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Facility Master Planning

Facility Master Planning

In response to continued enrollment growth, ADM has engaged in multiple rounds of Facility Master Planning since 2013. This planning and subsequent actions led to additions to all ADM school buildings, athletic facility improvements, and the construction of Meadow View Elementary, a 650-student capacity 2nd–4th grade building that opened for the 2021–22 school year.

 

In 2023, following the development of a new 10-year Facility Master Plan that outlined six projects over the next decade, ADM residents voted to approve (79.85% yes vote) a $58,000,000 bond measure. The approval of this bond measure launched the implementation of ADM’s 10-year plan, funding a significant portion of four projects. The first project is the construction of a new 1,000-student high school, which is currently under way and set to open for the 2027–28 school year.

 

 

Use the links below to learn more about ADM’s current 10-year Facility Master Plan, the six upcoming projects, and to access documents from ADM’s past Facility Master Planning processes.

10 Year Facility Master Plan Projects

New High School

(Anticipated Completion: Summer 2027)

Rendering of a high school building

Construct a new 1000-student high school. The new high school will include an auditorium, football field, and an asphalt track.

ADM Preschool Center

(Anticipated Completion: Summer 2028)

Exterior view of a modern building with people walking on a pathway.

Repurpose the DeSoto building to become an ADM Preschool Center. This project involves the demolition of the 1922 three-story portion of the building and minimal renovation.

Adel Elementary Update

(Anticipated Completion: TBD)

The exterior of Adel Elementary School on a sunny day with a blue sky.

Improve the 1960s north wings of Adel Elementary to address HVAC, fit and finish, and other issues in these spaces.

New Transportation Center

(Anticipated Completion: TBD)

Close-up view of several yellow school buses against a clear blue sky.

Construct a new transportation center to address the undersized bus barn currently located at Adel Elementary.

Nile Kinnick Campus Update

(Anticipated Completion: TBD)

Exterior view of Adel DeSoto Minburn High School on a sunny day.

Update HVAC systems and renovate the fit and finish to portions of the 1986 school building. This campus will serve students in 5th-8th grade after the construction of a new high school.

New Outdoor Athletic Facilities

(Anticipated Completion: TBD)

Various sports equipment, including a soccer ball, baseball glove, and football, are arranged on grass.

Construct new outdoor athletic facilities at the site of the new high school. The outdoor athletic facilities will include a new stadium, baseball fields, and softball fields.

2022 Facility Master Planning Documents

  • In October of 2022, the ADM Board of Education approved a Facility Master Planning Committee to start the Facility Master Planning process during the 2022-23 school year. The purpose of this committee was to develop recommendations for a 10 year plan to address facility needs of the ADM Community School District.

     

     

    The Board-approved committee was comprised of community members, teachers, administrators, city mayors, and board members and was created to study district needs and to provide recommendations. During the 2022-23 school year, the Facility Master Planning Committee:

    • Evaluated current ADM facilities and identified priority needs
    • Studied future enrollment projections and capacity implications for all school buildings
    • Identified priority future facility needs to meet enrollment and programming needs
    • Created and evaluated 10 scenarios to meet identified priority needs
    • Developed a sequence and 10-year plan to meet identified priority needs
    • Produced a 10-year plan to be recommended to the ADM Board of Education

     

     

    On June 12, 2023, Tom Wollan of FRK Architects and Engineers, presented the ADM Facility Master Planning Committee’s final report to the ADM Board of Education. The final report included the recommendation of 6 projects to be completed over the next 10 years to address enrollment pressures, student programing, and aging facilities.

     

    ADM Facility Master Planning Committee Final Report

     

     

    On July 10, 2023, the ADM Board of Directors approved a 10-year Facility and Financial Plan based on the recommendations from the FMP Committee. ADM’s 10-year plan represents an intentional strategic shift to a long-term, systemic approach to facility planning at ADM. The goal of ADM’s 10-year plan is to address both new facility needs and the facility needs of buildings that already exist in the district.

     

     

    On August 14, 2023, the ADM Board of Directors unanimously approved a bond issue question that will appear on the ballot Tuesday, November 7, 2023. If the $58 million bond is approved, the district would use the funds to construct, build, furnish, and equip a new high school building and improve the site while constructing athletic complexes for the new school. It would also remodel, repair, improve, furnish, and equip the DeSoto building, including the demolition of the three-story portion of the building. Additionally, funds will cover renovating, remodeling, improving, furnishing, and equipping the current middle/high school building.

     

     

    ADM provided additional information during the fall of the 2023-24 school year to all ADM residents, with three detailed mailers that explained the needs and solutions, along with a robust website to answer to frequently asked questions. Additionally, two public forums were held in October, 2023.

