Cascade School District is a unified district which operates five elementary buildings including Aumsville, Cloverdale, Marion, Turner and West Stayton. The District’s central campus on the corners of Marion Road and 70th Avenue is the site of the junior and senior high schools. Current district enrollment is 2350 and is projected to exceed 2500 students by 1999.

School buildings in the District range from 25-75 years of age. The conditions of the buildings vary but time and the elements have taken their toll. Extensive dry rot is prevalent in all buildings. Roof disintegration is significant in elementary buildings. Electrical safety and computer technology wiring upgrades are needed in all the buildings as well as updates which ensure compliance with federal handicap accessibility, health and fire regulations.

Cascade’s 17.9 million bond measure will provide classroom space for current and future students and repair and upgrade current facilities. Specific Bond Measure projects are:

• Upgrade and installation of fire protection systems;

• Repair and upgrades to current electrical systems for safety, computers and technology;

• Repair of dry rot and replacement of leaking roofs;

• Replace windows damaged by dry rot;

• Improve classroom ventilation and heating systems;

• Replace failing plumbing systems;

• Modify buildings to meet standards required by the American with Disabilities Act;

• Construct 7 additional classrooms, a music room and a multi-purpose room at Aumsville Elementary;

• Constructing 9 new classrooms; new auditorium with storage; music and choir room; a gymnasium to include a practice gym, areas for lockers, training, weight training, laundry, and a coaches office at the High School.

Technology ** Repairs ** Classrooms

District buildings need electrical upgrading for student computer use. In addition, Cascade is currently facing significant overcrowding in elementary buildings and the junior and senior high schools. Because of overcrowding at Aumsville, 6th graders are bussed to the junior high building and 5th graders are bussed to Turner causing the Turner 6th grade to be bussed to the junior high. This chain reaction of bussing children has been a short-term solution to accelerating population growth. The bond measure will maximize use of current facilities. Four elementary schools will be configured to serve students from kindergarten through 6th grade. Aumsville will become a kindergarten through 5th grade school. The current junior high building will serve the Aumsville 6th graders and the district’s 7th-8th graders. The current high school will continue to serve the district’s 9th-12th graders.

With the school district serving as the core of the Cascade community, the new high school auditorium and gymnasium will be used by all children and serve as facilities for the entire community.

The estimated cost to property owners will be $2.20 for $1,000 of assessed value. Cascade School District has no current school bond debt.

Submitted by:

F. James McBride, Superintendent, Cascade School District No. 5