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Gaskin and Associates Consulting Group, LLC
NNPS proposal
October 8 2026
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Executive brief
We propose a bounded readiness and validation engagement before NNPS selects or funds a school
configuration. The immediate decision is whether to develop and price the work needed to compare
feasible alternatives. It is not a decision to close a named school or launch an unpriced instructional
program.
The study identifies concrete capacity tests, conflicting forecasts and operating records that can
support that comparison. Physical occupancy alone cannot establish usable grade-level places,
qualified staffing, reliable transportation or financial savings. The retained three-campus baseline
must be compared with each alternative on the same student, service and cost definitions.
What the existing capacity tests show
Alternative using study
enrollment
Calculated result
Decision status
Retain all three southeast
campuses
1,627 pupils across 2,812
published places
Baseline; no reassignment
assumed
Release Discovery; retain
Newsome Park and An
Achievable Dream
1,627 / 1,984 places; 158 places
below the combined 90% ceiling
Aggregate fit; illustrative receiver
allocations completed
Release Newsome Park; retain
Discovery and An Achievable
Dream
1,627 / 1,846 places; 34 places
below the combined 90% ceiling
Aggregate fit with little headroom;
readiness unresolved
Release An Achievable Dream;
retain Newsome Park and
Discovery
13 pupils above the combined 90%
ceiling
Fails this fixed-capacity screen
These are illustrative tests of the 2025–26 study counts and published capacity, not proposed assignments or closure
recommendations. Grade placements, required services, actual routes, receiving-school effects and property costs
remain unresolved. [S01, S03; calculations]
Decision requested
Approve development of a final statement of work for readiness and validation; reconcile it with the
executed WXY and routing-system scopes before authorizing incremental work. Require a named
sponsor, approved data access, an agreed fee and resource plan, and written acceptance criteria.
The FY2027 readiness model is $220,800, including a 15 percent reserve. Four subsequent years of
shared verification bring that modeled package to $450,800. These are resource planning allowances,
not our professional fee quote or an appropriation. Optional pilots and facility implementation require
separate decisions and funding. [Appendix C]Jump to an indexed page (48 of 48)