The Coos Bay School District established a Facilities Planning Committee to develop long-term plans to address facility issues across the district. The committee toured each school, considered their history, previous upgrades, and remaining needs. They found that all schools need major upgrades, some should be replaced, and infrastructure does not support modern technology. The committee then established a Facilities Task Force, including community members, to develop a community vision for school facilities and a bond recommendation for voter approval.

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 School Board Establishes a Facilities Planning
Committee
 Chartered to develop long range plans
 Address all facilities issues for the School
Board
 Community invited to participate in planning
 Toured each school and considered
 History of school
 Upgrades completed
 Unfinanced requirements
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 Made recommendations to the School Board
 All Schools need major upgrades
 Some schools should be considered for replacement
 Infrastructure does not support todays technology
 Established Facilities Task Force
 Chaired by a Community member
 Establish a community vision for our school buildings
o Talk with the community
o Survey the community
 Develop a General Obligation Bond recommendation
to be presented to the School Board
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SO, HOW OLD ARE OUR BUILDINGS
 Harding 88
 Marshfield 72
 Eastside 61
 Madison 58
 Blossom Gulch 57
 Bunker Hill 56
 Millicoma 48
 Sunset 18
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1939: Marshfield main building opens
Elsewhere in the world: Germany invades Poland, trans-
Atlantic air service begins
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1953/54: Blossom Gulch and Madison open
New $45,000 university computer
Elsewhere in the world:
Korean War ends,
Brown v. Board of Education,
McCarthy Hearings in Washington
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1963: Millicoma opens
Elsewhere in the world:
Civil Rights March on Washington
Kennedy Assassination
Hostilities Increase in Vietnam
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1993: Sunset opens
Elsewhere in the world:
First Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
Intel Releases Pentium Processor
Bill Clinton Inaugurated
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2000: Pirate Hall opens at Marshfield
Pirate Hall
was the last
new
construction
in the District
and the result
of the last
successful
bond
measure.
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The World Changes
Coos Bay School Buildings Stay the Same
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WHAT TO CONSIDER AS WE DEVELOP A
VISION AND A PLAN
 Campus vs Separate Schools
 Location
 Community Use Areas
 Teaching Environment
•Ventilation and thermal Comfort
•Day-lighting and Acoustics
•Color and Proper Furnishings
•Outdoor Connections
•Collaboration Spaces
•And, yes . . . .
Play Areas!
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SCHOOLS MUST EVOLVE
The three R’s are still CRITICAL for each student to master . . . just to survive
•Reading
•Writing
•Arithmetic
BUT, the students that SUCCEED and
THRIVE are:
•Critical thinkers
•Nimble communicators
•Creative problem solvers
•Collaborators
•And most of all . . .
self-confident
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GOOD VENTILATION & THERMAL COMFORT
The lack of proper ventilation can impair student
performance, both directly and indirectly. Discomfort
and distraction when they’re cold or hot also effects
learning.
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DAY-LIGHTING
THE RIGHT KIND, THE RIGHT AMOUNT
Well-designed natural lighting
•Reduces the need for electric light
•Contributes to health, productivity, and attitude
•Raises test scores
•Reduces sick days
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ACOUSTICS & COLOR
Opportunities are
not limited to
SOUND
AMPLIFICATION
but also
NOISE
REDUCTION
Color’s effects
• Confidence, security and safety
• Sense of well-being
• Independent use
• Behavior & concentration
• School pride
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FURNITURE, TECHNOLOGY &
CLASSROOM FUNCTION
Furniture has a direct impact on space goals
•Large group learning & peer-to-peer
•Use small number of standard components that can be
Sometimes informal is best
re-arranged in different formats
Sometimes nothing at all
•Mobile screening pieces
•More storage – less clutter
Technology has many applications
•Use a combination of informal wireless connectivity
with lab settings – students learn and study differently
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WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOLS TO BE?
IMAGINE THE ALTERNATIVES. . . .
Blossom Gulch
Federal Way, Wash.
HOW SHOULD OUR
SCHOOLS LOOK TO
THE COMMUNITY?
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WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOLS TO BE?
IMAGINE THE ALTERNATIVES. . . .
Millicoma
Ashland
HOW SHOULD OUR
SCHOOLS LOOK TO
THE COMMUNITY?
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WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOLS TO BE?
IMAGINE THE ALTERNATIVES. . . .
Madison
Springfield
HOW SHOULD OUR
SCHOOLS LOOK TO
THE COMMUNITY?
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WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOLS TO BE?
IMAGINE THE ALTERNATIVES. . . .
Madison
HOW SHOULD OUR
SCHOOLS LOOK TO
OUR CHILDREN?
Federal Way, WA
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WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOLS TO BE?
IMAGINE THE ALTERNATIVES. . . .
Kids need outside play
regardless of the weather.
Left: Scappoose.
Below: Blossom Gulch.
Madison has no sheltered
space.
HOW SHOULD OUR
SCHOOLS LOOK TO OUR
CHILDREN?
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WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOLS TO BE?
IMAGINE THE ALTERNATIVES. . . .
Above: Newer schools in Springfield
Upper Right: Federal Way, WA
Right: Marshfield.
HOW SHOULD OUR
SCHOOLS FEEL INSIDE?
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WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOLS TO BE?
IMAGINE THE ALTERNATIVES. . . .
Left: Newer classroom in
Springfield
Above: Typical
classroom in Millicoma
Proper lighting and ventilation have
WHAT SHOULD OUR
measurable effects on student
CLASSROOMS OFFER? learning.
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WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOLS TO BE?
IMAGINE THE ALTERNATIVES. . . .
Left: Library instructional spaces in
Springfield and Federal Way, WA.
Below: Madison and Blossom Gulch
were built without library spaces and
now use converted classrooms.
BEYOND A CLASSROOM’S
FOUR WALLS
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THE SCHOOLS ARE OWNED BY THE COMMUNITY
New public buildings can not only improve public
service but become points of community pride.
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RESOURCES
Language of School Design: Design Patterns for 21st century Schools, by Prakash Nair and Randall Fielding.
Can Existing Schools Get to High Performance? An Update on School Modernization Strategies By Layne Evans (June 2010)
http://www.greenschoolbuildings.org/Homepage.aspx
“The Color, Light, and Contrast Manual: Designing and Managing Inclusive Built Environments” by Keith Bright and Geoffrey Cook
“Rethinking schools capital investment: the new 3Rs? Refresh, refurbish, reuse” by the British Council for School Environments
Miller, Edward and Joan Almon. Crisis in the Kindergarten; Why Children Need to Play in School. Alliance for Childhood, 2009
Dewar, Gwen. "The Cognitive Benefits of Play: Effects on the Learning Brain." Parenting Science. 2008. http://www.parentingscience.com/benefits-of-play.html
"Physically Fit Kids do Better in School." Scientific American. 30 Jan 2009. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090128113246
Pica, Rae. "The Academics-Versus-Play Debate." Moving and Learning. "http://www.movingandlearning.com/Resources/Articles26.htm
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. FENTON Communications "The State of Play." Gallup Survey of Principals on School Recess (2010): 1-14. Print.
AirTest: CO2 Control in School Classrooms
Indoor Air 2005, MJ Mendell, GA Heath, 15: 27-52.
Recognition: Many of the Images of new schools and research information provided as a courtesy of DLR Group.
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WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR
SCHOOLS TO BE?
FACILITIES@CBD9.NET
WWW.FACILITIES.CBD9.NET
THANK YOU!
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