Capital Facilities Advisory Committee

Highline's Capital Facilities Advisory Committee held its first meeting of the school year Oct. 12. Members reviewed school construction progress, received updates on the November bond proposal and discussed how the committee's work may change following the election.

Highline voters will consider a school construction bond and capital technology levy on the November 3, 2026, ballot. The measures would fund school facility and technology needs for students across Highline Public Schools. 

The community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee presented its 2026 bond recommendation to the Highline school board on June 3. The recommended bond package focuses on aging schools, safety needs, building systems and long-term facilities planning.

The Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) approved a small adjustment to its March 30 bond package recommendation after additional review and program feedback. This update incorporates two project changes that reduce the recommended bond amount from $615.4 to $595.4 million.

Bonds and levies provide local funding for our schools and support the Highline Promise. As the Highline School Board considers future measures, we’re sharing information as it becomes available. Visit our website to explore bond projects recommended by CFAC and what we know so far about a potential technology levy. 

The community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) arrived at a bond package recommendation with a majority consensus by the end of their March 30 meeting.

Highline’s community-led bond planning committee is close to a bond package recommendation and anticipates finalizing the recommendation at a meeting on March 30. The committee will present their recommendation to the school board later this spring. 

Highline’s community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) wants to learn more about your priorities for planning the next school construction bond. Learn more and share your input using this ThoughtExchange through March 1.

Highline’s community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) is approaching a capital bond recommendation. Read a summary of their February 2 meeting.

In January, Highline’s community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) received more information. Members worked in small groups to test which projects and capital needs fit within potential bond dollar amounts. They developed five potential bond packages, ranging from $450 to $650 million. Next, committee members will refine their bond package ideas, and work toward consensus. They will seek feedback in February.

Highline’s community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) received additional data — enrollment and tax rate projections — to guide them in recommending the next bond package to the Highline School Board.  

Highline’s community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) reviewed and discussed conceptual site layouts and preliminary costs estimates for seven aging school sites at its October meeting.

Highline’s Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) met on September 8 to continue its work toward a bond package recommendation for fall 2026.

Highline’s Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) met on June 23 to continue its work toward a recommendation for a future school bond measure. A highlight of the meeting was a site feasibility analysis presented by Bassetti Architects.

The Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) recently tested its prioritization system using mock school sites. This exercise helped members evaluate how to best allocate a limited bond budget using criteria such as student impact, building condition and safety.  

Highline’s Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) practiced prioritizing school replacement and improvement projects at the February 24 CFAC meeting.

Highline Public Schools secured competitive interest rates on the latest sale of school bonds approved by voters in 2022. Learn how and why it matters.

Last week, members of Highline's community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) embarked on a two-year timeline to recommend the next school construction bond. They hope to reach consensus on which capital projects and what dollar amount to recommend to the school board by February 2026.

Members of our community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) dove into enrollment projections and tax rates at their April 24 meeting. They are gathering the information they need to recommend which schools be rebuilt in the next school construction bond.

At their January meeting, members of Highline’s community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) reviewed enrollment information, heard bond project updates and planned for building tours.

Superintendent Ivan Duran asked for a round of applause at the last meeting of our community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) to celebrate the committee’s planning work and recommendations in previous years that laid the foundation for the approval of the 2022 bond in November. Read a summary of the November CFAC meeting.

We welcome nine new members to our community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC). 

The School Board is considering a resolution to place a capital bond before Highline voters in November. The board is slated to vote June 22 on the resolution to place the bond on the ballot.

Two community member co-chairs and a high school student, all representing Highline’s volunteer Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC), recommended the next school bond at the school board meeting this week. 

In March, community members from Highline’s volunteer school bond advisory committee overwhelmingly voted to recommend an updated fall 2022 bond package to the school board on May 18.