The Lafayette Parish School System consists of 42 school sites and 4 other district facilities. The total square footage of all facilities is approximately 4 million square feet serving approximately 29,000 students in the 2008/2009 school year. There are currently 23 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, 6 high schools and 4 district administrative facilities.
The goal of the master planning effort is to create an actionable project based plan ready for implementation. This will include a list of projects at each site with a master budget and a comprehensive schedule. Our efforts will include:
- Collaboratively working with the stakeholders of the LPSS to create a master plan that will guide future school improvements
- Developing standards that support the educational objectives of the district
- Conducting a facilities assessment to identify the existing conditions at each site.
- Developing student age population projections for 5 to 10 years for the purpose of guiding the planning efforts
- Engaging the community and all stakeholders throughout the process
- Developing a facilities master plan that includes a master budget and schedule for all projects
LPSS Master Plan is accomplished through the following phases:
- Deferred Maintenance Assessments
- Demographic Analysis
- Educational Programming
- Community Engagement
- Staffing Recommendations
- Facilities Master Planning