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Argument in Favor:
Your YES vote will provide for student safety at Stayton
High School, Sublimity and Mari-Linn Schools; alleviate overcrowding in
Stayton schools; increase student access to technology; and protect
the community’s investment in the North Santiam School District: Mari-Linn,
Stayton, and Sublimity.
SAFETY
The middle school building, cafeteria, and gym at Sublimity and parts of
Mari-Linn school have been declared unsafe given seismic activity
or earthquakes. A new wing at the present elementary building in Sublimity and a
new wing at Mari-Linn will be added to remove students from unsafe structures.
The entrance at Stayton High School must be redesigned to allow for proper
supervision of visitors and guard against unwelcome intruders.
OVERCROWDING
An additional elementary school is needed in Stayton because all
Fourth and Fifth grade students are now forced to attend Stayton Middle School
due to lack of room at the existing school. Another school will allow
these students to attend a K-5 neighborhood school (decreasing the enrollment at
the middle school), and provide enough classroom space for 450 students in each
building for projected needs through 2019 (25 students per classroom).
Additional classrooms are necessary at the high school to accommodate the
current enrollment and provide space for projected growth through 2023 (at 2%
growth annually). A larger high school cafeteria, stage and auditorium
for the performing arts are necessary, as are improved locker rooms for
physical education and athletics.
TECHNOLOGY
Our elementary and middle school students must have access to adequate
technology. Additional classroom space in the schools will be properly wired
and prepared for computers and other learning technology.
COMMUNITY’S INVESTMENT
Necessary repairs will be made at all school buildings in the district
to protect our citizens’ investment, provide space for growth, and improve
educational opportunities for all students in the North Santiam School District.
(This information provided by Tom Anderson,
Citizens for North Santiam Schools)
No arguments opposed to this measure were filed.
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