Dothan City Schools Master Plan

Project Location: Paulding County, Georgia
Project Dates: May 2018 – April 2019

The Sizemore Group Team:

• Determined the goals and desired outcomes of the Board and Senior Staff.
• Provided baseline demographic work based on the most recent American Communities Survey.
• Demographic data was compared to Private school enrollment and Public School enrollment for prior 10 years.
• All schools in the system were assessed for ADA, roofing and other critical deferred maintenance issues.
• Funding options were investigated.
• School capacities were determined, by age group.
• Public School enrollment was forecast.
• Pre-K school facility was selected.
• All students were geocoded.
• School facility zones were redrawn based on facility ownership, facility maintenance costs and cultural issues as defined by the community and staff.
• Multiple community meetings were held to present the problems and possible solutions.
• Coordinated School Zones with web-based student query providers.