2021 Spring Bond Mailer English

1500 E. 128th Ave.
Thornton, CO 80241
COMMUNITY
UPDATE
SPRING
2021
Find out what
we’ve been up
to this last year
and what’s to
come as we near
the completion of
our 2016 Bond
Program projects.
Investing in every student, every
school, every community
Read about the new FutureForward at Washington Square Campus >>
www.adams12.org/bond

2020 Highlights
Community Driven
New Master Planning Process
Completion and opening of
FutureForward at Washington Square,
the district’s second career and
technical education campus.
Kitchen renovation and modernization
at Vantage Point High campus.
Critical plumbing repair projects at six
of the district’s older schools (Malley
Drive, Leroy, Hillcrest, McElwain and
Rocky Mountain elementary schools,
The Studio School and Hulstrom K-8).
Turf replacement project at North
Stadium and new artificial surfaces
at Horizon and Mountain Range high
schools and Pathways Futures Center.
Start of roof replacement/restoration
projects including BEST Grant-funded
roof replacement at Thornton Middle
School.
Completion of two-year renovation of
district’s original career and technical
education campus, FutureForward at
Bollman.
Even as the 2016 Bond Program begins to reach its
final phases, work has started on a plan to address
the next generation of district programming and
facility needs.
In Spring 2021, the district launched work to develop
a new programming and facility master
plan. The plan will serve as a road map for the
district to include, not only the maintenance and
upkeep of existing schools and facilities, but also
the need for new facilities to meet the educational
needs of students.
Creating a longer-term vision for our district
schools and facilities through this plan will
allow us to continue to address existing needs
and provide educational space to support an
ever-changing academic environment.
- Pat Hamilton, Chief Operations Officer
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
A completed master plan is tentatively scheduled
to be finished in early 2022. The finished plan could
be used as a foundation for the Five Star Schools
Board of Education to consider presenting future
bond funding proposals to district voters.
What’s Still Ahead: Summer 2021
Final round of school interior renovation projections and safety upgrades
(Coronado Hills, Meridian, Prairie Hills, Silver Creek and Stellar elementary
schools, Silver Hills and Rocky Top middle schools, Mountain Range High
School and Pathways Futures Center).
Completion of $20 million, 100-mile
district fiber network. Project will
connect district schools and facilities
on a district-managed network and
meet the internet connectivity needs
of the district for years to come.
Playground improvement projects
(Eagleview and Coyote Ridge
elementary schools).
Roof replacement/restoration projects
at 10 district schools and facilities
including a full roof replacement at
Northglenn High School funded with
a matching $1.7M state BEST Grant.
Phase 1 of a $6 million renovation of
Five Star Stadium including new
bleachers, upgrades to stadium
facilities and new front entry.
Want to be part of the Master
Plan creation process?
Five Star Schools is looking for district parents and
community members interested in joining its Long
Range Planning and Advisory Committee (LRPAC) .
GET MORE INFORMATION AND APPLY AT :
www.adams12.org/committees
As a parent with kids in three different Adams
12 schools, I thought a district-wide committee
would be the best use of my limited time to be
involved with and contribute towards the future
success for all students across the district.
Having been on LRPAC for three years, I have
seen many projects evolve from a need, to
a plan, to an executed and positive result.
The upcoming planning work for the next
round of facility and infrastructure needs will
be just as important.
- Kim Schafer, LRPAC Member
Promises
Kept
Bond work will complete in Summer 2022 with a final round of school roof replacement projects
and any remaining bond-funded facility maintenance work. All projects outlined as part of the
original bond plan will be completed as originally promised.