Maricopa

MASTER CAPITAL PLAN

INTRODUCTION

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community dedicated to student success.”

The Maricopa Unified School District is conducting an Educational/Facilities Utilization and Sustainability Report in order to assist the Governing board and Superintendent in developing a plan over the next several years. This plan will look into the existing facilities, determine how well they suite the needs of the school, and help to clarify the district’s educational, facility, and financial resources needed to realize the goals of its strategic plan; helping to shape students into the Portrait of a Graduate.

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OVERVIEW

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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The Maricopa Unified School District collaborated with Orcutt | Winslow to carry out visioning and community engagement initiatives, which provided a thorough assessment of the current facilities, educational programs, and sustainability practices. This effort aimed to create a multifaceted plan to enhance future educational opportunities at their existing schools. Each school offers a specialized academy or program centered on key subject areas.

Orcutt | Winslow established an engagement framework consisting of a three-step process to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs from the perspectives of students, parents, and staff. This evaluation aimed to identify opportunities for enhancing program implementation. This report details the steps taken, presents the raw data collected, and analyzes potential work scopes for each campus.

The initial step involved a visioning session with students, parents, teachers, and staff to assess the current state of the facilities and their adequacy for supporting the educational models at each school. This exercise also helped outline programmatic elements that have evolved in response to the changing future demands and skill requirements as students progress from elementary school onward.

The second step included deeper engagement through sessions aimed at analyzing potential spaces. It focused on identifying areas within each school that need renovation or refurbishment to better support ongoing programs.

The third step consisted of a site visit to evaluate the current condition of the facilities and determine the extent of the necessary renovations.

OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT

The Maricopa Portrait of a Graduate has been formulated with students, parents, school, and community input to align with the core values of the district and to demonstrate clear skills of every Maricopa learner. By developing critical skills and competencies, Maricopa graduates can be successful lifelong learners and contribute to the rapidly changing and complex world.

Portrait of a Graduate

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Resilient

• Determination

• Foundational Academics

• Academically Well-Rounded

• Confidence

• Grit

• Perseverance

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OVERVIEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT DESIGN

Today's and tomorrow's educational settings are vastly different from the traditional schoolhouse model. Schools must adapt to significant societal shifts and implement a curriculum that prepares students for the current and future demands of the workforce.

Here are six critical considerations that were extensively discussed with the community. Reflecting on these ideas has sparked deep discussions about the future requirements of your school district.

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High Performance Design

High-performance facilities meet the fundamental and psychological needs of students—including thermal comfort, safety, and social relationships—enabling them to achieve their full potential. Such buildings allow staff to concentrate on nurturing the whole child, encompassing mental health, cognitive growth, socialemotional development, identity formation, and physical health, alongside academic progress.

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Curriculum & Pedagogy

Modern curricula have transitioned from merely disseminating content to developing skills. Although content remains valuable, the ease of accessing information has shifted the emphasis towards skills like critical thinking, complex problem solving, decision making, active listening, leadership, and time management. Additionally, the methods teachers use to deliver content have evolved to include pedagogies such as design or project-based learning.

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Learner-Centric Design

Learner-centric design prioritizes the student over operational efficiencies, placing them at the core of the facility's organization and operations. This approach is centered on what is best for the learner and what enhances the impact of learning. It may involve flexible schedules and adaptable spaces to suit various student groupings and activities.

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High Performance Design

Beyond physical education and wellness, it's crucial for students to feel safe and secure in their learning environments. Additionally, they need to cultivate social and emotional skills, including selfregulation, stress management, empathy, and mindfulness.

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Student Engagement

Modern facilities emphasize cognitive, agentic, and relational engagement. Cognitive engagement involves rigor and stimulation. Agentic engagement centers on self-direction, sparking curiosity, high-level questioning, self-paced learning, and resilience. Relational engagement concentrates on trust, empathy, belonging, and psychological safety.

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Professional Development

As teaching methods and content evolve, professional development becomes essential in equipping teachers with the skills they need for modern education. Key subjects include integrating technology, project-based learning, understanding child and adolescent development, fostering collaboration and mentorship, recognizing various learning types and styles, and exploring effective content delivery methods.

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21ST CENTURY LEARNING CONCEPTS

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Flexible & collaborative furniture Outdoor Learning

Makerspace / learning lab

Flexible learning space

Community space / HUB

Sensory & calming / refocusing

Learning through play

The concepts and strategies outlined above reflect the desired qualities in modern learning environments, highlighting the shift towards more dynamic and supportive educational spaces.

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ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK

IN-PERSON MEETINGS

The data collection process began with a series of in-person meetings held at each campus. During these meetings, information specific to each campus was gathered to gain a better understanding of their individual needs.

CAMPUS VISITS

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The final analysis involved a site visit to each campus, where the design team conducted walkthroughs to analyze the existing conditions and validate the scopes of work identified at each location.

INTERACTIVE POLLING

A selection of these series of questions were asked at all campuses.

Please rank your level of awareness and understanding of following components of the MUSD Portrait of the Graduate?

Please rank MUSD’s progress in preparing students in the Portrait of the Graduate characteristics.

What are some programs, experiences, curricular option that MUSD is currently using successfully to prepare students to fulfill the Portrait of a Graduate?

What new or improved programs, experiences, curricular options should MUSD consider to better prepare students to fulfill the Portrait of a Graduate?

What facility/infrastructure needs/improvements would help Desert Wind improve current programs or offer better programs to fulfill the Portrait of a Graduate?

OVERVIEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

IN-PERSON MEETINGS

The data collection process began with a series of in-person meetings held at each campus. During these meetings, information specific to each campus was gathered to gain a better understanding of their individual needs.

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OVERVIEW

DISTRICT WIDE PRIORITIES

Most schools in the district prioritize the development of collaborative spaces and offer programs and activities designed to enhance community engagement and cultural connections among students.

Community & Collaboration

There is a strong interest in creating dynamic learning environments with flexible furniture and adaptable spaces that support a variety of teaching methods and encourage collaborative and project-based learning.

Dynamic Outdoor Learning Environments

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Support is needed for basic facility upgrades across several schools. While some of these needs are minor and easily addressed, others may require comprehensive infrastructural overhauls, necessitating strategic reallocation of district resources.

Facility Improvements & Expansion

Experiential/ Discovery-Based Learning

The majority of schools in the district emphasize the importance of experiential learning, which involves reflection and hands-on activities. This approach provides students with real-world experiences, preparing them more effectively for future challenges.

The adoption and need for technology vary significantly across the district's schools, largely depending on the specific requirements of their educational programs.

Technological Advancement

Topics such as student wellness, safety, psychological wellbeing, and mental health are frequently discussed. While some schools excel in these areas, others need additional support to foster environments that better serve the needs of their students.

Safety & Wellness

Enhancing and diversifying educational and extracurricular programs and resource offerings to foster leadership and meet the evolving needs of students.

Expand Student Resources & Program Offerings

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Butterfield Elementary

Home of the Bobcats

CAMPUS-SPECIFIC RAW DATA

BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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CAMPUS-SPECIFIC RAW DATA

BUTTERFIELD LIVE POLL

Questionswereaskedofthegroupanddatawascollectedfrom theschoolcampusasfollows.

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Please rank your level of awareness and understanding of following components of the MUSD Portrait of the Graduate?

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Please rank Butterfield’s progress in preparing students in the following areas:

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What new or improved programs, experiences, curricular options should Butterfield consider to better prepare students to fulfill the POG?

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What are some programs, experiences, curricular options that Butterfield is currently using successfully to prepare students to fulfill the POG?

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