Aurora Public Schools

Planning Department Responsibilities

New Residential Development

• Development tracking
• New development analysis
• Attendance area analysis
• New facility needs
• Negotiate new school sites with developers
• Facilitate school site dedication
• Manage cash-in-lieu of school land dedication
• Coordinate with COA on new developments

Facility Planning

• School capacity
• Traffic analysis
• Safe walk area analysis
• LRFAC
• Facility build out projections
• Overcrowding strategies
• Mobile move analysis
• 10-year capital plan
• Future school sites
• Analysis impact of new proposed programs
• Facilitate ESS center-based program facility requirements

GIS (Geographical Information Systems) 

• Maintain district GIS data
• Geocoding student data
• Maintaining district maps
• Creating specialized maps
• Staying current with GIS technology
• Connecting GIS to other district information systems
• Creating user-friendly GIS to assist with the
  strategic mission and decision support

Data and Information Requests and Reporting

• Maps
• Address lookup
• School feeder system
• Demographic and projection data requests from
• surrounding district and community groups
• Committee and community data requests
• Annual planning update to district leadership and BOE
• Consult with COA on city development plans

Enrollment Projections

• October count analysis
• Annual enrollment projections
• 5 year enrollment projections
• Build out enrollment projections
• Small area enrollment projections

Student Demographics

• US Census/ American Community Survey
• Student mobility
• Socio-demographic characteristics of enrollment
• Enrollment trends
• Socio-demographic projection
• Individual school analysis

Real Estate Management

• Maintain real estate records
• Coordinate appraisals as needed
• Coordinate title updates on district properties
• Facilitate property transactions
• Maintain district property database
• Analyze future property needs