Citizens Advisory Committee for School Facilities Planning and Funding

Final Report

This page serves as the central point for the distribution of committee meeting schedules, minutes, member lists and other pertinent information.

The Citizens Advisory Committee for School Facilities Planning and Funding was created to recommend solutions to the building, renovation, and technology challenges created by the explosive growth of the Wake County student population, which is currently increasing by 3,000 students annually. The Committee was empaneled after a bond referendum failed in June of 1999.

Committee members were chosen jointly by the Wake County Board of Education, the Wake County Board of Commissioners, and Committee Chairman Jim Talton. Committee members represent the breadth of viewpoints and the diversity of the greater Wake County community.

The committee is charged with recommending to the Board of County Commissioners and Board of Education an acceptable capital spending plan for schools in addressing the needs for:

  1. New Schools
  2. Renovations and repairs to existing schools
  3. Other facilities (such as joint use facilities, Teacher Training Center, Bus Maintenance facilities, etc.)
  4. Technology

and to recommend strategies for broader inclusion of the community for future capital spending plans.


Final Report
 

The committee's final report to the Wake County Commissioners and Board of Education. Available in HTML and Acrobat versions, with a supporting PowerPoint presentation.

Charge
 

The committee's full official charge including an explanation of how the charge is interpreted and a discussion of the committee's roles and responsibilities.

Committee Members
 

List of all the people serving on the committee.

Meeting Minutes
 

Official minutes of committee meetings past.

Public Discussion Forum
 

Public forum area devoted to the committee's work where you can participate in the discussion about how to best deal with school overcrowding. Hosted by the North Raleigh Association of Neighborhoods.