The Plan

pros and cons

✅ Kids in new buildings

New Thurston and New Logan would be built on a schedule that will allow all students to be in new buildings by Phase 3.

✅ Recess is saved

✅ Kids in new buildings

The expansive green space that Thurston kids enjoy today would be preserved, including some of the biggest playgrounds and soccer fields in the district.

✅ Soccer stays open

✅ Kids in new buildings

✅ Soccer stays open

Much of the outdoor space that surrounds Thurston, including soccer fields, would likely still be available during construction.

✅ TNC is protected

✅ Thurston stays safe

✅ Soccer stays open

Thurston Nature Center remains intact, including habitats that would be destroyed by the current AAPS plan.

✅ Thurston stays safe

Thurston students are not exposed to years of hazardous construction dust, or the constant noise of construction activity, which is not conducive to learning.

✅ Logan stays safe

✅ Thurston stays safe

Logan has more time to plan for the safety of walking families who will need to cross Nixon to get to school when Logan moves to the East side of Nixon.

⭕ Logan has to wait

⭕ Thurston is staged

Logan students are delayed by ~3 year in their move to New Logan.

⭕ Thurston is staged

Thurston kids will need to be staged at a different school, which can create (minor and temporary) logistical challenges.

common objections

Let's set the record straight on staging...

The challenges of staging have been the primary objection from AAPS and their partners when it comes to considering other plans for constructing New Thurston. If we were to move forward with staging Thurston kids at New Logan, the logistical challenges would be minor and temporaray.

Here are the facts:

New Logan is only 0.6 miles away from Thurston.
Most neighborhood kids will still be able to walk to school at New Logan.
Kids who currently take the bus will only have to travel an additional 0.6 miles.
Parents who drive their kids to school will need to commute an extra 2-3 minutes.
So far, we have not seen evidence that the bussing requirements of staging Thurston kids at New Logan will cost the district an additional $5M (as stated by AAPS).

There's a better way, and we found it.

Phase 1: Years 1-3

Phase 2: Years 4-6

Phase 3: Years 7+

pros and cons

✅ Kids in new buildings

✅ Kids in new buildings

✅ Kids in new buildings

✅ Recess is saved

✅ Kids in new buildings

✅ Kids in new buildings

✅ Soccer stays open

✅ Kids in new buildings

✅ Soccer stays open

✅ TNC is protected

✅ Thurston stays safe

✅ Soccer stays open

✅ Thurston stays safe

✅ Thurston stays safe

✅ Thurston stays safe

✅ Logan stays safe

✅ Thurston stays safe

✅ Thurston stays safe

⭕ Logan has to wait

⭕ Thurston is staged

⭕ Thurston is staged

⭕ Thurston is staged

⭕ Thurston is staged

⭕ Thurston is staged

common objections

Let's set the record straight on staging...

There's a better way, and we found it.

Phase 1: Years 1-3

Phase 2: Years 4-6

Phase 3: Years 7+

pros and cons

✅ Kids in new buildings

✅ Kids in new buildings

✅ Kids in new buildings

✅ Recess is saved

✅ Kids in new buildings

✅ Kids in new buildings

✅ Soccer stays open

✅ Kids in new buildings

✅ Soccer stays open

✅ TNC is protected

✅ Thurston stays safe

✅ Soccer stays open

✅ Thurston stays safe

✅ Thurston stays safe

✅ Thurston stays safe

✅ Logan stays safe

✅ Thurston stays safe

✅ Thurston stays safe

⭕ Logan has to wait

⭕ Thurston is staged

⭕ Thurston is staged

⭕ Thurston is staged

⭕ Thurston is staged

⭕ Thurston is staged

common objections

Let's set the record straight on staging...

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