[PPT] - Long-Term Facility Planning Taskforce Meeting #1 March 12, 2020 PowerPoint Presentation

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Long-Term Facility Planning Taskforce

Meeting #1 – March 12, 2020

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Welcome

➢ Who are we? ➢ Why are we here? ➢ What are we doing? ➢ When will we do it? ➢ How will we work? ➢ Learn about ourselves and our relationship with school

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Who are we?

Sun Prairie, WI resident
Born & raised in WI
25 years developing project

scope & definitions

10 years in education

(school board)

6 years Board President
WASB Board of Directors
Disney fanatic
La Crosse, WI (mainly MN) resident
Born & raised in MN
Retired superintendent
46 years working in education

(teacher, principal, district administrator, coach)

Viking fan
Loves to travel

Tom Weber Brian Grenell

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Who are we?

Core Team Resources

Dr. Terry Brenner, Superintendent
Amy Bartsch, Chief Academic Officer
Jody Thompson, Associate Superintendent
Catherine Gillach, Assistant Superintendent
Scott Berge, Business Manager
Chris Arnold, Buildings & Grounds Director
Tracy Jentz, Coordinator of Communications and Community Engagement
Kelli Tannahill, Principal, Lewis & Clark Elementary
Dr. Joel Schleicher, Principal, South Middle School
Jon Strandell, Principal, Central High School
Amber Flynn, School Board Member
Doug Carpenter, School Board Member

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Who are we?

Name
Connection to school district (parent, teacher, grandparent, none)?
If you have kids, what school(s) do they attend?
Where did you graduate high school?
One word that describes how you feel about this process right now

You

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Why are we here?

The Grand Forks Public School District School Board has authorized SitelogIQ to convene a group of 40-50 district stakeholders/patrons to serve on the Facilities Taskforce in an advisory capacity to the school board relative to long-range facility planning; Further, the Taskforce will align community values with contemporary educational experiences. The Facilities Taskforce will serve as a conduit between the community and Grand Forks School Board and Grand Forks Air Force Base School Board. Relating to school district owned facilities, primarily school buildings and the Mark Sanford Education Center, as well as financial implications;

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What are we doing?

The Facility Planning Task Force will:

Review demographic, community growth data and projections;
Consider enrollment trends and grade and/or school configurations
Understand innovative instructional models and the facility

requirements to support student needs and programming

Review and understand the District’s current financial position as well

as financing options available to support potential projects

Brainstorm, explore, evaluate and refine potential long term flexible

and fiscally responsible solutions, including considering operational efficiencies and costs

Consider various health and safety factors
Seek and review community feedback through multiple outreach
pportunities including but not limited to a community-wide survey
Serve as factual “key communicators” to the Grand Forks and Grand

Forks Air Force Base public school communities throughout the process.

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When will we do it?

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March 12th

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March 26th

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April 9th

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April 23rd

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May 14th

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May 28th

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June 11th

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June 25th

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July 9th

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July 23rd

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August 13th

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August 27th

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September 10th (if needed)

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September 24th (if needed)

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Community-wide Survey

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Public Forum/Gallery Walks

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How will we work?

Begin and end meetings on time Be attentive during the meeting (technology) Assume positive intentions Listen actively: seek to understand first, then respond

Meeting Norms:

Share the air: everyone’s voice is important Keep a district-wide vs. individual focus Ideas/solutions considered should focus specifically on the needs and vision of the Grand Forks Public Schools Facility Improvement Taskforce provides feedback/input; School Board ultimately decides

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How will we work?

Meeting Norms:

Share the air: everyone’s voice is important Keep a district-wide vs. individual focus

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Small Group Work

Find a common connection with everyone at your table What do the norms mean to you; What is your biggest personal norm challenge? Are any norms missing? Should any norms be removed?

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Small Group Work

Who are “your” kids? Why are you doing this work?

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The Process

Importance of a Community Voice Key Communicators – both directions This is YOUR process – not the Board/not Administration Check and Balance

Community Influences School Board
School Board Decides on Referendum
Community Votes to Approve (or not)

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SCHOOL BOARDS

STAFF IDEATION SESSIONS STATE REQUIREMENTS / BUILDING CODES ENGINEERING INPUT ROI PROJECTS MAINTENANCE NEEDS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS

The Process

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The Process

Learning, Exploring and Understanding Priorities

Options Solution / Referendum

Community Engagement School Board Parking Lot

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The Process

Community Engagement School Board Workshops Potential Referendum Campaign Project Work

A Long-Term Facility Plan May Be Multi-Phased

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Data & Information

What data is most important?

This work can seem daunting!

Topics we plan to cover:

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Data & Information

What topics do we need to cover,

r information do you think you

need in order to do an effective job given our scope of work?

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The end in mind…

A successful result will be a recommendation that includes broad concepts rather than design details; and can answer the following:

➢Does it make sense for kids? ➢Does it make sense fiscally? ➢Does it make sense politically?

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Grand Forks Public Schools

What positive things are you most likely to tell others about the school districts? What are you proud of? What is most worrisome or troubling to you right now? What are you most wondering about as you think about the future

f the school districts?

What would you bet on about the future of the school districts?

BET BRAG WORRY WONDER

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Purpose

THANK YOU!

Next Meeting: March 26th