History of Closed or Repurposed School Facilities

in Bellingham School District #501 since 1890.

New School Construction- last 30 years

New School-New Site

Kulshan 1994

Squalicum 1998

Geneva 1982

Northern Heights 2002

Wade King 2008

Cordata 2011

New School-Same Site

Silver Beach 1993 Fairhaven 1995 Bellingham 2001 Shuksan 2009 Whatcom 2011 Birchwood 2014

Bennet School

Named for John Bennet, A Whatcom County pioneer horticulturist, BennetSchool was completed in 1907-08 at a cost of $3,000. It was on the Marietta Road some distance outside the city. It served a small number of students and was sold in 1929.

Sehome Elementary School

Built in 1890 at a cost of $11,200, Sehome Grade School was located in the 900 block of Laurel between High and Indian Streets. Today the site is known as Laurel Park. It closed in 1940, and was torn down in 1958. During World War II, it was used by Boeing as a training center for assembly work.

Lincoln School

The Lincoln school was completed in 1892 and housed grades one through six. It was located on the present site of Shuksan Healthcare Center on James Street. The distinctive tower was taken off around 1908-09, as evidenced by the two versions pictured here. It closed in 1952. The property was traded for the district’s Gordon L. Carter Environmental Education site on the south end of Lake Whatcom.

Washington School

The original Washington School was built in 1891 and served students in grade school. It was made of brick and topped by a bell tower and spire. Washington was originally identical to the original Columbia School but subsequent remodels changed their similarity. It was remodeled in 1900 and 1908, with the biggest remodel/addition in 1926. The school was closed in 1958 and demolished immediately. Washington Square is presently on that site.

Franklin School

Franklin School was built in 1904 on Franklin Street between Chestnut and Grant. It was demolished in 1972. The site is now Franklin Park in the York Addition at Whatcom and Grant streets. In the early years, Franklin housed grades one through nine. It was built at a cost of $28.000 and is presumed named for Benjamin Franklin.

Eureka Grade School, located between Alabama and Texas streets at Woburn, was built in 1902. The building was enlarged in 1907, and the name was changed in 1927-1928 to Roosevelt to honor former president Theodore Roosevelt. The current Roosevelt was built in 1972 on another site at 2900 Yew Street.

The original Geneva was located on a wooded hillside on the east side of Austin Street in the Geneva neighborhood south of Cable Street. The first building was built in 1890, followed by a second building in 1891. Both have been modified over time. In 1982, a new Geneva was built on a new site on the north side of Cable Street on Geneva Street. In 1992, an addition was built, resulting in the current Geneva. The old Geneva site was sold to Waldorf Association and is currently being used as the Waldorf school.

Marietta School

Located on high ground above the Nooksack River flood plain, Marietta was originally built in 1928. In 1939, it received an addition. The school district sold Marietta in 1983 to the Lummi Indian Business Council.

Summary of Scores - Sorted

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Sq. Ft. AcresPermanant

Capacity

Current Enrollment

(Fall '12)Current

Utilization

Physical Condition

Score

Functional Adequacy

Score

Site Condition

ScoreWeighted

Score

Larrabee ES 1920 18,260 1.30 153 187 122% 53 44 87.5 53.8Sunnyland ES 1954 32,607 2.90 253 315 125% 52 67 95.5 60.9Lowell ES 1914 35,427 2.20 294 243 83% 62 49 91.0 61.0Happy Valley ES 1956 38,697 7.46 331 294 89% 50 75 85.5 61.1Parkview ES 1957 33,882 4.10 322 269 84% 56 67 75.5 61.3Columbia ES 1925 35,041 3.00 253 280 111% 62 67 91.5 66.5Carl Cozier ES 1951 45,390 4.00 356 339 95% 61 73 89.5 67.5Alderwood ES 1956 49,106 10.68 331 306 92% 64 75 75.0 68.4Roosevelt ES 1972 50,140 14.20 434 419 97% 66 77 81.5 70.9Silver Beach ES 1977 48,364 10.00 406 416 102% 77 84 85.5 80.0Geneva ES 1982 52,014 8.80 459 385 84% 85 76 87.5 82.6Northern Heights ES 2002 50,108 16.00 434 427 98% 94 96 100.0 95.2Cordata ES 2011 54,000 20.00 475 466 98% 100 97 100.0 99.1Wade King ES 2008 50,640 16.00 475 463 97% 100 97 100.0 99.1Birchwood ES 1928 40,000 5.06 356 - 0%Totals w/o Portables 633,676 125.70 5,332 4,809 90%Sehome HS 1966 175,623 40.50 1,262 1,003 79% 50 68 90.0 59.4Options High School NA - 2.90 - 89 NA NA NA 86.0 NADistrict Office 1908 47,715 1.41 NA 80 99.5 NA

Site / Date of Original Construction

POOR

FAIR

GOOD

The Larrabee Grammar School was built in late 1890 and was on the block bounded by 20th and 21st and Larrabee and Donovan Avenues. The school, built at a cost of $40,000, was torn down about 1919. In 1920, the current Larrabee was built on a new site on 18th street. The school was named for the street on which it was located as well as for C.X. Larrabee, an early land developer in the area.

