1. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING
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2. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING
SHAPING THE FUTURE & DEVEOPING
A COMMUNITY VISION
 Local businesses want to attract and retain quality employees
 Now is the time to invest in our educational infrastructure. CB
Schools can be an asset not a liability to local businesses
 Our existing buildings are outdated and in need of repair or
replacement
 We need the business communities input when determining
"What do we want our schools to be?"
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3. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING
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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4. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING
1939 - Marshfield Main Building Opens
Elsewhere in the world: Germany invades Poland, trans-
Atlantic air service begins
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5. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING
1953/1954 - 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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6. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING
1963: Millicoma Opens
Elsewhere in the world:
Civil Rights March on Washington
Kennedy Assassination
Hostilities Increase in Vietnam
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7. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING
1993 - Sunset Opens
Elsewhere in the world:
First Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
Intel Releases Pentium Processor
Bill Clinton Inaugurated
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8. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING
2000-2011 - The World Changes
Coos Bay School Buildings Stay the Same
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9. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING
WHAT TO CONSIDER
AS WE DEVELOP A
VISION AND A PLAN
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10. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING
 Campus vs Separate Schools
 Community Use Areas
 Teaching Environment
 Location
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11. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING
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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12. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING
THE SCHOOLS ARE OWNED BY THE COMMUNITY
New public buildings will not only improve public service but become
points of community pride.
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13. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING
WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR
SCHOOLS TO BE?
We need YOU
FACILITIES@CBD9.NET
WWW.FACILITIES.CBD9.NET
THANK YOU!
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