Facility Planning
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District 58 Facility Visioning
Winter 2023
District 58 held two Facility Visioning Sessions on Monday, Jan. 30. One session was intended for staff, the other for community members. View the photo gallery. Both meetings followed this format:
- Superintendent Dr. Kevin Russell and the District's architect and construction management team gave a District 58 Facility Visioning presentation. The presentation shared an overview of work planned, the targeted work timeline, and visual ideas for seven different topics.
- Guests participated in three 15-minute rotational feedback sessions led by District 58 administrators on the seven topics from the initial presentation. Those topics were:
- School Entrances & Offices
- Middle School Libraries
- Middle School Science Labs
- Middle School Gym/Multi-Purpose Rooms
- Core Instructional Spaces
- Middle School FACS Labs/Cafeterias
- Middle School Parking/Traffic
- Administrators shared conversation highlights with the full group.
- Following the meetings District 58 posted the Facility Visioning Session Presentation and is administering the Facility Visioning Follow-up Survey, now through Feb. 15. This survey is open to all District 58 stakeholders.
Facility Resources:
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The community approved District 58’s $179 million bond referendum to improve District 58’s 13 school facilities in the Nov. 8, 2022 election. The DuPage Election Commission official election results show 67.67% of voters in favor and 32.33% against the measure. Learn more.
Please visit www.dg58.org/referendum for information on District 58's successful fall 2022 facility referendum. The Referendum homepage includes a referendum overview and links to the following topics:
- Master Facility Plan
- Ballot Language
- Voter Information
- Tax Impact
- Facility Presentation
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Facility Videos
- Photo Gallery
- Facility Publications
- Facility Community Engagement
- Historical Information
- Finance Facts
View the primary documents regarding District 58 facility planning.
The Citizen Task Force comprises a representative group of 40 community members. This group will evaluate community support for a funding proposal to address districtwide capital improvement needs. This group is also providing feedback to the superintendent about District 58’s facility needs and funding solutions to inform a recommendation to the Board of Education. The group met three times during the 2019-20 school year; the COVID-19 pandemic paused their work. In summer 2021, the group reconvened via a virtual meeting. View all Citizen Task Force agendas and presentations below.
- Citizen Task Force Reboot - Meeting 4: July 21, 2021
- Video: April 17, 2020: Dr. Russell updates the Citizen Task Force and community regarding District 58’s facility planning efforts. Due to COVID-19, the School Board recommended that District 58 temporarily pause facility planning next steps until circumstances improve. Learn more.
- Citizen Task Force Meeting 3: March 2, 2020
- Agenda
- Presentation
- Facility Opportunities for Consideration (two-sheet visual)
- Facility Opportunities for Consideration (spreadsheet)
- Citizen Task Force Meeting 2: Jan. 22, 2020
- Agenda
- Presentation
- Follow-up Letter #1: Meeting Recap and Next Steps (sent Jan. 24)
- Follow-up Letter #2: Board Special Meeting Update and Next Steps (sent Feb. 5)
- Photo Gallery
- Citizen Task Force Meeting 1: Dec. 18, 2019
- Agenda
- Presentation Part 1: Welcome, Protocols and Public Engagement Process
- Presentation Part 2: Introduction to District 58: About, Points of Pride, Enrollment and Demographic Trends, Finances and History
- Presentation Part 3: Overview of Planning Efforts Completed to Date and Capital Facility Needs Identified
- Presentation Part 4: Middle Schools: Reconfiguration Considerations
District 58 worked with its School Board, Facility Planning Council, architects, parents, staff and community members to develop a draft Master Facility Plan during the 2018-19 school year. View presentations, videos and other information related to this effort.
- April 2020: Given the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the community, the School Board revisited their plan to launch community engagement this spring. They discussed alternative plans with Paul Hanley, the District’s public engagement planning consultant. They agreed that it is important to temporarily pause the District’s facility planning work during the pandemic, with the goal of resuming it when circumstances improve. While it is still possible that a referendum question may be added to the November 2020 ballot, it is also possible that this measure may be deferred to the April 2021 or March 2022 elections.
- March 2020: Using Task Force feedback, the School Board recommends District 58 launch a community engagement effort in spring 2020 to educate the community on the District’s facility needs and to gauge their support of three potential facility opportunities.
- December 2019-March 2020: Citizen Task Force meets three times and provides feedback regarding future of District 58 facilities
- October-December 2019: Citizen Task Force forms
- October 2019 Update:
- The Board held a special meeting Oct. 7 to interview two facility planning consultants and discuss their options. Learn more.
- During their Oct. 16 meeting, the Board approved Paul Hanley from Beyond Your Base to provide facility planning community engagement services.
- September 2019 Update: Shortly after District 58’s recommendation of Paul Hanley, Hanley’s employer, George K. Baum & Company, was sold to a different company. Hanley was offered a position with the new company; however he opted not to accept this offer. Instead, Hanley decided to start a new consulting group, which will be a subsidiary of Wight & Company, the current architect of record for District 58. The Board discussed this update and, to be fully transparent with the public, opted to continue its facility planning community engagement conversation during a special October Board meeting. They also requested the opportunity to interview two facility planning consultants. Learn more.