Roeder was built in 1908 and opened in 1909 on property donated by Captain Henry Roeder. It operated as a grade school until 1927 at which time it became a junior high. Eventually it served as an elementary school and later housed both elementary students and administration offices. It now serves solely as District administration offices. Prior to the construction of Roeder, the site was the home of Central School and the first Whatcom High School.

FACTORS, CRITERIA, CONSIDERATIONS FOR REPURPOSING/CLOSURE

• Safety and Accessibility

• Need Capacity For Current and Projected Enrollment

Elem. Summary with Projection

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Sq. Ft. AcresPermanant

Capacity

Current Enrollment

(Fall '12)Current

Utilization

Projected Enrollment Fall 2022

Projected Utilization Fall 2022

Physical Condition

Score

Functional Adequacy

Score

Site Condition

ScoreWeighted

Score

Larrabee ES 1920 18,260 1.30 153 187 122% 53 44 87.5 53.8Sunnyland ES 1954 32,607 2.90 253 315 125% 52 67 95.5 60.9Lowell ES 1914 35,427 2.20 294 243 83% 62 49 91.0 61.0Happy Valley ES 1956 38,697 7.46 331 294 89% 50 75 85.5 61.1Parkview ES 1957 33,882 4.10 322 269 84% 56 67 75.5 61.3Columbia ES 1925 35,041 3.00 253 280 111% 62 67 91.5 66.5Carl Cozier ES 1951 45,390 4.00 356 339 95% 61 73 89.5 67.5Alderwood ES 1956 49,106 10.68 331 306 92% 64 75 75.0 68.4Roosevelt ES 1972 50,140 14.20 434 419 97% 66 77 81.5 70.9Silver Beach ES 1977 48,364 10.00 406 416 102% 77 84 85.5 80.0Geneva ES 1982 52,014 8.80 459 385 84% 85 76 87.5 82.6Northern Heights ES 2002 50,108 16.00 434 427 98% 94 96 100.0 95.2Cordata ES 2011 54,000 20.00 475 466 98% 100 97 100.0 99.1Wade King ES 2008 50,640 16.00 475 463 97% 100 97 100.0 99.1Birchwood ES 1928 40,000 5.06 356 - 0%Totals w/o Portables 633,676 125.70 5,332 4,809 90% 5,275 99%Portable Classrooms @ 5% 267

5,599 4,809 86% 5,275 94%

Site / Date of Original Construction

Elementary Grand Total with Portable Classrooms

FACTORS, CRITERIA, CONSIDERATIONS FOR REPURPOSING/CLOSURE

• Safety and Accessibility

• Need Capacity For Current and Projected Enrollment

• Cost Efficiency

Elementary School Operational CostsLarrabee Wade King

Certificated Staff (includes principal, counselor, librarian, Prof. Development)

$214,000 $214,000

Classified Staff (includes secretary, office assistants, library assistants, custodians, general duty)

$205,000 $265,000

Utilities (includes electric, gas, water, sewer, garbage, phones, security, wireless)

$25,000 $63,000

GRAND TOTAL $440,000 $542,000

Number of Students 186 463

Cost per student $2,388 $1,171

FACTORS, CRITERIA, CONSIDERATIONS FOR REPURPOSING/CLOSURE

• Safety and Accessibility• Need Capacity For Current and Projected

Enrollment• Cost Efficiency• Is Facility, Site and Location a Good Candidate For

Remodel/Rebuild?• At End Of Day- Can This Facility Deliver the

Comprehensive, High Quality Program We Envision For All Kids In This Town For Next 25 Years?

Capacity – Program Factors• Music

• Library

• PE

• Counseling

• Psychologist

• PT/OT

• Resource Room

• Life Skills

• Pre-K Handicapped

• Remedial Reading

• ELL

• Head Start

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Functional Adequacy Scores

90+ Good: The facility design supports the educational program offered. It may have minor functional adequacy problems but generally meets the needs of the educational program.

75-89 Fair: The facility has some problems meeting the needs of the educational program and may require some improvements

50-74 Poor: The facility has numerous problems meeting the needs of the educational program and needs significant improvements

Below 50 Unsatisfactory: The facility is functionally inadequate and does not support the educational program in many areas.