     

    Click Here to View ADM’s November 7, 2023 Bond Website

     

     

    On November 7, 2023, ADM residents voted on the following ballot measure: “Shall the ADM Board of Directors for the ADM School District be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $58,000,000 to provide funds to construct, build, furnish, and equip a new high school building and improve the site; construct athletic complexes and sites for the new high school; renovate, remodel, repair, improve, furnish, and equip the DeSoto building, including demolition of the three-story portion of the building, and improve the site; and renovate, remodel, improve, furnish, and equip the current Middle/High School building?” Unofficial results indicate that the measure passed with 79.75% YES (1693) and 20.25% NO (430). The ballot question required a 60% supermajority “yes” vote to pass.

    • Kim Anderson, Administrator
    • Amy Hemphill, Administrator
    • Luke Asche, Director
    • Heith Hockenberry, Board Member
    • Jodi Banse, Administrator
    • Sarah Knute, Teacher
    • Thomas Book, Parent
    • Courtney LaMair, Teacher
    • Eric Brown, Director
    • Ben Madison, Parent
    • Cindy Carlson, Teacher
    • Jim Peters, Adel Mayor
    • Mitch Crozier, DeSoto Mayor
    • Shanlyn Doll, Parent
    • Kim Timmerman, Administrator
    • Greg Dufoe, Administrator
    • Nikki West, Board Member
    • Ross Freeman, Parent
    • Rod Wiebers, Director
    • McKenzie Gettler, Teacher
    • Bart Whipps, Teacher
    • Lee Griebel, Administrator
    • Travis Wilkins, Administrator
       

  • The ADM Board of Education held a work sessions to review the final Facility Master Planning Report as presented by FRK.

  • The committee completed the following:

    • Review Solutions
    • Current Facilities
    • Future Facilities
    • Non-Attendance Centers
    • Prioritize Solutions
    • Consensus on Recommendation To Board

     

     

    Resources:

  • The committee completed the following:

    • Current Needs
    • Future Needs
    • Refining Solutions and Scenarios
    • Reviewing Solutions and Scenarios
    • Non-Attendance Center Needs 

     

     

    Resources:

  • The committee completed the following:

    • Enrollment Growth
    • Projections
    • Building Capacities
    • Future Programming
    • Developing Possible Solutions
    • Prioritization of Current and Future Needs

     

    Resources:

  • The committee completed the following:

    • Purpose and Role of Committee
    • Context and History
    • Review of Current Buildings
    • Review of Current Facility Needs
    • Prioritization of Current Facility Needs

     

    Resources:

2018 Facility Master Planning Documents
 

  • In April of 2018, the ADM Board of Education approved the start of a Facility Master Planning process to study enrollment growth and determine future facility needs for the district. A Board-approved committee comprised of community members, teachers, administrators, city mayors, and board members was created to study district needs and to provide recommendations. Throughout 9 months of work facilitated by RSP and Associates, the Facility Master Planning Committee evaluated current ADM facilities, identified capacity levels for current buildings, studied future enrollment projections, explored neighborhood and attendance center options and developed a draft concept for public input.

     

     

    On January 14, 2019, Rob Schwarz of RSP and Associates, presented the ADM Facility Master Planning Committee’s final report to the ADM Board of Education. The final report included a recommendation for the construction of a new elementary building for grades 2-4.

     

    ADM Facility Master Planning Committee Final Report

     

     

    On April 8, 2019, the ADM Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution ordering a special election to authorize the ADM School District to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $15,750,000 to provide funds to construct, build, furnish and equip a new elementary building and improve the site. 

     

    ADM 2019 Bond Information Website

     

     

    On June 25, 2019, ADM residents voted on the following ballot measure: “Shall the Board of Directors of the Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District in the Counties of Dallas and Madison, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $15,750,000 to provide funds to construct, build, furnish and equip a new elementary building and improve the site?”  The measure passed with 80.01% YES (1121) and 19.99% NO (280).  The ballot question required a 60% supermajority “yes” vote to pass.

    • Kim Anderson, Administrator
    • Jodi Banse, Administrator
    • Marco Benetti, Parent
    • Thomas Book, Parent
    • Russ Braun, Teacher
    • Kinzee Bryte, School Counselor
    • Tim Canney, Board
    • Rod Collins, Board
    • Travis Connick, Minburn Mayor
    • Colby Dawes, Parent
    • Tricia Garton, Teacher
    • Lee Griebel, Administrator
    • Nick Herrick, Parent
    • Chad Kuhse, Parent
    • Julie McAdon, Parent
    • Dana Meier, Parent
    • Tony Messer, Parent
    • Lannie Montag, Parent
    • Butch Ostrander, DeSoto Mayor
    • Jim Peters, Adel Mayor
    • Michelle Siefken, Teacher
    • Ryan Smith, Parent
    • Tammie Smith, Teacher
    • Kim Timmerman, Administrator
    • Lindsay Watson, Teacher
    • Bart Whipps, Teacher
       

2015 Athletic Facilities Master Planning Documents

2013 Facility Master Planning Documents