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Consultant: district has roughly 7,300 excess seats; elementary, middle and high schools below ideal utilization
Summary
A capacity and utilization study presented May 13 found the Iowa City Community School District has about 7,300 excess seats across its buildings and program-use rates below typical targets — roughly 62% at elementary, 67% at middle and 68% at high schools — based on current scheduling and load-factor assumptions.
The Iowa City Community School District board on May 13 received a capacity and feasibility presentation that combined facility use with enrollment projections. A consultant told the board the data show roughly 7,300 excess seats districtwide under current program-use assumptions.
"This capacity report, utilization report is a complement to [the enrollment projections]," the consultant said, explaining the distinction between design capacity (how a building was intended to be used) and program or use capacity (how the building is being used today, including support rooms and scheduling). The presentation used a five- to ten-year projection horizon to calculate utilization under current scheduling.
Key findings presented to the…
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