- August 2019 Update: The Board received a facility planning update and approved a motion to develop a contract with third party consultant, Paul Hanley, to provide facility planning community engagement services.
- Board presentation and memo: draft Master Facility Plan guiding document with detailed cost estimate breakdowns; these estimates will likely change during the community engagement process.
- Board Briefs
- View the third party community engagement proposal and memo.
- July 2019 Board Update:
- Board presentation: Draft Master Facility Plan development and initial cost estimates
- Board Briefs
- Video
- Supplemental presentation: elementary initial cost estimates
- May 2019 Community Engagement
- Presentation: Two community and one staff session offered
- May 2019 Board Update:
- Board presentation: Draft Master Facility Plan development, guiding principles and drivers
- Board Briefs
- Video
- Spring 2019 Budget Workshop
- Presentation: Capital upgrades referenced in slide 13
- February 2019 Board Update: overview, progress, Facility Assessment Study
- Board presentation: overview, progress, Facility Assessment Study
- Detailed update – includes Facility Assessment Study results
- Board Briefs
- Video
- Winter 2019 Community Engagement
- Community Facility Planning Visioning Session presentation – Formal presentation given during the Jan. 23 and Feb. 5 meetings.
- Community Facility Planning Visioning Session video – Video from the presentation portion of the community visioning meetings.
- District 58 Community Facility Planning Visioning Session invitation – Sessions are taking place Jan. 23 and Feb. 5
- District 58 Staff Facility Planning Visioning Session invitation – Sessions took place throughout December 2018 and January 2019
- Fall 2018 Financial Workshop
- Presentation: Facilities referenced in slide 11
- Board Briefs
District 58 developed a Strategic Plan during the 2017-18 school year that charged District 58 with developing a focused and long-term facility improvement plan. View work related to facilities and the Strategic Plan.
- Goal 3: Strategic Plan Dashboard with Progress Updates
- Goal 3: Securing the Future Action Steps (PDF)
- Goal 3: Securing the Future Detailed Notes (PDF)
- 2018-22 Vision 58 Strategic Plan Report
- 2018-22 Vision 58 Strategic Plan Report – Quantitative Data
Facility Planning Council
As charged by the Strategic Plan, the District formed a Facility Planning Council to pursue work associated with Strategic Goal 3: Securing the Future. Here are resources related to this group’s work.
- Facility Planning Council – Group Description, Meeting Presentations, Meeting Dates/Agendas, Membership
View current and historical District 58 enrollment trends.
- 2016 Demographer Report – November 2016 Board Meeting
- Enrollment Presentation – October 2018 Board Meeting
- 2018-19 Enrollment – Actual vs. Forecast – October 2018 Board Meeting
- 2018-19 Enrollment Report – September 2018 Board Meeting
- Highland Enrollment Considerations – Memo from December 2017 Board Meeting
- Board Briefs
- Enrollment Presentation – November 2017 Board Meeting
- Board Briefs
- Enrollment Presentation – October 2017 Board Meeting
- Board Briefs
- 2017-18 Enrollment Report – September 2017 Board Meeting
- 2016-17 Enrollment Report – September 2016 Board Meeting
- 2015-16 Enrollment Report – September 2015 Board Meeting
- 2014-15 Enrollment Presentation – September 2014 Board Meeting
View School Board presentations and information regarding facilities from 2012-2018.
- Spring 2018 Budget/Facilities Presentation – April 2018 Board Budget Workshop (see slide 19 for facilities section)
- Board Briefs
- Fall 2017 Financial Workshop Presentation – November 2017 Financial Workshop (slide 20 specifically addresses facilities)
- Board Briefs
- Village Facility Planning Partnership – May 2017 Board Meeting (see Superintendent’s Report)
- Spring 2017 Budget/Facilities Presentation – April 2017 Board Budget Workshop (see slide 21 for facilities section)
- February 2017 Facilities Presentation – February 2017 Board Meeting
- Board Briefs
- January 2017 Facilities Discussion – January 2017 Board Meeting (scroll to “Facilities Discussion” section)
- Fall 2016 Financial Workshop Presentation – November 2016 Board Financial Workshop (facility considerations in slides 15-18)
- Board Briefs
- Facility Improvements Presentation – June 2015 Board Meeting
- Facility Needs Presentation – January 2015 Board Meeting
- Summer Project Preview – June 2014 Board Meeting
- Summer Construction Video – Summer 2013
- Summer Construction – September 2012 Board Meeting
View District 58’s 10-year life safety survey information from 2015.
View recent presentations and discussions regarding the District’s Longfellow Center. Please note, this section is specific to the Longfellow Center. For a more detailed look at Facility Planning districtwide, please see the sections above.
