Trustees Vote To Create Facility Planning Committee
On Oct. 8, The Board approved creation of a Facility Planning Committee made up of employees and parents from each of the district’s schools, as well as community leaders, taxpayers and secondary students. This group will serve in an advisory capacity to the School Board on a temporary basis during this school year. The committee’s work will be instrumental in developing a Long-Range Facility Plan that will serve Graham ISD students for the next five years.
Formation of this committee aligns with strategies identified by the Graham ISD Strategic Plan adopted in June of 2025 regarding Facilities:
4.1 Create a sustainable and comprehensive long-term facility plan,
4.2 Communicate and foster support for the facility plan as a vehicle promoting innovative, healthy, and welcoming environments.
Board Policy CS (LEGAL), updated in 2021, indicates that the process of developing the long-range facility plan shall consider input from teachers, students, parents, taxpayers, and other district stakeholders. The legal requirement for a long-range facility plan is met when a district completes the plan and presents it to the Board of Trustees. The need for community engagement as part of the planning process is a state requirement.
The Board agreed to have Graham ISD contract with CESO Communications to provide strategic communications counsel and community engagement support as facilitators of the committee’s work. CESO will meet regularly with the Graham ISD team to review and prepare proposed agendas, draft materials, including surveys, and clarify assignments.
Trustees also heard a presentation provided by Corgan Architects that outlined a proposed Comprehensive Facilities Assessment and Long Range Facility Planning Process as well as the details that will be provided in the resulting report. Following Board approval, the architectural firm will conduct the overall facilities assessment with assistance from EMA for the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Technology (MEPT) assessment. The results of the facility assessment will be presented to members of the Facility Planning Committee for their consideration in recommending a Long-Range Facility Plan.
The 52 members of the Facility Planning Committee will be appointed by Campus and District Administrators and the School Board. At least five positions on the committee will be appointed through an application process. Committee work will begin this fall and continue throughout the school year. If you are interested in serving on the committee, you can inform a campus principal and/or apply through the application process. Filling out an application does not guarantee placement on the committee which will have to be balanced to ensure all geographical areas of the district and various student programs have representation. If you are interested in applying for a committee spot, fill out the Facility Planning Committee Application by the 5 p.m. Oct. 20 deadline.