
136
new
seats,
so
it
doesn't
exceed
that
700
750
maximum,
but
it
is
having
a
major
interior
renovations
and
systems
replacement
because
it
before
enrollment
started
to
increase
and
we
started
to
need
new
seats.
We
were
going
through
a
period
of
renewing
schools
which
you
sort
of
need
to
do
around
every
20
25
years
and
abingdon
was
actually
the
next
school.
In
line
to
have
that
happen,
then,
of
course,
we
have
stratford
middle
school
scheduled
to
be
completed
in
2019,
with
a
total
of
a
thousand
students.
B
I'm
sorry.
It
was
right
for
junior
high
school
in
1959
when
this
shot
was
taken
of
the
famous
event
there
and
then,
of
course,
we
have
the
hb,
woodlawn
and
stratford
programs
in
the
new
building
on
the
wilson
site.
The
the
wilson
site
is
actually.
I
don't
think
this
is
working,
but
it's
the
southwest
corner
of
that
property.
This
being
part
of
the
whole
over
overall
wraps
planning
study
area
that
will
open
in
2019.
B
So
projections
show
that
we
need
more
facilities
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
need
more
facilities.
As
long
as
our
enrollment
increases,
we
need
a
new
elementary
school
in
south
arlington,
where
to
put
it
is
a
much
bigger
question,
as
is
how
that
school
will
actually
address
the
capacity
issues
we
do
have
south
of
arlington
boulevard.
B
Middle
school
seats
will
be
addressed
by
the
new
stratfor
school
and
that
will
we
will
handle
middle
school
growth
for
some
time.
We
are
also
looking
at
some
of
the
middle
schools
to
see
if
we
can
increase
their
capacity
through
similar
measures
to
what
we're
going
to
be
doing
at
washington
lee
it's
a
little
harder
to
do
because
of
the
way
in
which
the
middle
schools
operate
in
in
grade
level
teams.
B
We,
as
I
mentioned,
we're
going
to
be
doing
internal
changes
at
the
other
high
schools
to
provide
additional
capacity,
and,
as
most
of
you
probably
know,
the
cip
that
was
approved
by
the
school
board
in
june
of
2014
funded
in
the
future.
Changes
to
the
career
center
to
turn
it
into
a
capacity
generating
high
school
were
probably
with
a
career
in
technical
education
focus
relocatable
classrooms.
I'm
sure
you
saw
in
what
I
had
on
the
on
the
slides,
how
many
relocatable
classrooms
we
have
they
are.
B
B
B
There
go
all
the
way
up
to
wherever
they're
going
and
then
come
back
to
the
trade
center
during
the
middle
of
the
day,
and
then
they
go
out
again
in
the
afternoon,
but
they're
also
maintained
and
fueled
at
the
trade
center
through
a
collaborative
agreement
that
we
have
with
the
county,
we
are
at
capacity
we're
parking
buses
in
the
aisles
bus.
Bus
drivers
are
generally
assigned
buses,
it
helps
with
ownership,
kids,
get
to
know
them
and
so
on,
and
so
it's
not
possible
for
us
to
park
like
in
a
municipal
lot
where
the
driver
takes.
B
We
are
starting
to
really
improve
our
special
needs
inventory,
so
we
have
some
smaller
buses
and
we
have
some
even
smaller
buses
and
we're
very
much
hoping
to
purchase
some
mv1
vehicles
which
are
specially
designed
for
persons
with
disabilities.
They're
terrific,
you
might
have
seen
some
of
them.
The
county
has
them
when
we're
doing
some
collaboration
with
the
county
on
getting
students
around
they
accommodate
two
wheelchairs.
They
have
a
great
ramp
that
comes
out.
B
One
of
the
wheelchairs
sits
right
up
there
next
to
the
driver,
there's
a
jump
seat
for
an
attendant
and
then
there's
space
for
three
more
students,
either
small
students
in
car
seats
or
someone
in
the
back.
So
it
means
that
we
actually,
if
we
have
those
we'll,
be
able
to
get
a
school
bus
for
or
a
school
vehicle
to
any
location,
and
there
are
some
locations
now
where
we
just
can't
get
buses.
B
We
have
a
white
fleet,
I
think
it's
around
100
vehicles,
that's
you've,
seen
the
escapes
and
the
trucks
and
the
box
vans,
and
so
on
they
are
distributed.
There
is
a
small
concentration
at
the
trade
center
of
the
real
service
vehicles,
but
different
departments
have
have
different
vehicles
and
they
tend
to
park
where
they
are.
B
B
We
can't
do
that
with
parents
I'll
say
no
more.
So,
there's
really
we're
really
working
on
an
initiative
to
try
to
to
increase
the
utilization
of
what
we
have.
