2021-22 CFAC

Welcome to the 2021-22 session of the community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC). CFAC members from across the district will work together to prioritize future construction needs for Highline Public Schools.

COMMITTEE CHARGE: Complete Community Recommendations for Future Facilities, including prioritizing facilities built prior to 2000.

2021-22 Membership & Recommendations

Members

2021-2022 CFAC Membership List

CFAC membership consists of 42 seats for community volunteers and appointees with balanced representation from across the district. 21 members are selected by lottery from the four main service areas in our district. 21 members are appointed by various local organizations, district staff associations, jurisdictions and comprehensive high schools.

Members Selected by Lottery

Karla Ohrt, 2015 lottery
Shane Stender, 2017 lottery, elected co-chair
Omaha Sternberg, 2017 lottery, elected co-chair
Cheryl Forbes, 2017 lottery
Terri Hewitt, 2017 lottery
Mika Sundberg, 2018 lottery
Robert Evans, 2018 lottery
Ellen Tester, 2019 lottery
Lisa Johnson, 2019 lottery
Martha Rivera Stanley, 2019 lottery
Ayan Jeite, 2019 lottery
Mardi Anderson, 2021 lottery
Jill Big Eagle, 2021 lottery
Mai Bui, 2021 lottery
Diane Deaver, 2021 lottery
Indira Hazbic, 2021 lottery
Andrea O'Ferrall, 2021 lottery
Erik Ruffing, 2021 lottery

Appointed Student Representatives

Jamylet Perez, Big Picture High School (appointed Fall 2021)
Carla Castaneda-Martinez, Evergreen High School Service Area
(appointed Spring 2021)
Estela Herdia-Rodriguez, Highline High School Service Area
(appointed Spring 2021)
Danawit Taffes, Mount Rainier High School Service Area
(appointed Spring 2021)
Open, Tyee High School Service Area

Members Appointed by Organizations

Danelia Salazar, OneAmerica
To be named, Our Future Matters
Martha Vasquez, Para Los Niños
To be named, Somali Parent Education Board
Veronica Solis, Southwest Youth & Family Services/New Futures
Long Phan, YES for Highline
Maria Santiago, Highline Council PTA
Melissa Ebbeson, Highline Special Needs PTA
Mark Smith, Teamsters
Jeffrey Steen, Highline Education Association
Michael Sita, Principal’s Association
Lois Schipper, King County Council
Mike Ruff, City of Burien
To be named, City of Des Moines
Michelle Sipes-Marvin, City of Normandy Park
Alena Tuttle, City of SeaTac
To be named, White Center Community Development Association

If a lottery member needs to step down early in the process, an alternate will be called up from the service area list by order of selection. If an appointed member needs to step aside early in the process, the organization will be invited to appoint a new representative.

Process & Alternates

We held a lottery in September 2021 to refill seven open lottery seats on the Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC). We received 23 entries. Below is the list of names as drawn. The number of seats open in each service area varies each year depending on returning and appointed members. Names in bold indicate new CFAC members. Other names are alternates. We balanced representation between the geographic areas of our district. We used the order to contact people if a lottery seat opened in their service area early in the 2019 meeting schedule.

We paused CFAC meetings for approximately one year due to the COVID pandemic, resuming in February 2021, as the majority of committee members were able to continue serving. We expect to hold another lottery prior to a future session of CFAC work.

Evergreen Service Area

Andrea O'Ferrall - CFAC member
Jill Big Eagle - CFAC member

Highline Service Area

Diane Deaver - CFAC member
Robin Landers
Dorothy Spitzock
Vidal Men
Ken Becker
Donna Christensen
Mark Flynn
Flory Torres
Marieth Torres

Mount Rainier Service Area

Erik Ruffing - CFAC member
Mardi Anderson
Larcy Amorelle
Sarah Abdullah
Tesla Torres
Susan Sherbak
Pamela Keyes
Pattie Zimmerman
Brenda Sutherland

Tyee Service Area

Janet Govea - CFAC member
Indira Hazbic - CFAC member
Mai Bui - CFAC member

Recommendations

CFAC reaffirmed the bond package recommended at the end of its 2018-19 session (prior to the pandemic) by recommending a $518,397,000 bond to:

Rebuild
- Evergreen High School
- Tyee High School
- Pacific Middle School
Replenish
- Critical Needs & Improvements Fund

More details and information are in the May 20, 2022, news post "Committee Recommends Evergreen, Tyee & Pacific Bond to School Board."

Check CFAC news for ongoing updates and meeting reports during the school year.

Committee Charge

Meeting Schedule

For more information, please contact Communications Specialist Rosie Eades.

CFAC News

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CFAC Develops Priority List of Schools for Replacement, With Plans to Revisit; Lottery Opens

May 6 2023

Our community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee concluded its 2022-23 work session this spring by forwarding a living priority list of schools needing replacement to Superintendent Ivan Duran and the school board. The lottery for open seats on CFAC is now open!

CFAC Focuses on Future Planning

Feb 4 2023

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.

CFAC Marks Passage of 2022 Bond & Continues On

Dec 15 2022

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.

27 members and staff of the Capital Facilities Advisory Committee in group photo

Capital Facilities Advisory Committee Kicks Off 2022-23 Session to Plan for Future School Construction

Oct 14 2022

Our community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) held its first meeting of the 2022-23 school year on Wednesday, September 28, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the district central office. Read a meeting summary and learn more about planning for future bonds to rebuild other aging schools.

CFAC Adds New Members by Lottery

Sep 26 2022

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

3 Community Forums: Get 2022 Bond Information & See School Designs

Aug 30 2022

Learn more about Prop. 1, the Highline Public Schools bond on November Election ballots. See the school designs for Evergreen High School, Tyee High School and Pacific Middle School.

4 school board members stand in front of 3 new school designs for Evergreen, Tyee and Pacific

School Board Places Next-Phase Bond on November 2022 Ballots

Jun 23 2022

The Highline School Board voted unanimously to place the next school bond on November 2022 election ballots. If approved by 60 percent of voters, the bond would fund new schools for Evergreen, Tyee and Pacific.

CFAC co-chairs and student with school designs

Committee Recommends Evergreen/Tyee/Pacific Bond to School Board

May 20 2022

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.

Construction Milestones icon with three hard hats and checkmarks

Oversight Committee Keeps Tabs on 2016 School Bond

Apr 13 2022

As the 2016 school bond construction, design and critical needs projects wind down, district staff continue to meet with and provide quarterly reports to the Capital Projects Oversight Committee. Here is a summary of the April meeting.

CFAC members pose for a photo at end of meeting in boardroom.

Advisory Committee to Recommend 2022 School Bond

Apr 5 2022

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.

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