tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post4654888416671812708..comments2024-03-18T16:51:10.406-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: More Facilities InfoMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-83903808220908421522010-09-07T05:47:34.383-07:002010-09-07T05:47:34.383-07:00it's not over crowded- they are at functional ...it's not over crowded- they are at functional capacity- over would mean above that amount, which is elastic. ;-)ttlnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036145163804967748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-49959628844338011932010-09-06T17:16:13.459-07:002010-09-06T17:16:13.459-07:00I would like to know how they determine remodeling...I would like to know how they determine remodeling needs. West Seattle is a mess as far as Elementary schools go, though our high and middle schools are - or will be soon - nicely renovated. 5 out of 10 Elementary schools are falling apart and over capacity with portables! Our local Elementary school is 100% over capacity for Kindergarten this year, and almost all had wait lists after open enrollment.wsnorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795943009142572757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-58649339157970661772010-09-06T09:08:16.231-07:002010-09-06T09:08:16.231-07:00bilbiruben, Seattle Schools generally has students...bilbiruben, Seattle Schools generally has students move out of the building because it is safer and takes less time than working around a population. Timeline? Hard to say. We'd vote on BEX IV in Feb of 2012. Staff is kind of mysterious about the order of who gets what done when. It also depends on how many projects you take on. <br /><br />Charlie, good suggestions. They make too much sense and so naturally, no one will listen (except possibly for Fairmont Park - it would be better than Hughes). South Shore (and the New School Foundation) would never give up that building willingly and so therefore, Van Asselt will stay put at AAA (I've heard via Ken B., they have filled the building). <br /><br />As for Wilson-Pacific, I do wish they would make up their minds. Both John Marshall and Wilson-Pacific are decent locations (yes, I know off Aurora isn't great but it is getting cleaned up and from the "off-the-freeway" perspective, it is decent). <br /><br />John Marshall is up for rental but I don't think for sale (unless the district is doing it on the qt). I know that condo sales around Green Lake have slowed so maybe the district is hanging on to it for future sale at a better price.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-80320229193950782532010-09-06T08:30:15.590-07:002010-09-06T08:30:15.590-07:00John Marshall has a "space for rent" sig...John Marshall has a "space for rent" sign in front. Perhaps some parent/guardians and other citizens could propose a new program(s) for it, including the north elementary APP.<br /><br />Is the John Marshall building for sale? Or only in limbo?seattle citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16724175257161649500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5311811844179956042010-09-06T06:06:15.632-07:002010-09-06T06:06:15.632-07:00Fairmont Park is now an available building for use...Fairmont Park is now an available building for use as an emergency/interim site in West Seattle. It would be a better choice than Hughes.<br /><br />Van Asselt is also available and it is a very big building.<br /><br />My preference would be for the District to renovate Van Asselt and then to move Van Asselt (now at the AAA building) back to its home.<br /><br />With Van Asselt at the AAA, there are two attendance are elementary schools just three blocks apart. That ain't right.<br /><br />Then the District could/should do what they should have done at first and move Southshore into the AAA building and move Aki Kurose into the Southshore building. Then they would have the Sharples building (where Aki Kurose is now) available as a large interim/emergency site in the south-end.<br /><br />I don't know what plans the District has for Wilson/Pacific. That building, along with John Marhall, offers some really intriguing options.<br /><br />The District really needs to bring north-end elementary APP to the north-end. They could have used McDonald for it, but they told so many contradictory lies that they couldn't find their way clear to it. Both John Marshall and Wilson/Pacific are possibilities.<br /><br />If the District uses BEX IV money to renovate McDonald or Sand Point, will they demolish the work that they are doing now to get those schools ready for next year? That won't go over well. They did that at Sealth - tore up brand new tennis courts and softball fields when they changed course and put Denny on top of them. It betrayed a grotesque lack of planning.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-89172367715996553032010-09-06T04:05:34.268-07:002010-09-06T04:05:34.268-07:00I like for the school increase more facility for s...I like for the school increase more facility for student.The renovation have been for the high school and middle school.Private Placement Memorandumhttp://www.legalppm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-50553134355799682542010-09-05T21:16:47.850-07:002010-09-05T21:16:47.850-07:00What would be the likely timeline for an elementar...What would be the likely timeline for an elementary to be renovated under BEX IV, if chosen?<br /><br />Would elementary schools be moved to an interim for a year if they are?bilirubenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622935561372397427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-31782671179929614472010-09-05T20:49:02.858-07:002010-09-05T20:49:02.858-07:00Boren is one of the few big buildings left. When ...Boren is one of the few big buildings left. When I was on C&C, the consultants puzzled over why SPS has so many empty buildings. They just couldn't understand why. But if Lincoln can't be used for awhile (I know I read recently somewhere that the district was worried about its state after near-constant usage over the last 10 years and its neglected state), then Boren is it. <br /><br />That means unless the district decides to be like most districts and go the route of building on-site with school going (a la Hale), then Boren is the place where anyone from Washington, Whitman or Eckstein would go during renovation. Yes, it is far away but what's the alternative? Again, maybe John Marshall but it has issues as well.<br /><br />This is the result of decades of neglect - many, many rundown buildings with decaying surplus buildings. We can try to build our way out of this but we simply don't have the money and the time to do it.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-65716382480337556242010-09-05T18:55:17.372-07:002010-09-05T18:55:17.372-07:00hmm, ebaer, if the north quadrant is any indicator...hmm, ebaer, if the north quadrant is any indicator, maybe it's best to hold onto Boren. Who knows, in ten years WS could get a bulge in demographics, and then where would they be?seattle citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16724175257161649500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-67987467429697786422010-09-05T18:26:44.951-07:002010-09-05T18:26:44.951-07:00A quick note - Hughes can't be considered an i...A quick note - Hughes can't be considered an interim site because it is under a long-term lease. I would imagine that SPS would use any one of several vacant buildings in West Seattle as interim sites if needed. Since all the middle and high schools in the area have been renovated, is there any reason not to sell the Boren building? It is big, expensive and not in great condition. Does anyone see a use for it in the next 20 years?ebaernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-7764176853470698302010-09-05T16:19:43.425-07:002010-09-05T16:19:43.425-07:00Melissa, THANK YOU for laboriously laboring this l...Melissa, THANK YOU for laboriously laboring this labor day to CONTINUE to give us detailed, informative information about the Seattle Public Schools district.<br /><br />Thank you, thank you, thank you.seattle citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16724175257161649500noreply@blogger.com