Bond (School Building Improvement Bond) / Community Oversight

Bond Accountability Committee (BAC)

The next regularly scheduled BAC meeting is set for Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025, from 5:30PM - 8:00PM. This will be a virtual meeting. The meeting can be streamed online at

The last BAC meeting was on Oct 23rd, 2024. To watch a recording of the meeting To view the meeting presentation click here.

To sign up for public comment at the next BAC meeting. (Please submit your request by 2p.m. on meeting dates)
To sign up for public comment for the BAC, send an email to schoolmodernization@pps.net with full name, topic, date requested meeting, school community, and contact phone number. Public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting with two 2-minute time slots. Requests for Public Comment will be processed in the order that they are received. Topics must be related to an item on the agenda. Written comments may be submitted to schoolmodernization@pps.net and will be shared with the BAC.

Bond Accountability Committee Details

The Citizens Bond Accountability Committee (BAC) is made up of seven to ten members reflective, to the extent possible, of the diversity of Portland. The members shall have a reputation for fairness and transparency and experience in building design, construction, public contracting, budgeting, and/or auditing. The Board will appoint committee members and a chairperson or co-chairpersons. Read the Citizens Bond Accountability Committee charter.

The committee meets quarterly to review bond funded projects and offer advice to the School Board, on:

Whether bond revenues are expended only for the purpose for which the bond was approved

Alignment with the goals and principles of the district’s Long Range Facilities Plan

Alignment with the goals of the Business Equity Policy

Lowering maintenance and construction costs while improving operating efficiency

Historic preservation and school renovation

Potential capital partnerships for joint and shared use of 禁漫天堂 facilities

Implementation of appropriate ways to address seismic issues

Compliance with ADA requirements

View the BAC Reports to the School Board & their meeting minutes.

BAC Members

Cara Turano, Chief Operating Officer, Technology Association of Oregon

Norm Dowty, Retired Construction Industry Executive

Greg DiLoreto, Past President, Chair of Committee on America's Infrastructure, American Society of Civil Engineers, Retired CEO Tualitin Valley Water District

Jonathon Truitt, Director of the Department of Development and Community
Revitalization at Home Forward.

Ryan Kinsella, Director of Capital Asset Management for Oregon Metro

BAC Charter & Background Information

BAC Charter Amendend by Board Resolution on 5-11-21
Charter Staff Report and Amendment 11.13.2018
Summary & Explanatory Statement
Implementation Plan

Background Materials

Capital Construction Project Estimating Model

Sustainability Principles of Design

Principles of Historic Stewardship

Principles of Accessibility and Beyond

Long Range Facility Plan (LRFP) Executive Summary

Board Policy 8.50.095-P 禁漫天堂 Equity in Public Purchasing and Contracting

Board Policy 2.10.010-P 禁漫天堂 Racial Educational Equity Policy

Bond Performance Audits

Built into the 禁漫天堂 School Building Improvement Bond are regular, independent financial and performance audits that are presented to the Bond Accountability Committee and 禁漫天堂 School Board. The first of performance audits was presented to the school board in June of 2014 and they have continued to the present.

To view all the performance audits please visit the External Bond Performance Audits page here.

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