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Committee favors new high school with targeted elementary upgrades
Summary
The Siuslaw SD 97J committee’s preference, based on weighted voting at a recent meeting, favored a new high school combined with substantive elementary improvements; members cited safety, technology and less student disruption during construction.
The committee reviewed updated design scenarios and ranked a new high school paired with significant elementary improvements as the top-scoring option. Architect Kurt Wilson told the group that the preferred scenario “provides a lot of benefit, positive impact on learning and work conditions, state of the art technology, better safety and security,” and noted it scored highest in the committee’s weighted voting.
Committee members cited reduced disruption during construction and increased community space as benefits of a new-build approach. Wilson summarized the voting method used (weighted 0–5 on six scenarios) and said the combined new high school/elementary-improvement scenario received 52 points, outscoring renovation-based alternatives. The committee did not take a formal board-level vote tonight but directed staff to refine cost estimates and present two narrowed scenarios for the next meeting.
