GIS Software

GIS (Geographic Information System) software in conjunction with databases (SIS systems) and spreadsheets provides the ability to run reports and view student and facility data graphically. GIS software offers the following features:

• Provides a computerized means of counting students within existing and proposed attendance boundaries by grade, ethnic, school attended and other categories.

• Provides a means of reporting on students by racial/ethnic, male/female and grade level distributions.

• Allows the user to count students within a radius of a specified point.

• Allows user to color code the students to show trends.

• Produces annual projections of enrollment by grade level and by school for a period of up to six years in the future.

• Utilizes new housing development data to augment the enrollment projections.

• Provides drawings (visual representation) of school facilities.

• Allows the user to color code the facilities to identify older buildings, leased buildings, room use, etc.

• Allows the user to easily add, move or delete portables.

• Automatically updates the facility database when the drawings are changed.

• Expandable to include additional layers of information such as deferred maintenance items, gas and electrical lines, evacuation routes, computer inventory, etc.

• Allows the user to measure distances between locations.

• Allows the user to find the location of an address or a specific student on the map and identifies the corresponding school of attendance.

• Uses data from existing student information systems.

• Analyzes facility adequacy by comparing each school with standards set by the district. Support facilities included in analysis are Library, Restrooms, Multi-Use, Kitchen, Gym, Showers/Lockers, Administration, Small Group rooms, Storage, Site Acres, Parking and Electrical Capacity.

• Indicates facility capacities based on State, District or Year Round standards.

• Provides analysis of facility capacity compared to projected enrollment to determine future facility needs and costs.

• Provides the ability for District staff to update the data and reports as needed.

• Asset Value Report listing Estimated Replacement Cost for each Facility.

• Land Use Analysis identifying which sites are over loaded and those with additional space available.