About the Panel

The Cheyenne Mountain School District Facilities Blue Ribbon Panel was formed by the Board of Education in July 2007. The Board asked the Panel to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the District's "older" elementary schools (Broadmoor, Cañon, Cheyenne Mountain, and Skyway Elementary Schools), to include enrollment history, enrollment trends, building capacity, and current facility conditions. The Board also asked the Panel to provide their "recommendations on the most desirable course of action to address the long-term facilities and enrollment needs of the elementary schools in the District."


The Panel would like to recognize the support of Dr. Walt Cooper, Superintendent of Schools, and Janet Suthers, Past President of the Board of Education. Their support and guidance is appreciated and helped to expedite and facilitate the Panel's work. Dr. Cooper's insight and staff support was also extremely beneficial.


Throughout its work, the Panel reviewed data from a myriad of sources to gain a strong sense of the capital facility needs facing the District and to understand the trends and projections of student enrollment. In forming its recommendations, the Panel maintained a continual focus on the relationship between these two issues and how affecting one impacts the other. As a result, it is important for readers to only consider the report as a whole, and to not view any statements, data, or recommendations contained therein in isolation.

 Members of the Panel

 Lorne C. Kramer, Chairman

Vicki Anderson

Randy Case

Claude Comito

Jeff Dunn

Carol Kleiner

Andy Lewis

Scott Pursley

Marvin Strait

Leslie Thomas

Carey Wall-Stark

The report was presented to the Board of Education on February 11, 2008, and is available for download by clicking the "The Report" link in the menu on the left side of this page.