Coos Bay Cty Council - 1 nov 2011

COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT – FACILITIES PLANNING

COOS BAY CITY COUNCIL


 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



 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



SO, HOW OLD ARE OUR BUILDINGS
 Harding 88
 Marshfield 72
 Eastside 61
 Madison 58
 Blossom Gulch 57
 Bunker Hill 56
 Millicoma 48
 Sunset 18


1939: Marshfield main building opens

Elsewhere in the world: Germany invades Poland, trans-
Atlantic air service begins


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


1963: Millicoma opens

Civil Rights March on Washington
Kennedy Assassination
Hostilities Increase in Vietnam



1993: Sunset opens

First Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
Intel Releases Pentium Processor
Bill Clinton Inaugurated



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.



The World Changes
Coos Bay School Buildings Stay the Same



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!



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



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.



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



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


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



WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOLS TO BE?
IMAGINE THE ALTERNATIVES. . . .
Blossom Gulch

Federal Way, Wash.

HOW SHOULD OUR
SCHOOLS LOOK TO
THE COMMUNITY?




Millicoma

Ashland

HOW SHOULD OUR
SCHOOLS LOOK TO
THE COMMUNITY?



Madison

Springfield

HOW SHOULD OUR
SCHOOLS LOOK TO
THE COMMUNITY?



Madison
HOW SHOULD OUR
SCHOOLS LOOK TO
OUR CHILDREN?

Federal Way, WA




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?



Above: Newer schools in Springfield

Upper Right: Federal Way, WA

Right: Marshfield.

HOW SHOULD OUR
SCHOOLS FEEL INSIDE?



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.


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


THE SCHOOLS ARE OWNED BY THE COMMUNITY
New public buildings can not only improve public
service but become points of community pride.



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.



WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR
SCHOOLS TO BE?

FACILITIES@CBD9.NET

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THANK YOU!

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