The Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee (LRFPC) is being reconvened in the fall of 2021 to continue planning for the next 5-10 years of student growth in Dripping Springs ISD. The LRFPC serves a critical need for the future of our district, as important decisions will be made over the next year to ensure that Dripping Springs ISD continues to serve all students with a personal and exceptional education.

The membership of the committee is comprised of those who attended meetings in this capacity in 2019-20 and newly added members. The committee has representation from staff, parents and community members who reside in various parts of the district. While the committee will consist of approximately 50 members, the community will be able to access meetings.

The Long-Range Facility Planning Committee was last active during the 2019-20 school year. The committee met four times in person between November and February, then had one virtual meeting in May after the onset of COVID. At that time, the planning process was intentionally paused due to the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic, including potential implications on future student enrollment.

2021-22 MEETINGS

February 16, 2022  

• Agenda - Presentation Slides
  • Status of LRFP Process - Phase 1 Ending, Preparing for Phase 2 
  • Review of Recommendations to Date
  • Recap of Outstanding Items Reviewed in the Last Meeting
    • Stadium Discussion / Athletic Facility Needs (Survey)
    • Additional Schools / Elementary #6
    • Land Acquisition / Existing Property and Future Needs (Survey)
  • Next Steps
    • Present Committee Recommendations to Board of Trustees
    • Gather Community Feedback
    • Formation of Bond Steering Committee
• Video of Meeting (view YouTube description to navigate through agenda topics) 

February 9, 2022 

• Agenda - Presentation Slides 
  • Status of Long-Range Facility Planning Process
  • Review of Committee Recommendations to Date
  • Outstanding Items for the Committee Review
  • Next Steps - Overview of Bond Steering Committee
• Video of Meeting (view YouTube description to navigate through agenda topics) 

December 16, 2021 

• Agenda - Presentation Slides
  • Recap of Committee Progress and Last Meeting
  • Committee Overview
  • Results of Survey
  • Updated Middle School Information and Conversation
  • Next Steps
• Video of Meeting (view YouTube description to navigate through agenda topics) 

November 11, 2021 

• Agenda
  • Next Steps in Long-Range Planning
  • Gathering Community Feedback
  • Background Data and Resources
  • Committee Suggestions
• Video of Meeting (view YouTube description to navigate through agenda topics)

October 19, 2021 

• Agenda - Presentation Slides
  • Discuss Questions from Last Meeting
    
    • Middle School Feedback
  • Review High School Concepts from 2019-20
  • Updated Timeline
  • Discussion of Next Steps
• Video of Meeting (view YouTube description to navigate through agenda topics)

October 5, 2021

• Agenda - Presentation Slides
  
  • Welcome/Introductions
  • Overview of Meeting
  • Discussion of Current Situation
    • What Has Changed?
    • Updated Timeline
    • Middle School Conversation
  • Review of the 2019-20 LRFPC Work
  • Reflection on What We Need to Make Recommendations
  • Discussion of Next Steps
• Video of Meeting (view YouTube description to navigate through agenda topics)

2019-20 MEETINGS

May 14, 2020 (virtual); the meeting recording is available here.

• Agenda - Presentation slides linked here.
  
  • Welcome/Overview of Meeting
  • Review of the LRFPC Work
  • Discussion of Current Situation
  • Discussion of Next Steps
  • Reflection on the Process
  • LRFPC Survey
    

 
Feb. 20, 2020

• Agenda - Full presentation linked here (Click agenda items for specific presentation slides.)
  • Introduction / Welcome / Recap of previous meetings
  • Campus sizing exercise / PASA Data update
  • Preliminary High School Options / Feedback
  • Next Steps
• Video of Meeting (view YouTube description to navigate through agenda topics)

Jan. 16, 2020

• Agenda - Full presentation linked here (Click agenda items for specific presentation slides.)
  • Welcome / Overview of Meeting
  • Review of the December 12th Meeting
  • Review of DSHS Student Focus Group Meeting
  • Overview/Discussion of High School Options
  • Overview of Next Steps
• Video of Meeting (view YouTube description to navigate through agenda topics)
• Handout on High School Models - A list of various high school models (in addition to comprehensive high schools) was shared with members, who ranked the options solely for the purpose of determining for which ones more information will be collected and shared with the group during future discussions.

Dec. 12, 2019

• Agenda - Full presentation linked here (Click agenda items for specific presentation slides.)
  • Welcome/Overview of Meeting
  • Introduction of Superintendent
  • Review of November 7 Meeting
  • Visioning Activities
    • Reflection - Why Dripping Springs
    • Imagineering the High School Experience
  • Discussion of High School Options / Next Steps
• Video of Meeting (view YouTube description to navigate through agenda topics)

Nov. 7, 2019

• Agenda - Full presentation linked here (Click agenda items for specific presentation slides.)
  1. Welcome and Introductions
  2. LRFPC 2018-19 Review
  3. 2018 Bond Review
  4. Demographic Study, March 2019
  5. LRFPC 2019-20 - Scope of Work
  6. "Exit Ticket" Exercise
• Video of Meeting (view YouTube description to navigate through agenda topics)
• Norms/Collective Commitments/Actionable Steps

FACILITY PLANNING UPDATES

Dec. 13, 2019

Nov. 11, 2019

Oct. 2, 2019

RESOURCES

2021 Demographic Report

2019 Demographic Update

2017 Demographic Update

2018 Bond Program

2018-19 LRFPC