Facilities Planning
Medical Lake School District Wants Your Input on Future Facility Needs
After three years of facilities planning, analysis, and community input, the Medical Lake School District’s Community Facilities Task Force has presented its recommendations to the District. The 16-member task force reviewed facility conditions, toured school campuses, considered financing options, and identified approximately $21 million in priority needs across the District’s five facilities. These include safety and security improvements, heating and mechanical system replacements, roof and parking repairs, ADA accessibility upgrades, athletic facility improvements, and a multipurpose room addition at the high school.
The Task Force identified two funding options for the School Board to consider, both designed to maintain the District’s current property tax rate: a six-year capital levy generating approximately $12 million, or a 20-year bond generating approximately $19.5 million. Now, the District wants to hear from you before the School Board makes any decisions. Medical Lake School District residents are invited to participate in an anonymous community survey conducted by Rushlight Research to share their thoughts on District facilities, potential projects, and community priorities.
Please take a few minutes to provide your input by clicking the button below or by scanning the QR code with a smartphone. The survey opens Monday, August 17, and closes Friday, August 28.
Background
In 2023, the district began a Long-Range Facility Planning Process. Through a state-funded grant, the district commissioned an independent facilities Study and Survey, which included third-party evaluations of each of the district's facilities, student enrollment projections and space needs, and potential state-funded School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) funding that may be available. As a part of the comprehensive review, a series of workshops were held with stakeholders to garner broad perspectives on long-range capital improvement needed within the district. Tours of each of the buildings were performed, and surveys were conducted to poll the broader school community to identify the top needs at each of the campuses. The Long-Range Planning Committee was then tasked with identifying and prioritizing a comprehensive list of needs within the district.
In December 2025, the Medical Lake School District Board of Directors tasked the Superintendent to develop a Community Facilities Task Force Committee (CFTF). The Committee is charged to review the findings and recommendations from the 2023 Long Range Planning Committee, and undergo the technical review, stakeholder engagement, and prioritization process in order to deliver long-term capital planning direction for district consideration on or before June 23, 2026.
Applications for Committee membership were sought, seeking a broad representation of community stakeholders to serve.
Committee Information
Committee News Updates
- 6/20/26: Meeting #5 Press Release
- 6/17/26: Meeting #5
- 4/30/26: Community Facilities Task Force Community Update
- 4/29/26: Meeting #4
- 3/17/26: Meeting #3
- 3/4/26: Medical Lake Facilities Task Force Requests Community Input
- 2/25/26: Meeting #2
- 1/21/26: Meeting #1
Long Range Facilities Planning Process
Linked Files
Committee Members
Megan Jennen (Vice Chair)
Ryan Grant
Non-Voting Members
Dr. Kim Headrick
Administrators
Chad Moss
Jeremy Vincent
Chris Harris
School Board Members
Ron Cooper
Alexis Alexander
Committee Support
Dr. Wade Smith
Todd Smith