Facility Advisory Citizens for

Tomorrow’s Students

Report to Board of Education

November 14, 2017

COMMUNITY CHAIRS

Darin Blank

Lauren McClain

Jon Racklin

Thank You — Board of Education

FACTS Tri-Chairs

FACILITATING TEAM

Community

Members

RCCU #1

Teachers/Staff

Board

Members

Architects

Blank, Darrin

Burckhartt, Jason

Burgener, Jamie

Frazier, Jane

Glover, Jennifer

Harrison, Les

Holt, Marilyn

McClain, Lauren

Racklin, Jon

Steber, Ron

Sterchi, Kelsie

Toliver, Eric

Travis, Janilyn

Uhl, Lori

VanBlaricum, Brian

Berger, Christy

Bussard, Larry

Goff, Dave

Gray, Sheri

Simpson, Chris

Cline, Alex

Wilson, Jeff

Cyrulik, Todd

Kuenstler, Joey

PURPOSE –

Community Engagement Sessions (CES)

Gather current and accurate information that reflects the community’s priorities related to school facilities

Involve a broad-based group of Richland County citizens in dialogue, deliberation

Explore current building conditions

Evaluate Facilities options to determine the best avenues to address facility needs

Explore various options for financing District facility improvements

Communications

Press Release

Mailers/Postcards

Flyers

Word of Mouth

Social Media

Community Engagement Sessions

Participants—any Richland CUSD#1 resident

Workshops designed/governed by FT

Topics relevant to the Richland CUSD#1 Facility Plan

Dialogue/discussions in small group setting

TYPICAL SESSION AGENDA

Welcome & Review of Previous Session

Data/Informational Presentation

Instructions for Small Group Work Activity

Small Group Work (Dialogue/Decisions)

Small Group Reporting to Large Group

Closing/Preview of Next Session

SESSION DOCUMENTATION

COLLECTIVE DECISIONS USED IN

FORMATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS

DATA / INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION

GROUP WORK ACTIVITY

VERBATIM RESPONSES

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CONSENSUS

POINTS

Community Engagement Session

Presentations

Mar 28: Current Assessment of Facilities

Apr 24: Characteristics of 21st Century Schools

Sep 12: High School Renovations

Oct 10: Options for High School Renovation

Nov 02: Option Refinement/Recommendations

CES #1: Current Assessment of Facilities

• Task #1: Greatest Surprise/Concern

• Task #2: Physical Needs Assessment

Functional Needs Assessment

• Task #3: Information about Future Ready

Facilities Information about Finance

CES #1: Results For Task 1

Greatest Surprise: Overall good

condition of buildings

Great Concern: Various issues with the

high school and the cost of improvements.

CES #1: Results from Task 2: Physical Needs

CES #1: Results from Task 2: Functional Needs

CES #1: Results For Task 3

Information About Future Ready Facilities:

What is needed to make them ready? Provide

examples. Can the high school be modified?

Information about Finance: Options for

finance? Impact on taxpayers? Information

about county sales tax for school facilities.

CES #2: Characteristics of 21st Century Schools

Task #1: Wordles — Current Condition and

Future Condition

Task #2: What Learned From Presentation

Task #3: Priority of Improvements

CES #2: Task 1 — Wordles

Current

Condition

Future

Condition

CES #2: Results For Task 2 •Ll

Learned From Presentation Need for flexible spaces for collaborative

learning Infusion of technology The current high school can be modified and

adapted Students will take pride in renovated and

new spaces

CES #2: Results For Task 3

CES #3: High School Options

Task:

Brainstorm

Solutions for

High School

Renovations

CES #3: High School Renovations/

Brainstorming Activity

(Insert Pictures/Material from BLDD)

CES #4: Evaluation of Options

(Insert Pictures/Material from BLDD Describing

the Options)

CES #4: Work Activity

5 of 7 Tables preferred Option 2

Option 4 was second preferred choice

The “Status Quo” option was rejected by

most tables

CES #5: Refinement Choices for Option 2

(Insert Pictures/Material from BLDD Describing

the Options)

CES #5: Work Activity

All but one table preferred Option C

Option B was the second preferred choice

All tables recommend use of the county

sales tax for school facilities for funding of

the improvements

Conclusion/Recommendations

There was nearly unanimous support for

Option C as a plan for improving the high

school

There was unanimous support for using the

county sales tax to fund the improvements

(Something about other buildings)

(What else?)

Again — thanks.