Long-Range Facilities Plan (LRFP)

The Long-Range Facilities Plan (LRFP) is a strategic framework and source of information for key local decisions with respect to educational programming, enrolment management, and operational goals for facilities. The LRFP is designed to communicate the Board of Education’s vision, relevant and up-to-date information, and ongoing planning processes that advance the strategic goals of the District. As such, the 2021 LRFP has three components: 

• Vision, Regulatory Requirements, Guiding Principles and Planning assumptions
• Base Case and Future Scenarios -Snapshot of District demographics, enrolment, facilities, the progress of the seismic mitigation program, educational programming information and potential future scenarios
• Local Planning Studies and Reports

The Board approved a series of 17 recommendations from the draft LRFP on May 29, 2019. The 2020 LRFP was approved by the Board on January 25, 2021. There was an update on the 2020 LRFP presented to the Facilities Planning Committee on June 15, 2022.

Long Term Investment Plan (LTIP) 2021

A Long Term Investment Plan (LTIP) is a distinct report developed in 2021 to support capital investment priorities included in the Capital Plan Submission. In particular, the LTIP details the planning methodology used by the District to identify priorities for capital investment set out in the long term capital planning process. As the LTIP is a supplemental tool to communicate the road map to work towards the strategic goals in the District Long Range Facilities Plan, it complements the LRFP.

Projects and Studies

Local planning studies are undertaken in response to emerging District and Board priorities and requirements. The Long-Range Facilities Plan indicates several opportunities where a Local Planning Study could be undertaken to inform key local decisions.

Types of Local Planning Studies

The types of studies undertaken include the following: 

• Emerging Capital Priorities Review
• Enrolment Management Studies
• Temporary Accommodation Studies
• Attendance Boundary Review
• New Program Location Studies
• Program Relocation Studies
• School Closure Studies listed
• Non-operating School Site Studies
• Traffic Management Studies
• Grade Re-alignment Studies 
• Data Validation Studies 
• Land Asset Management Studies

Facilities & Land Management

When the results of Land Asset Management Studies identify opportunities to generate new revenues through the lease or disposition of surplus land holdings, the District will develop a Land Asset Strategy to set out the plans for the future of such properties. School Districts that recognize and leverage land holdings as an asset can generate additional revenue to support new school projects, address deferred maintenance issues and respond to school facility concerns. Benefits to school districts and their communities can include:

• New revenue stream from surplus land holdings (lease or sale);
• Provision of additional capital for Seismic Mitigation Program (SMP) and/or new school projects; 
• Capture of increased land values associated with new facilities/infrastructure; 
• Creation of opportunities for community and economic development; 
• Facilitation of strategic acquisitions for new facilities; and 
• Opportunities to establish partnerships with other public and private sector partners.

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