The Citizens Bond Accountability Committee (BAC) is a mix of individuals with a reputation for fairness and transparency and experience in building design, construction, public contracting, budgeting, and/or auditing. Read the Citizens Bond Accountability Committee charter. 

 

 

The seven-member 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 PPS 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

• Kevin Spellman, Committee Chair, retired construction contractor and management
• Cheryl Twete, Community Development Director, City of Beaverton
• Tenzin Kalsang Gonta, Senior Management Auditor, Audit Services Division, City of Portland
• Tom Peterson, Retired Director of Engineering, Port of Portland
• Karen Weylandt, Retired Planning and Design Officer, Providence Health and Services
• Richard Steinbrugge, P.E. (California); retired Chief Facilities Officer, Beaverton School District
• Beth Woodward, Retired Senior Management Auditor, City of Portland and former Engineering Manager at CH2M HILL
• Norm Dowty, Retired Construction Industry Executive
• Greg DiLoreto, Past President, Chair of Committee on Ameirica's Infrastructure, American Society of Civil Engineers, Retired CEO Tualitin Valley Water District  

Built into the PPS School Building Improvement Bond are regular, independent financial and performance audits that are presented to the Bond Accountability Committee and PPS 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.