Facilities Planning Committee to Meet January 31, 6 pm

Core Values for Educational Design

School facilities send important signals. They indicate respect for the people who live and spend their days in those buildings – the teachers, the staff, the students, and the families who entrust their children to the Corvallis School District. They are also a sign of respect for the learning process in that many aspects of school facilities indicate something important about school climate and culture. Sound, light, furniture, design, and even spaces to do projects and collaborate, are among the dynamic and interconnected factors in a coherent vision of what excellence entails. With input from dozens of staff, students, community leaders and families, a set of educational values were articulated last year in The Road Ahead report presented to the school board. That work has set the stage for this year’s long range facility planning process.

Committee Membership

More than 50 people applied to serve on the district’s Facilities Planning Committee. A selection committee reviewed and recommended 30 individuals for appointment and members represent a cross section of parents, staff, community members and students. Superintendent Ryan Noss appointed the following individuals to serve on the committee:

Kevin Balzer, Ana Bechtel, Byron Bethards, Darren Bland, Katy Blye, Avery Briggs, Jared Callis, Ashley Cross, Bill Dougherty, Karen Emery, Andrew Foster, Paul Jennison, Laura King, Adam Kirsch, Catherine Law, Carlos Lopez,  Stephanie Mehlenbacher, Melissa Miller, Rocio Muñoz, Asha Pantula, Jennifer Richmond, Kevin Russell, Shahnaz Sahnow, Michael Schweizer, Adam Steele, KC Stewart, Feliciana Torres, Michael Unsworth, Eric Wright, Elizabeth Wyatt, Gordon Zimmerman.

Thank you to all that applied and to those who have accepted the invitation to serve on this important committee.

Committee Meetings

The committee will have their first meeting on January 31 at 6:00 pm in the board room, located in the Administration Building at 1555 SW 35th Street.

• Read more about the committee HERE.
• The district has contracted with DLR Group. These design professionals will facilitate committee meetings and help us set the stage for the future of education in our community.
• Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting and listen to the presentations and discussion.
• This committee will meet several times this year and all meetings are open to the public. Information about this process and future meetings will be continually updated on the district website.

If you are not a committee member and would like to provide input during the planning process, you may call 541-757-5877 or submit written input to Facilities and Transportation Director Kim Patten via email or mail to CSD/Long Range Planning, 1555 SW 35th St., Corvallis, OR 93333.