So
we
have
to
add
fewer
buses
and
so
that
we
can
reduce
congestion
around
the
school.
That's
not
that
we
don't
want
to
also
encourage
healthy
walking
and
safe
routes
to
school
and
biking,
and
so
on,
for
those
students
who
are
able
and
want
to
so
some
key
takeaways
around
vehicles.
B
Enrollment
increases
have
a
direct
impact
on
the
number
of
buses,
much
less
impact
on
our
white
vehicle
free.
We
do
have
issues
at
the
trade
center
we're
running
out
of
room
and
it
puts
all
the
buses
in
one
more
inefficient
space
and
aps
go.
Is
underway,
there'll,
be
a
presentation
to
the
school
board
next
month
on
the
next
steps
with
that.
B
So
briefly,
how
we
determine
our
future
needs,
and
we
actually
have
this
laid
out
in
our
policies
and
policy
implementation
procedures
and
it's
a
process
that
we've
followed
for
many
years
every
year
in
the
fall.
Lionel
white
does
his
enrollment
projections
and
they
are
based
on
the
number
of
students
in
the
school
on
september
30th.
B
The
school
board,
adopted
after
a
study
by
a
group
of
consultants,
the
progressive
planning
model,
and
that
was
to
find
ways
to
increase
utilization
of
existing
buildings
before
we
added
relocatables
and
before
we
constructed
additions,
built
new
schools
and
so
on.
So
this
is
about
how
do
we
better
utilize
existing
spaces?
B
It
could
include
class
size
increase
and
there
have
been
a
couple
of
those
in
in
recent
years.
How
do
we
refine
boundaries
so
that
we
balance
out
students
between
schools
so
they're
all
equally
full,
and
then,
of
course,
it
does
include
adding
relocatables
and
we
continue
to
do
that,
assessing
how
we
can
use
our
buildings
more
efficiently
as
you've
seen
with
the
washington
lee
project
in
the
uneven
years.
B
So
last
year
we
finished
the
cip,
and
actually
we
did
some
more
work
on
it
through
december,
with
the
school
board,
around
decisions
for
stratford
and
wilson
we're
wrapping
up
the
afsaat.
We
call
it
darlington
facilities
and
student
accommodation
plan
for
the
end
of
this
year
and
then
we're
already
starting
to
think
about
the
cip
for
2016..
B
B
I
had
to
put
this
slide
in
because
so
many
people
ask
us
about
commercial
space
and
have
we
thought
about
commercial
space
or
whatever
our
thoughts,
and
I
need
to
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
bailey's
crossroads
schools
in
fairfax,
because
I'm
sure
you've
all
heard
about
that
one
and
I
need
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
the
back
story.
It's
a
four-story,
suburban
office
building
and
they
got
it
for
nine
million
dollars
in
foreclosure.
B
Those
type
of
buildings
are
not
available
in
arlington.
They
just
aren't.
We've
actually
regularly
have
people
working
for
us
to
identify
opportunities
for
buildings
that
we
might
lease
that
we
might
think
about
purchasing,
but
those
type
of
buildings
just
aren't
available
in
arlington.
Also
it's
a
four-story
elementary
school.
So
it's
three
four
and
five
grades
per
the
virginia
guidelines.
B
B
B
In
addition,
gymnasiums
become
a
problem
in
an
office
building
because
there
are
columns
in
the
way
there
isn't
enough
height
and
there's
really
that
much
space
to
build
them.
The
school
at
bailey's
crossroad
opened
without
a
gymnasium,
has
some
great
exercise
rooms,
but
I
believe
they're
now
building
one
in
the
parking
lot.
B
Also,
many
landlords
aren't
that
keen
on
having
school
children
in
their
office
buildings
because
it
might
lower
the
rents
and
diminish
the
number
of
tenants
they
might
get,
and
the
other
thing
that
we
have
to
be
really
mindful
of
is.
If
we
lease
space,
it
comes
out
of
our
operating
budget
and,
as
we
all
know,
enrollment
is
increasing
at
a
greater
rate
than
county
revenues
and
the
county
revenue
share
that
comes
to
schools
and
so
impacting.
The
operating
budget
is
a
very
serious
concern.
B
We
have
a
formal
process
with
our
fsap
and
our
cip
to
evaluate
and
meet
our
our
facility
needs
and
the
projects
that
we're
planning
to
provide
seats
don't
provide
all
the
seats
that
the
projections
suggest
and,
as
I've
explained,
there's
a
very
good
reason.
For
that
two
reasons.
For
it
we
continue
to
focus
on
sustainable
development
and
to
collaborate
with
the
county
to
evaluate
sites.