Projects

Montgomery County Public Schools, Christiansburg, VA

Redistricting Study
Montgomery County Public Schools has retained DeJONG-RICHTER to assist in developing a Redistricting Study.  Their primary emphasis is to guide the overall process which includes gathering and organizing data, and facilitating community engagement.  In addition, a Redistricting Committee composed of community representatives and MCPS staff, will examine the project approach, act as ambassadors to the community at large, and provide important feedback toward the development of a redistricting plan.

Click here to visit MPCS Project Website

Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, WI

Long-Range Facility Master Plan
The Jacobs Team has been retained by Milwaukee Public Schools to develop the long-range facility master plan.  Their primary emphasis is to guide the overall process which includes gathering and organizing data, and facilitating the community engagement process.  In addition Jacobs will facilitate an advisory committee composed of community representatives and MPS staff.  This committee will examine the project approach, act as ambassadors to the community at large and provide important feedback on the development of the plan.  The Jacobs Team will analyze the technical data and the outcomes of the community engagement effort to assist MPS in the development of a comprehensive long-range facilities master plan.

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Beverly Hills Unified School District, Beverly Hills, CA

Long Range Facility Master Plan
DeJONG-RICHTER has been hired to perform a Long Range Facility Master Plan for the Beverly Hills Unified School District. Like may other school districts in California, BHUSD faces some of the same issues of aging facilities and shifting demographics. The plan will include the development of Educational Framework, Educational Specifications, Educational Adequacy Assessments, Enrollment Projections, GIS Analysis, and Community Engagement.

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School District of Philadelphia, Philadelpha, PA

SDP: Long Range Facility Plan
In collaboration with URS Corporation, McKissick & Associates, Magellan K-12 Consulting, and Portfolio Group; DeJONG-RICHTER is assisting the District in creating a plan for more efficient use of facilities that better align demographics and curriculum.  The School District of Philadelphia, like many urban districts across the country has experienced loss of enrollment in some regions and experienced tremendous growth in others.  The long range facilities planning process will review current and future enrollment/population trends and align this with programmatic and facility data that will lead to more efficient use of educational facilities in the District.  This process will potentially engage thousands of community members in the City of Philadelphia.

Austin Independent School District, Austin TX

AISD: Facility Master Plan
The Austin Independent School District is committed to providing high quality and challenging educational experiences for all students who are enrolled in its schools. To ensure this commitment, the District has developed the AISD 2010-2015 Strategic Plan. In addition, a team of consulting firms,  lead by DeJONG-RICHTER, has been hired to complete a comprehensive Facility Master Plan that will address a number of the Strategic Plan components. This Planning Process will take into consideration enrollments, school building capacities, desired educational framework, and facility priorities for all 120 schools in the District.  This Planning Process is initiated as a proactive approach to explore long-and short-term academic and facility options and solutions.  Among the most important components contributing to the success of this Plan, is the involvement and input gathered from Austin community members.

Campbell County, VA

Campbell County Publick Schools: Facility Master Plan
DeJONG-RICHTER once again teamed with HBA Architects to develop a long range master plan for CCPS.  This project included educational addequacy and condition assessments as well as community engagement throught the process.  GIS was used extensively to address demographic shifting in this rural school district.  The final report will be presented to the board of education in early 2011.

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Grand Rapids Public Schools: Grand Rapids, MI

In 2009 the Grand Rapids Public Schools developed a document called “GRPS Five Year Strategic Direction: Transforming Public Education in Grand Rapids”. This document outlines a series of initiatives to improve public education in Grand Rapids.

The GRPS Board of Education has requested the Superintendent to build upon the work that has been completed and to develop a strategic plan that includes specific goals and actions to address the future direction of the school district.  

To assist in gathering input and assist in the development of the strategic plan, there is a steering committee, taskforces and various forms for community participation through a visioning conference, community dialogues and on-line surveys.  

Montgomery Public Schools: Montgomery, AL

In 2004-05, DeJONG-RICHTER assisted Montgomery Public Schools in developing a Facility Master Plan.  As a result of that study, MPS built new or renovated approximately a half dozen schools.  Currently, we are assisting Montgomery Public Schools in updating their facility master plan.  The primary emphasis of the update is assisting in the development of the overall process, facilitating a district-wide steering committee, involvement with school board work sessions, community dialogues, formation of facility options, developing priorities and drafting recommendations.

The updated facility master plan, strategic in nature, is constructing long-term goals and objectives that impact the quality of education in the school district and build a better vision and future for the community.  This facility master plan will determine which buildings are needed, which should be replaced, which should be renovated or modernized, and which are to be discontinued along with the phasing of implementation of the plan over a 10-15 year period of time. 

Duval Public Schools, Jacksonville FL

DeJONG-RICHTER is currently working with DCPS on an elementary boundary planning process for the opening of a new elementary school.  This process is GIS intensive and will potentially affect thousands of elementary students.  DeJONG-RICHTER will meet with a community working group several times this fall, and bring options to the community in a meeting in October.

ES #160 Boundary Planning Project Website
ACE Website

Ohio School Facilities Commission, Columbus OH

Superintendent Community Use Survey:
The recently enacted budget bill (House Bill 1) includes a provision directing the Ohio School Facilities Commission to survey districts on how spaces within their school facilities are used for activities, services, and programs shared between schools and other public and private entities in their communities.  As a participant in one of the OSFC programs, OSFC is asking that Superintendents take part in an online survey of community use of school facilities.  The information will be used to assist OSFC in recommending best practices for enhancing opportunities for including shared community spaces in future projects.  The OSFC is looking for descriptions of how district facilities are used by the community, district success stories, districts’ words of caution and suggestions.  DeJONG-RICHTER is hosting the survey and DEJONG-Healy will tabulate the results. OSFC will issue a report of findings by January 2010.

Jefferson County Public Schools: Jefferson Co., CO

DeJONG-RICHTER, as part of the Jacobs Team, is assisting Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado to develop a District Wide Facilities Master Plan [DWFMP] in order to support the Jeffco Strategic Plan and prepare for the next Capital Improvement Plan. The purpose of the DWFMP is to provide the basis by which Jeffco will:

• Ensure facilities meet the needs of students & staff
• Ensure safe learning and working environments
• Ensure facilities are maintained

The DWFMP will provide recommendations for new school construction, school by school renovation budgets, alternative delivery strategies and/or campus consolidations and will be completed by March of 2010.

Jefferson County Public Schools website 

Shelby County: Memphis, TN

Since 2005, DeJONG-RICHTER has had the pleasure of working with the Shelby County Needs Assessment Committee [NAC] in Memphis, TN.  The NAC continues with its charge of reviewing the short and long term capital school needs for both Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools.  School capital projects are submitted first to the NAC for review prior to the Shelby County Commission appropriating county capital funds to the requesting school district. DeJONG-RICHTER provides the NAC with support and assistance in the form of data collection, annual report development including enrollment projections, and facility planning expertise.