Chesterfield County Public Schools
Growth Task Force

As part of the School Division’s efforts to provide quality education to Chesterfield County’s children, the School Board has created a task force of school officials,
county leaders and community residents to begin studying school enrollment trends and their impact on Chesterfield County Public Schools’ facilities, planning and budget.  The group will meet through October and is scheduled to make recommendations to the School Board in November.

For comments and suggestions on the work of the task force, please e-mail:  ccpsinfo@ccpsnet.net

Members | Media Coverage | Scheduled Meetings
Work Sessions | Background Documents | Recommendations

Charge of the Task Force:

To review existing information concerning:

• Assumptions that form the basis of functional capacity and the efficient use
  of current school facilities;

• Student enrollment trends and county demographics;

• Best practices for school construction, design, maintenance, and financing.

To develop a report with targeted recommendations for the School Board’s consideration relative to the capital improvements budget process, comprehensive facility planning and further study needs.

Task Force Members

1. David Wyman, School Board Member, CCPS - Co-Chair
   Dr. Jo Lynne DeMary, Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction -
   Co-Chair
2. Glenn Larson, Chesterfield County Planning Assistant Director
3. Dr. Edward Pruden, Assistant Superintendent, CCPS
4. Dr. Lyle Evans, Assistant Superintendent, CCPS
5. Alan Carmody, Chesterfield County Budget Director
6. Cliff Bickford, Chesterfield County Sustain Our Communities Committee
7. Dr. Sharon Thomas, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent, CCPS
8. Tim Bullis, Community Relations Department Assistant Director, CCPS
9. Stella Edwards, County Council of PTAs, President
10. Matt Alexander, Greater Richmond Chamber Chesterfield Business Council
11. Lois Stanton, Chesterfield Education Association, President
12. David Saunders, Madison & Main News Media, President
13. Otis Jones, IBM and CPEF Trustee
14. Victor Branch, Bank of America and President of CPEF
15. Danny Smith, Republic Services, Inc. and CIS Board
16. Joe Lenzi, Chesterfield County Energy Efficiency Director
17. Fred Carreras, Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce

Media Coverage
Online classes could help relieve overcrowding (Chesterfield Observer, 9-10-08)
Growth Task Force On Overcrowding (Village News, 9-10-08)
Growth task force to meet Aug. 28 (news release)
School Board notice Aug. 29 (news release)
New task force to tackle school overcrowding issue (Chesterfield Observer, 6-4-08)
Chesterfield panel considers building schools (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 5-30-08)
Chesterfield panel will research school growth (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 5-29-08)
School Board begins comprehensive growth plan (Village News, 5-28-08)
Growth task force to study rising enrollment, school construction, use of facilities
(news release)

Meeting schedule

The CCPS Growth Task Force meetings are held in the School Board Conference Room and at various school locations. The schedule is subject to change upon agreement of Task Force members.

1. May 29, 2008, 11 a.m.: Kickoff Meeting; Identifying the Issues
2. June 26, 2008, 11 a.m.: School Construction, Additions and Renovations
3. August 28, 2008, 11a.m.:  Alternatives to Bricks and Mortar
4. September 25, 2008, 11 a.m.: Cost and Financing of Schools
5. October 30, 2008, Recommendations

Citizens' Questions and Comments

Work Sessions

Task Force Kickoff Meeting:  May 29, 2008

1. Meeting Agenda
2. Meeting Minutes
3. Presentations
   Chesterfield County Demographics
   School Security
   Student Enrollment Trends
   Maintenance Issues

Meeting:  June 26, 2008

1. Meeting Agenda
2. Meeting Minutes
3. Presentations
   2004 Bond Referendum and School Design Specifications
   Growth Task Force -State school sizes
   2004 Bond Referendum Status Report
   Functional Capacity
   Uses of Trailers for Growth Task Force
   School Construction in VA Beach Public Schools
   National School Construction Expert
   Energy Efficiency
   

Meeting:  August 28, 2008

1. Meeting Agenda
2. Meeting Minutes
3. Presentations
   School Construction and alternatives to brick and mortar -
   Wake County Public Schools Presentation
   Alternatives to Bricks and Mortar Survey
   Level of Service Standards
   CCPS Online Learning
   
   

Meeting:  September 25, 2008

1. Meeting Agenda
2. Meeting Minutes
3. Presentations
   Financing Loudoun Schools
   Growth Task Force presentation 9-25-08
   Financing Capital Projects
   

Meeting:  October 30, 2008

1. Meeting Agenda
2. Meeting Minutes
3. Presentations
   

Background Documents
Wake County Schools Facilities Report
What school districts need to know about Virginia's Public Private Education Act
(Construction Control Corporation)
Renovation or new construction? (Construction Control Corporation)
Build 'Smart'
Local Governments and Schools: A Community-Oriented Approach

Task Force Recommendations

• Recommendations Matrix
• Complete Report of Recommendations