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May 16 th Election: School Bond

May 16 th Election: School Bond. Dec. 2005. Dec. 2004. June 2005. Sept. 2005. March 2006. June 2006. Timeline to the Bond.

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May 16 th Election: School Bond

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  1. May 16th Election: School Bond

  2. Dec. 2005 Dec. 2004 June 2005 Sept. 2005 March 2006 June 2006 Timeline to the Bond The district has engaged in a thorough and thoughtful process and sought community input and involvement in deciding to place a general obligation bond on the May 16, 2006 ballot. The Champions of Education began looking at school needs several years ago and then the board formally chartered the a District Facilities Advisory Committee (DFAC). DFAC began meeting in December 2004 and presented their recommendations to the board in June 2005. • DFAC • Facilities • Enrollment

  3. DFAC included 32 citizens, who represented a broad cross section of our community. The group divided the work into two subcommittees, one examining facilities and the other focused on enrollment growth. Many members of DFAC devoted more than 100 hours each of their own time to examining schools and population and enrollment trends. The committee likened the school district to a “well maintained 1950 Buick” – it still runs, but at some point you need to replace some parts, and another vehicle is required to handle the crowd. Ron ReimersTom Cordier Jim McGowanKelly BackerBrian BeckerRich Caitlin David Faller Ron LoneyJill Mackey-Feist Dani McCaffertyMark McNabbKristi MurphyKevin Nicholson Randy PorterPat Richards Tim SmithMichelle Weber Darcy WinnJanet Steele Dick Running Helen Burns SharpWolf Dyner Ed HodneyRandy Lary Scott LepmanDavid MarkelChuck McLaran David Reece Lyle Utt Burl Wheaton Wayne Goates Bill O’BryanMartha Wells

  4. Dec. 2005 Dec. 2004 June 2005 Sept. 2005 March 2006 June 2006 Timeline to the Bond After receiving the report from DFAC, the board began collecting additional community input. There were tours of all the schools and community input forums held at four of our schools. Board members addressed many community groups and collected input and the public was welcomed at board meetings and special work sessions to consider the bond. • DFAC • Facilities • Enrollment Community Input Forums Collecting Community Input School board and community meetings School tours

  5. Community Input • Priorities emerged: • Want schools to be safe and healthy places • Want schools equipped to prepare students for college and career • Want schools to be accessible for all, including our special needs students • Understand the need to update aging infrastructure • Recognize the need to increase capacity to meet growing enrollment needs • Citizens want assurances that the bond money will be spent as it was intended.

  6. The Board heard that citizens of the school district believe that “Quality schools are the backbone of our community, and the foundation of our local economy – both now and in the future.”

  7. VALUES & OREGON • BELIEFS • Quality education and accessible/affordable healthcare are the most important quality of life conditions for Oregonians • Oregonians identify education as the top priority for a healthy economy • Oregonians identify education as one of the three most important services provided by government • When asked what government service is more important, regardless of cost: consistently rank primary/secondary education as most important Which wasn’t a surprise because it is the same thing the Oregon Values and Belief study confirmed:

  8. Dec. 2005 Dec. 2004 June 2005 Sept. 2005 March 2006 June 2006 Timeline to the bond School started and the enrollment growth was even greater than predicted. A bond attorney reviewed the list of items to consider for the bond and ruled out those items that did not qualify. School starts • DFAC • Facilities • Enrollment Enrollment Projections Community Input Forums Collecting Community Input School board and community meetings School tours

  9. Dec. 2005 Dec. 2004 June 2005 Sept. 2005 March 2006 June 2006 Timeline to the bond The district hired a professional project management firm to refine the estimates from the DFAC committee and to review the project lists. Increased construction costs as a result of the hurricanes in the South East and additional code compliance items, raised the list of proposed projects to $110 million. School starts • DFAC • Facilities • Enrollment Enrollment Projections Cost and scope estimation Community Input Forums Collecting Community Input School board and community meetings School tours

  10. Using community input as its guide the school board cuts the proposed list of projects to the minimum required projects and places a $55 million, ten year General Obligation Bond on the May 16 ballot. Dec. 2005 Dec. 2004 June 2005 Sept. 2005 March 2006 June 2006 Timeline to the bond School starts School Board sets bond amount May 16, 2006 The election • DFAC • Facilities • Enrollment Enrollment Projections $110 million $55 million Cost and scope estimation Community Input Forums Collecting Community Input School board and community meetings School tours

  11. 1915 1925 1935 1945 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 Before we discuss what kinds of items the Bond will cover let’s review a current inventory of our schools. They are listed on the time line by the year built. Fir Grove Calapooia Memorial Fairmount Oak Grove NAMS Periwinkle Central SAHS WAHS Lafayette Clover Ridge Liberty No. Alb. Elem. Sunrise Waverly Tangent Oak South Shore Takena

  12. Our buildings were not meant to last forever without major repairs and equipment replacement. Oak Elementary and six other schools have failing roofs. The 50+ year old showers in the locker rooms at West are riddled with dry rot. Oak Elementary and six other schools need a new roof. • The bond includes funds: • To replace roofs that are beginning to fail • For boilers that have long outlived their life expectancies • To replace windows that have warped and deteriorated after many years of heavy use

  13. This science classroom at West hasn’t changed much in 50 years, and in our middle schools science is regularly taught in regular classrooms because there are not enough science classrooms. When most of our schools were built, code required two electrical outlets per classroom. • The bond includes funds: • To update science classrooms • To improve the electrical systems at schools • To improve the library at West Albany • To install data projectors in classrooms

  14. Schools should be handicapped accessible. All our students, including our physically challenged students and those with special needs, deserve Albany’s best. • The bond includes funds to make sure that all our schools have handicapped accessible restrooms: • At least one set for each elementary school • Two sets for middle schools • Three sets for high schools

  15. Safe and healthy Gym floors which contain mercury are beginning to degrade. Hard surfaces like the track at West are worn out, and can’t be used as intended. • The bond includes funds for: • Replacing old and failing water pipes • Improving occupant safety in case of fire and earthquake • Improving student safety during drop off and pick up (bus loops) • Fencing • Gym floor replacements • Asbestos removal The railroad tracks are less than ¼ mile from Tangent School and nothing blocks a student from running on to them.

  16. An increase of almost 1,000 students in the last ten years Continued growth is predicted through 2015. A new school has been proposed for east of I-5 which together with Clover Ridge will cover the K-8 education needs of those living east of the freeway. Additions and remodels to increase capacity are planned at nine other schools.

  17. Prioritizing: • the desire for safe and healthy environments • giving teachers the tools to prepare our students for college and careers • accessibility for all students • accommodating growth

  18. To assure taxpayers that their tax dollars are being spent wisely: • The bond will be written so that the funds go directly where they are needed most – to the classrooms, to the schools buildings, and the most critically needed repairs and renovations. • Not for teacher and administrator salaries • Bond Oversight Committee • (to provide independent community accountability) • Tom Gaulke • Mark McNabb • Wes Price • Ron Reimers • Lisa Shogren • Bruce “Buzz” Wheeler

  19. THE GREATER ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS URGES YOU TO VOTE Ballot Measure 22-53 May 16, 2006

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