Page County Public Schools presented details Thursday on a facilities master plan led by RMM Architects that staff said will guide capital-improvement priorities and enrollment- and facilities-related decisions through early 2026. Doctor Johnson, director of human resources and business operations, told the board the firm and a team of specialist subcontractors will begin building evaluations and demographic analysis this summer.
The plan will use the district’s 2023–24 comprehensive facilities assessment by Bureau Veritas as a baseline, add on-site walkthroughs and pair those findings with demographic modeling and cost estimates. "We are truly off and running with this project. It is very, very exciting to look at the level of data that's gonna be evaluated and the depth of the study," Doctor Johnson said.
Why it matters: the work is intended to inform the district’s five-year capital improvement plan, attendance-boundary questions and decisions about aging buildings and renovations. Superintendent and board members framed the effort as the technical foundation for near-term repair priorities and longer-term facility investments.
Most important facts: RMM Architects will lead the project. The district said the RMM team includes LPA for mechanical, electrical and plumbing; the Timmons Group for civil engineering; FutureThink to perform demographics and geocoding; and Osmundsen for cost and estimating. Staff said the kickoff meeting occurred the prior week and that general building evaluations and targeted walkthroughs will take place over about four weeks, with some visits occurring while students are present so evaluators can observe building use patterns. The district estimated a January 2026 completion date for the master plan and described an initial six-month period of concentrated work.
Supporting details: staff said they uploaded Page County GIS district lines and facility blueprints to the consultant portal and provided two years of energy-usage data by building. Doctor Johnson said the district will "match" Bureau Veritas results with what consultants observe during walkthroughs rather than redoing a full assessment. The transportation and operations teams are coordinating logistics so walkthroughs can occur when corridors are accessible.
Background and next steps: the district previously created a capital improvement committee and partnered with the Page County Board of Supervisors to seek architectural guidance. Staff said the master plan will inform the capital improvement plan (CIP), attendance-boundary considerations and future renovation sequencing. No contract value or additional budget requests were announced at the meeting.
Staff cautioned that some campus evaluations will be easier when buildings are empty and some require students and staff to be present. Staff also said the team will conduct a capacity and programming analysis and provide energy and cost-estimating work as part of the RMM-led scope.
What to watch: board members asked that findings be shared when available; staff said they expect a series of deliverables through the fall and a full plan by January 2026.