Site

Functional Adequacy

ScoreScore

Description

Alderwood ES 75 FairBirchwood ESCarl Cozier ES 73 PoorColumbia ES 67 PoorCordata ES 97 GoodGeneva ES 76 FairHappy Valley ES 75 FairLarrabee ES 44 UnsatisfactoryLowell ES 49 UnsatisfactoryNorthern Heights ES 96 GoodParkview ES 70 FairRoosevelt ES 77 FairSilver Beach ES 84 FairSunnyland ES 67 PoorWade King ES 97 GoodTotals Without Portable ClassroomsPortable ClassroomsGrand Total with Portable ClassroomsOptions Alternative School 0 UnsatisfactorySehome High School 68 PoorDistrict Office 81 Fair

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REPURPOSING-PROGRAMS NEEDING FACILITY SPACE

• Early Childhood Center

• Home-School Partnership

• Highly Capable Learner Program

Options High SchoolCentral Services

Summary of Scores - Sorted

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Sq. Ft. AcresPermanant

Capacity

Current Enrollment

(Fall '12)Current

Utilization

Physical Condition

Score

Functional Adequacy

Score

Site Condition

ScoreWeighted

Score

Larrabee ES 1920 18,260 1.30 153 187 122% 53 44 87.5 53.8Sunnyland ES 1954 32,607 2.90 253 315 125% 52 67 95.5 60.9Lowell ES 1914 35,427 2.20 294 243 83% 62 49 91.0 61.0Happy Valley ES 1956 38,697 7.46 331 294 89% 50 75 85.5 61.1Parkview ES 1957 33,882 4.10 322 269 84% 56 67 75.5 61.3Columbia ES 1925 35,041 3.00 253 280 111% 62 67 91.5 66.5Carl Cozier ES 1951 45,390 4.00 356 339 95% 61 73 89.5 67.5Alderwood ES 1956 49,106 10.68 331 306 92% 64 75 75.0 68.4Roosevelt ES 1972 50,140 14.20 434 419 97% 66 77 81.5 70.9Silver Beach ES 1977 48,364 10.00 406 416 102% 77 84 85.5 80.0Geneva ES 1982 52,014 8.80 459 385 84% 85 76 87.5 82.6Northern Heights ES 2002 50,108 16.00 434 427 98% 94 96 100.0 95.2Cordata ES 2011 54,000 20.00 475 466 98% 100 97 100.0 99.1Wade King ES 2008 50,640 16.00 475 463 97% 100 97 100.0 99.1Birchwood ES 1928 40,000 5.06 356 - 0%Totals w/o Portables 633,676 125.70 5,332 4,809 90%Sehome HS 1966 175,623 40.50 1,262 1,003 79% 50 68 90.0 59.4Options High School NA - 2.90 - 89 NA NA NA 86.0 NADistrict Office 1908 47,715 1.41 NA 80 99.5 NA

Site / Date of Original Construction

POOR

FAIR

GOOD

The original Sunnylandbuilding was built in 1926 for $29,000. The earliest portion of the current Sunnylandwas built in 1954 adjacent to the 1926 building. The 1926 building closed in 1976 for safety reasons and eventually was demolished.

The 14th Street School was built in 1890 and was the first public grade school in Fairhaven. Lowells was built in 1914 on a hillside on South Hill. It was named for James Russell Lowell - a poet, essayist, professor of modern languages and U.S. minister to London. The 14th Street School was taken down after Lowell was completed. Today the 14th Street School site is the west playground of Lowell.

Happy Valley Elementary

Built in 1956 on 24th street, Happy Valley Is located in a residential neighborhood near Western Washington University. There have been several additions since that time.

Parkview Elementary School

Built in 1957 on a site adjacent to Cornwall Park, Parkview fronts Coolidge Drive. Additions have been made over time.

The original Columbia School was built in 1890. In 1908 an addition was built and the spire taken off. A second building was built adjacent to it in 1925, which is the main building of the school today. The original structure was demolished in 1936. Additions have been built over time.

Carl Cozier Elementary School

Named for local School Board member Carl Cozier, the school was built in 1951.

Sehome High School

Sehome High School was built in 1966 on Bill MacDonald Parkway near the university campus. It opened to grades 9 to 11 in its first year.

ESD 112 Initial Thoughts …. (continued)

• # 5 – Schools with overall higher scores may havebuilding components (roof, plumbing, electrical, etc.)with individual low scores. Plan for improvementprojects to address those individual low scores in thosecases. This would address problems of physicalcondition.

• # 6 – Due to inadequate functionality, physicalcondition and site size, relocate or build a new OptionsHigh School and increase its capacity to approximately250. This would address problems of capacity, physicalcondition, and functional adequacy. (Multiple options)

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ESD 112 Initial Thoughts …. (continued)

• # 3 – Expand the two-section schools into three-sectionschools where site sizes and core spaces will supportadditional students. (In some cases, undersized corespaces may also be expanded.) This would addressproblems of capacity and functional adequacy.

• # 4 - Due to inadequate functionality, physical conditionand site size, re-purpose or close the Larrabee Schooland send its students to adjacent schools. This wouldplace Larrabee students in functionally adequatebuildings with adequate capacity that would be in goodphysical condition.

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ESD 112 Initial Thoughts(Not Prioritized)

• # 1 – Initiate a major renovation/replacement withadditions to Sehome High School and provide speciallearning program space expansion (e.g. specialeducation, CTE, etc.) This would address problems ofcapacity, physical condition, and functional adequacy.

• # 2 – Renovate/replace elementary school facilities,beginning with those having the lowest compositescores. (i.e. Sunnyland, Lowell, Happy Valley, Parkview,etc.) This would address problems of functionaladequacy and physical condition (enhance accessibility,energy efficiency, etc.)

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