Overview

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The Long Range Planning Advisory Committee (LRPAC) is a community-led oversight committee featuring parents and community members of Adams 12 Five Star Schools. The LRPAC also serves as a bond oversight and accountability committee for the 2016 Bond Program.

The committee advises the Superintendent on short-range facility issues as well as the development of long-range facility plans that support student success through the implementation of the most cost-effective solutions to the district’s capital needs. The committee is intended to provide a high level of accountability, engagement and communication between district leadership and the citizens of Adams 12 Five Star Schools to ensure stakeholders are engaged and their values and priorities are reflected in the process.

The committee will make its findings and recommendations to the Superintendent and Board of Education, which may include: 

Bond Accountability

  • ​Review bond construction projects, including quarterly staff reports regarding the expenditure of bond funds, to ensure they align with what was approved by voters;
  • Review significant changes in the scope and/or budget of projects contained in bond measures approved by voters to determine that such changes are reasonable under the circumstances;
  • Review and recommend to the Superintendent proposed expenditures of surplus bond proceeds, if applicable;
  • Provide reports to the Board of Education on the spending and progress of the bond through the entire bond program and culminating with a final summary of all originally planned bond projects compared to completed projects;
  • Determine priorities for, or components of, bond proposals

Planning and Advisory

  • Assess appropriate processes for adoption/modification of school attendance area boundaries;
  • Assess and evaluate school enrollment trends in relation to long-term facility planning;

Additional duties as assigned by the Superintendent or Chief Operating Officer.

Application

Spots are limited. Acceptance is based on spots available (depending on seats that become available based on former members leaving and adhering to the guidelines above), quality of application form and a diverse geographical representation of the district. For questions, please contact Kevin Denke. 

Members

2019-20 Resident Membership
Suzanne Crest
Susie Donahue
Jackson Dreiling
Linda Hartman
Heidi Farfel
Summer Frazier
Lori Goldstein
Shelly Hora
Kristoffer Knapp
Hannah Lapperre
Jeff Jasica
Susan Matthews
Scott McClure
Andrea Meyer
Kimberly Schaefer
Anne Schlais
Jill Shea
Julie Twiss
Gena Valdez
Ingrid Warrner

PAST WORK OF THE LRPAC

2018-2019

  • 2016 Bond Program Accountability including financial oversight and bond project status updates
  • Evaluation of Northern Enrollment Patterns and Program Needs:

    • Lewis Pointe Conceptual Design for a 4-round K-8

    • City Creek School #35 Site

    • Baseline School Conceptual Design 

    • High School Boundary Discussion 

    • Legacy Expansion Study

  • Review needs of Pathways/Independence Academy and possible expansion or relocation

2017-2018

  • 2016 Bond Program Accountability including financial oversight and bond project status updates
  • Assist in evaluation of potential sites for new district Career and Technical Education campus
  • Assist in evaluation of network options related to School Connectivity Project

2016-2017:

2015-2016:

In 2015-16, the LRPAC spent the year helping the district prioritize facility and long-term "Drivers of Need", which became the backbone for the 2016 Bond Proposal. The LRPAC made its final recommendation to the Board of Education in April 2016.