Medical Lake School District Community Facilities Task Force (CFTF)

Charge for the Medical Lake School District Community Facilities Task Force (CFTF) 

1. Overview: The Medical Lake School District, under the direction of the Superintendent, requests the Community  Facilities Task Force (CFTF) to address the Charge as described below. 
2. Committee Membership: The CFTF will be comprised of a broad representation of 18-20 community  members/parents/stakeholders, student representatives, a teacher representative, a classified  representative, up to 2 school board representatives (non-voting), the Superintendent (non-voting), and necessary administrative and/or support staff (non-voting). 
3. Type of Committee: Administrative, reporting to the Superintendent; with periodic updates to the School Board. 
4. Charge: The Medical Lake School District requests the CFTF to convene regularly to complete the work necessary to  undergo the technical review, stakeholder engagement, and prioritization process in order to deliver long-term capital  planning direction for district consideration.  

The Committee is tasked to deliver a final report to the district no later than June 23, 2026. The recommendation will  consist of capital programming recommendations for district consideration. Over the course of the CFTF’s term, the  committee will: 

• Approve and implement a timeline of activities and accomplishments necessary to support a comprehensive final report and recommendation by June 23, 2026. 
• Report regularly their progress to the district and School Board through the Committee chair, Superintendent or  others as necessary. 
• Deeply engage staff, students, parents and community in order to ensure broad stakeholder involvement.
• Analyze the data, findings and feedback from the district’s Study and Survey and other technical artifacts.
• Request additional data or support deemed necessary to inform the committee’s recommendation. 

The Medical Lake School District charges the committee to use the following criteria in developing its recommendation.  The committee’s recommendation: 

Must, 

• prioritize facility needs, addressing the most urgent capital needs first 
• prioritize teaching and learning needs 
• address current and projected student population and program needs 
• make every attempt to bring student and staff learning/teaching environments up to current standards
• incorporate the development of a long-term (e.g. 25-year) facility program plan 
• consist of pragmatic solutions that help ensure longevity, durability, and lower long-term maintenance and  upkeep costs 
• include deliberate opportunities for stakeholder and community partner input 
• capitalize on current infrastructure and historical community investment  
• consider student, staff, and community safety considerations 

When feasible, 

• consider and incorporate alternatives to capital construction  
• partner with local organizations to capitalize on cooperative spaces/needs 
• capitalize on outside funding streams/opportunities in order to decrease local and/or district costs 
• provide lower cost alternatives that do not compromise on core facility and learning tenets 
• incorporate efficiencies and other practices to reduce long-term operational costs 

5. Authority: The Committee is an advisory committee and does not maintain authority to obligate district funds or direct  staff.  
6. Staff Cooperation: The committee will work directly with the Superintendent and other professional staff who will  strive to arrange necessary resources, consultants, and personnel are made available to the committee.
7. Duration of Charge: The committee’s work will sunset following their recommendation to the Board.
   
   
8. Committee Appointments: Appointments are made by the Superintendent. Should a member resign, or a  replacement becomes necessary, the new representative shall be appointed by the Superintendent.