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Centennial School District 28J board meeting, Aug 12, 2026

5 h 17 min · 0 public speakers

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Consultants tell Centennial board critical facility needs total about $63 million 1:05:20

  • Consultants from DLR Group updated the board on the district's Long Range Facility Planning process, which a consultant said would come back to the board for review and approval in the winter. 49:07
  • A consultant said a list of facility needs pared down to critical work came to approximately $63 million, and board members asked about community outreach and about balancing student needs with keeping buildings operating. 1:05:20
  • The district's strategic planning lead said outcomes had been fairly flat and the district would not add new goals in the final year of Roadmap 27. 2:44:04
  • A facilitator from OSBA reviewed the board's self-assessment results, which identified community engagement as an area for growth. 3:53:19

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Item by item (9)
  1. Call to order and agenda 13:35
    • A speaker called the meeting to order at 10:03 AM and proposed informal lunch topics, including advocacy, education funding and convocation on the 27th of August. 13:35
    • A motion to approve the agenda was made and seconded. 16:19
  2. Team building activity 16:35
    • Participants anonymously wrote down a fear, a worry or an anxiety, and the group discussed why someone might hold the fears drawn at random. 16:35
    • A board member said someone could have a fear of dishonesty after trusting someone and being betrayed. 21:06
    • One board member said not knowing enough about a topic is an opportunity to seek out information. 26:00
  3. Long-range facility planning update 49:07
    • A consultant said 3 community workshops had been completed and the final 3 would begin in September. 51:42
    • A consultant said facility needs presented a $99 million deficit, and paring the list to critical needs came to approximately $63 million of work. 1:05:20
    • A consultant said the district is eligible for $10.2 million from the state matching grant program and is ranked 39th among districts in the state. 1:07:16
  4. Board questions on facility planning 1:33:23
    • David Linn asked what types of community members took part and how the district reached out, and said no one in Linn's family noticed the opportunity in the newsletter. 1:33:39
    • A district staff member estimated new construction at $500 to $600 per square foot and said a gut remodel of an elementary school would cost $15 million to $20 million. 1:39:54
    • A board member said feedback indicated more work was needed in the elementary schools, and a district staff member said the high school received roughly $10 million worth of improvements. 1:58:06
  5. Committee assignments and board governance 2:08:39
    • A district staff member said strategic planning would run January through April of '27 and the board needs a representative on the MESD Budget Committee. 2:09:54
    • Pam Shields asked whether policy work would take place at the first or second meeting in September. 2:15:43
    • A district staff member said board stipend documents were sent to OSBA for review, with the hope of returning them to the board in September. ~2:16:54
  6. Strategic planning update 2:42:39
    • The strategic planning lead said the focus areas remain literacy, belonging, attendance and engagement, and that results across significant metrics have been flat. 2:55:54
    • The strategic planning lead said the district selected clarity as the first of 6 instructional priorities and would look for implementation beyond 80% before moving to the next. 3:05:31
    • The strategic planning lead said planning sessions with students, families and staff would meet about once a month from January through April. 3:34:29
  7. Superintendent work plan 3:45:17
    • A district staff member said the work plan has 3 components, long-range facility planning, strategic planning and bargaining, and asked for feedback by September. 3:45:41
  8. Board self-assessment review 3:52:32
    • One board member said they struggled with the term accomplished, and another board member said lower-rated areas tended to involve work outside the board. 4:08:36
    • The OSBA facilitator said the board rated itself highest on board conduct and budget and lowest on community engagement, cultural responsiveness and effective leadership. 4:15:15
    • The facilitator said a draft board development plan would be sent within the next couple of weeks. 5:12:23
  9. Future agenda items 5:15:09
    • A district staff member said the September 9th agenda may include a principal introduction, standard reports, an award for Park Lane and OMS HVAC engineering and design, and policy first reads. 5:15:46

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You know, asking questions ahead of board meetings, that's a double-sided thing because we want to be transparent with the community about what we're asking also. So I struggle with asking questions before board meetings, you know, in— I understand there's an interest of time, but also some of these things the public needs to hear also.Ronald “Jess” Hardin · Board member4:26:33
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