Former Special Committees
Project Kids
Committee timeline: Spring/Summer 2020
Project Kids is a citizen bond advisory committee that meets for a set period of time to review the facility needs of the district along with the financial and instructional impact of those new facilities. The Board of Trustees appointed the Project Kids 2020 Committee on February 24, 2020. The committee’s original meetings (scheduled to begin in March 2020) were postponed due to COVID-19. In April 2020, committee members were surveyed if they wanted to move forward in a virtual format, and the response was resoundingly positive. Committee members held their first meeting via video conference on May 12, 2020.
Project Kids met a total of six times in May and June, ultimately bringing a consensus bond proposal to the Board of Trustees in July 2020. The Board accepted Project Kids' proposal to be placed on the November 2020 election ballot.
Prior to 2020, the Project Kids Committee helped form the Allen ISD bond proposals in 1995, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2008, and 2015. Here is a summary of the former Project Kids Committee work and outcomes: Project Kids History Report.
SOAR 2030 Visioning Committee
Committee timeline: September 2019 - February 2020
SOAR 2030 was a community strategic-planning committee that provided a foundation for educational decisions in Allen ISD over the next ten years.
The SOAR 2030 process built upon the Allen High School graduate profile that was created during the last community strategic-planning process in 2012. Community members at that time identified what skills our graduates should possess. They identified four goals stating that AHS graduates would be effective problem solvers, responsible and engaged citizens, academically prepared for future pursuits, and effective communicators.
The SOAR 2030 Committee was comprised of approximately 200 parents, staff members, students, and community members. Using an inclusive process, committee members were charged with ensuring Allen ISD is preparing its graduate for life. Working within smaller committees, participants focused on how students learn, what we teach, and what skills our students will need beyond graduation.
SOAR 2030 Operational Planning Committee
Committee timeline: September 2019 - February 2020
The SOAR 2030 Operational Planning Committee’s goal was to ensure that the district’s operational efforts were aligned with the expectations of our parents and community. A few of the areas this committee studied included:
- Classroom design
- Hallway spaces
- Safety and security systems
- Transportation
- Maintenance
- Technology
- Details like walls and windows
The SOAR 2030 Operational Planning Committee spent considerable hours and many evenings touring our buildings and speaking with district experts to help set a baseline for the expectations of student-learning spaces throughout the district. This committee also completed a SWOT analysis to consider the strengths and weaknesses and examine potential areas of improvement.
District of Innovation Committee
Committee timeline: May-August 2016
On May 16, 2016, the Board of Trustees appointed a 20-member Local Innovation Committee comprised of diverse leaders representing a cross-section of the District's various stakeholders, including principals, parents, community members, and administrators. The Committee met on July 19, 2016 and August 10, 2016, to discuss and draft this Local Innovation Plan. At a public joint meeting of the Local Innovation Committee and the District Improvement & Planning Committee on September 13th, the DIPC approved the plan by a majority vote. Based on direction provided by the Board and input from various District stakeholders, the Committee proposed its plan.
