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Long-Range Facilities Planning Task Force

Members of the Long-Range Facilities planning team in a planning meeting.

The Long-Range Facilities Planning Task Force is a group of community members who convene over several weeks to look at building conditions, school enrollment trends and educational needs to help make decisions about future planning for our facilities.

Task Force Goals

The purpose of the task force is to gather input from a variety of community members to review and discuss the Long-Range Facilities Plan. The LRFP is based on careful analysis of the district’s buildings, including their condition, suitability for learning, accessibility, capacity and future enrollment needs.

After reviewing and having detailed discussions about the LRFP, the task force will develop a final recommendation to the school board on how they suggest our district should address current and future facility needs.

Meeting Schedule

The task force kicked off its first meeting this week to set the groundwork, discuss goals and review the impact of long-range facilities planning over the years. The group received a tour of Chávez Elementary School, where the meeting was held, viewed data, set goals and held small group discussions about the community’s vision for our facilities and what that means for students.

The task force will hold six meetings over the next three months to discuss a wide range of topics covered in the LRFP. Meetings are open to the public and include the opportunity to tour buildings, listen to presentations and tune in to discussions between task force members.

December 3, 2025

Location: Chávez Elementary School (2400 Walker Rd NE, Salem, OR 97305)

  • Introductions
  • LRFP overview
  • Task Force roles and schedule review
  • 2018 bond review
  • SKPS strategic plan review and LRFP alignment
  • Thermal conditions and A/C discussion
  • Small group work

December 17, 2025

Location: Englewood Elementary School (1132 19th St NE, Salem, OR 97301)

  • Vision and guiding principles
  • Building conditions assessments overview
  • Focus-area discussion: Optimal indoor environments for learning
  • Small group work

January 7, 2026

Location: Parrish Middle School (802 Capitol St NE, Salem, OR 97301)

  • Educational adequacy assessments overview
  • Educational specifications
  • Alternative education
  • Special education
  • Focus-area discussion: Facilities supporting educational goals
  • Small group work

January 21, 2026

Location: McKay High School (2440 Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, OR 97305)

  • Ten-year enrollment projections
  • School capacity methodology
  • Potential future impacts to capacity (e.g. Pre-Kindergarten)
  • Enrollment vs. capacity over the next ten years
  • Focus-area discussion: Develop priorities for Capital Improvement Plan
  • Small group work

February 4, 2026

Location: Scott Elementary School (4700 Arizona Ave NE, Salem, OR 97305)

  • Athletics and performing arts
  • Review Capital Improvement Plan
  • Small group work

February 18, 2026

Location: 355 Hawthorne Ave SE, Salem

  • Approval of ten-year Capital Improvement Plan recommendations
  • Finalize the recommendation to the school board

Task Force Members

Community Members

  • Mark Shipman (co-chair), Saalfeld Griggs PC, Real Estate & Land Use Attorney
  • Sue Bloom (co-chair), Retired Boys & Girls Club Executive Director
  • Shane Matthews, City of Salem, City Councilor
  • Shaney Starr, Keizer City Council, President
  • Michael Elliott, Oregon Department of Education, School Finance & School Facilities
  • Ryan Wilder, Community Member
  • Lisa Anderson-Ogilvie, City of Salem, Planning Administrator
  • Keith Sekishiro, City of Salem, Assistant Director of Building and Safety Division
  • Jim Schmidt, City of Salem, Service Technologies Division Manager
  • Adam Brown, City of Keizer, City Manager
  • Kelley Strawn, Willamette University Associate Provost
  • Mike Jaffe, MWV Council of Governments, Transportation Planning Director
  • John Speckman, Marion County Planning Division
  • Arsen Avetisyan, Keizer Police Department, Sergeant
  • Yadira Juarez, Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality Program Director
  • Holly Nelson, Marion Polk Food Share, Chair; Chemeketa Community College, Chief Officer
  • Justin Hopkins, Willamette Health Council, Executive Director
  • Angelo Arredondo, Oregon Community Table, Outreach Coordinator
  • Eduardo Angulo, Community Business & Education Leaders, Neighborhood Family Council Director
  • Ronnie Brooks, Community Member
  • Hailey Kelley, Punx with Purpose, Founder

School Board Directors

  • Cynthia Richardson, SKPS Board Chair; Be-BLAC Foundation Board Vice President
  • Lisa Harnisch, SKPS Board Vice Chair; MP Early Learning Hub, Executive Director

Staff Members

  • Paul Odenthal, Chief Operations Officer
  • Joel Smallwood, Director of Facilities
  • David Hughes, Operations Coordinator
  • Stefanie Stonebrink, Manager of Construction Services
  • Kyle Beaty, Capital Construction Program Coordinator
  • Aaron Harada, Community Relations & Communications Director
  • Caleb Roberts, Stakeholder Relations and Engagement Specialist
  • Michelle Alexander, Facilities Services, Administrative Assistant
  • Dan Hess, BRIC Architecture, Consultant
  • Elisa Warner, BRIC Architecture, Consultant, Senior Associate