A survey and study done by Southwest Washington Education Service District 110’s construction management group of White Salmon Valley School District facilities found Whitson Elementary School has effectively gone beyond its serviceable life.  Superintendent Rich Polkinghorn says that means the cost to make repairs and upgrades exceed the cost of simply building a new facility.  He says the ESD team is going to do further study of the building.  He adds the building issues are not limited to the elementary school, as there are also needs at secondary school facilities as well.  Polkinghorn notes that in their recent strategic planning process, staff, community members, and students had the condition of district buildings at the top of their list of concerns.