I am the Facilities Planning Manager for a large K-6 District in Southern California. Since I began using GIS here, we have used it for a variety of things from simply geocoding students to run demographic analysis, to displaying in a geographical way, our district-wide obesity studies. Currently, I am working on mapping projected students generated in new development areas based on neighborhood and where they are in the City's approval process. Last year I calculated actual student generation rates per dwelling unit type both district-wide and per Community Facilities District--which helps us when we talk to developers about what it will take to mitigate their impact on the District. We used GIS to develop our School Facilities Improvement District and exclusion area parcels map in order to put our school bond out for a vote. This was tricky because our map and data had to exactly match the county's tax assessor data. I have georeferenced our CAD site plans for our 45 schools and two Corporate sites in order to provide scaled, georeferenced maps for a variety of uses including emergency response and evacuation maps. We have also used GIS to help demonstrate need for grants. I continue to find new ways to apply GIS.
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