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Board hears revised elementary performance‑space plan; trustees split over further architect engagement
Summary
District capital staff presented a compromise design for elementary gathering spaces—fixed raised platforms with optional adaptable extensions—while acknowledging limitations for full grade‑level choral rigs and parent capacity. Trustees pressed for further meetings; a motion to require a Thurston‑style Q&A with music teachers and designers failed on a roll‑call vote.
Capital program staff and the district’s owner’s representative presented a revised approach to performance spaces in new K‑5 buildings at the July 30 meeting, outlining design tradeoffs and options for accommodating instruction, lunch, and performances.
The team described three primary gathering modes in the new buildings—cafe, gym and the “heart” (a mid‑building gathering space)—and showed plans for a fixed raised platform (roughly the 16×24 size of the board’s dais) that can be augmented with adaptable platform modules to expand depth or front projection area when needed. The…
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