The Board of Education includes five members that are elected by the School District community.  The Board provides governance to the District.  The Board will provide direction to the District regarding the Bond Program and approve major decisions related to the approval of the Master Plan, Program Budget, Program Schedule, new and modernization construction priorities, approval of design drawings, adjustments to the approved budgets, and award of contracts to consultant, contractors and vendors.

Superintendent: Ken Ranella

Role:
The Superintendent is the District’s “chief-in-charge” and responsible for supervision of all aspects of the District and Bond Program.  The Superintendent is accountable to the Board and public.

Facility Manager: Ahmad Sheikholeslami

Role:
The position of Facility Planner/Program Manager was developed after the passage of the Bond Measure to assist the District with the management of the Bond Program.  A Bond Measure of the size and nature of Measure U requires the full attention and time of an individual experienced in such work.  The Program Manager answers directly to the Superintendent and is responsible to manage, guide, and supervise the Design Team and Bond Program.  The Program Manager is responsible for development and maintenance of the Master Schedule and Master Budget. The Program Manager will facilitate and manage the District consultants and ensure timely completion of the work.  The Program Manager will also be the liaison to the School sites, and represent the District with the State and local regulatory bodies.  The Program Manager will also oversee the construction work and close out the projects with regulatory agencies at their conclusion.

Architect:

Erwin Lee, Principal Architect; Deems Lewis McKinley, San Francisco

District Design Team and Consultants

The District Design Team and consultants is comprised of the Architect, Engineers, Construction Manager, Project Inspectors, CEQA Consultants, and other professionals.  The design team members were chosen through a professional services selection process which included the submission of formal proposals (RFP) and an interview process.  The District went through a rigorous process and selected the most qualified firms or candidates.

The Design Team and consultants shall provide the District with the technical information, design, advice, oversight, and management as needed to implement the objectives of the program.  The following is a list of critical team members:

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District Facility Committee:

The District Facility Committee (DFC) was created in June 2006 to provide recommendations to the Superintendent on major Bond program issues.  The DFC is comprised of the Superintendent, two Board representatives, Facility Planner/Program Manager, Supervisor of Maintenance, Transportation, and Operations, Director of Technology, and Chief Business Official.  The Construction Manager and Architect also attend these meetings and provide information and expertise. 

The role of this Committee is intended to review and provide recommendations to the Superintendent regarding program standards, school site plan considerations, schematic design plans, program/site budgets, program schedule, budget allocations and revisions, construction issues, change orders and other major decisions that may arise. The DFC will also review the work of the Site Design Committees and provide final recommendations to the Superintendent.  The DFC will further be monitoring the progress of the Bond Program, evaluating its performance and providing direction.

Site Facility Committees

The Site Design Committees (SDC) were developed to provide staff and community input to the District and Design Team in developing the site plan, schematic, and final design for each school.  The Site Design Committee is comprised of parents, staff, teachers, a school neighbor, school principal, and District Program Manager. The Architect and Construction Manager attend meetings as needed to take input and provide information and guidance. 

The Committees were developed by the Principal of each school.  The site committees play a critical part in conveying site specific information and concerns to the Design Team to help with the improvement plans.  The Committees are to work within guidelines set forth by the Board and DFC.  The work of the SDC is reviewed by the DFC with all final recommendations brought to the Board from the DFC.  The SDC will also help the Design Team with coordination and scheduling efforts of the projects, phasing plans and other various tasks during the construction period.