Facilities Advisory Committee

The Superintendent’s Facilities Advisory Committee provides recommendations to Des Moines Public Schools on efficient use of the statewide sales tax for school infrastructure, along with other facility-related issues.

Areas identified by the committee as top priorities for school renovations include:

• Safety and security
• Replacement of obsolete, inefficient, or worn out equipment or systems
• Money saving strategies
• Improvements to buildings which have not received major improvements
• Technology infrastructure upgrades
• Improvements to enhance research-based student achievement
• Ability to adjust to educational program changes

Current members of committee are:

• Marvin Alexander
• Kris Cooper
• Joel Doyle
• Jeff Hall
• Cynthia Hunafa
• Mary Lynne Jones
• Ed Linebach
• Meredith Mauro
• Brian Millard
• Susie Rider