Winter 2022
District 58 took photos and video of the Longfellow Center in January 2022, after the District had moved out but before it officially sold.
Fall 2021
- Board Briefs -- Sept. 27 Special Meeting
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During the meeting, the Board voted 7-0 to award a contract for the sale of the Longfellow Center to McNaughton Development for $4.155 million. District 58 received four responsive bids, and the McNaughton bid was the highest responsive bid.
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Summer 2021
- Board Briefs -- September 2021 Regular Meeting (See "2021-22 Budget Hearing and Approval")
- Board Briefs -- August 2021 Regular Meeting (See "Longfellow Sale, Administrative Office Lease and ASC Renovations")
- Board Briefs -- July 2021 Regular Meeting (See Business Report)
- Financial Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes: All recent FAC public meetings have discussed the potential sale of Longfellow. Please click this link and click "Financial Advisory Committee" and go to the "Meeting Minutes" section to access detailed information.
Spring 2021
- Board Briefs -- May 2021 Regular Meeting (See Business Report)
- Board Briefs -- April 2021 Regular Meeting (See Spotlight: Facilities Update and Board Recommendation section)
- Board Briefs -- March 2021 Regular Meeting (See Facilities and Proposed Longfellow Sale section)
- Financial Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes: All recent FAC public meetings have discussed the potential sale of Longfellow. Please click this link and click "Financial Advisory Committee" and go to the "Meeting Minutes" section to access detailed information.
Winter 2021
- Board Briefs -- February 2021 Regular Meeting (See Longfellow Center Update section)
- Financial Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes: All recent FAC public meetings have discussed the potential sale of Longfellow. Please click this link and click "Financial Advisory Committee" and go to the "Meeting Minutes" section to access detailed information.
Fall 2020
- Board Briefs – Fall 2020 Financial Workshop (See Capital Planning section)
- Financial Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes: All recent FAC public meetings have discussed the potential sale of Longfellow. Please click this link and click "Financial Advisory Committee" and go to the "Meeting Minutes" section to access detailed information.
Summer 2019
- Draft District 58 Master Facility Plan -- August 2019 Board Meeting (See pages 100-101. This overarching Master Facility Plan was developed with input from staff, families, architects and community members and incorporates feedback from several community engagement sessions (see "Draft Master Facility Plan Development" section above). The plan developed three scenarios for District 58 to consider regarding its Longfellow and ASC facilities)
- Draft Master Facility Plan Memo (see ASC and Longfellow section on page 1)
- August Board Briefs (see both the Facility Planning Update and the FAC Committee Report)
Spring 2019
- Facility Planning Community Engagement -- May 21 and 22, 2019 District 58 advertised two community engagement sessions to the public. These events were advertised on the District 58 website, District 58 Facebook, NextDoor, Twitter, District 58's community flyers, in Communicate 58 newsletter, and via direct email to all current parents. A paper invitation was also posted at the Downers Grove Public Library and on community bulletin boards in downtown Downers Grove. Evaluating Longfellow/ASC was considered one of five key drivers of the District's Master Facility Plan development, and meeting participants were invited to weigh in on this topic)
- Community Engagement Session Public Submitted Feedback -- May 28, 2019
- Facility Planning Board of Education Update -- May 2019 (Evaluating Longfellow and ASC facility use is considered a key driver of the in-progress Master Facility Plan)
- Facility Planning Council Update in May 2019 Board Briefs
Winter 2019
- Community Facility Planning Visioning Session presentation – Formal presentation given during the Jan. 23 and Feb. 5 meetings. During the meeting, the use of Longfellow and the ASC was featured as one of the key priorities for District 58 to address.
- Community Facility Planning Visioning Session video – Video from the presentation portion of the community visioning meetings.
- District 58 Community Facility Planning Visioning Session invitation – Sessions took place Jan. 23 and Feb. 5. These events were advertised on the District 58 website, District 58 Facebook, Twitter, District 58's community flyers, in Communicate 58 newsletter, and via direct email to all current parents. A paper invitation was also posted at the Downers Grove Public Library and on community bulletin boards in downtown Downers Grove.
- District 58 Staff Facility Planning Visioning Session invitation – Sessions took place throughout December 2018 and January 2019
2018
- 2018-2022 District 58 Strategic Plan Action Steps -- Approved at September 2018 Board Meeting; Goal 3.1 Step 2 (page 6) calls on District to continue the District's fcility use study reviewing current and future functions of Longfellow and the ASC.
- Longfellow Center Discussion – July 2018 Board Meeting
- Longfellow Current Functions – July 2018 Board Meeting
Older
- District 58 Facilities at a Glance -- 2017-18: See pages 32-35 for the current (2017) conditions of Longfellow and the ASC.
- Long-Term Facility Needs at Longfellow and the ASC – August 2014 Board Financial Workshop
- District 58 Comprehensive Facility Assessment Report -- February 2012
View District 58’s water testing and radon testing results, as well as a recap of the 2018 Lester School addition.
Bids are currently listed on the Finance and Transparency page.