Phase III Project Definition Options

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Phase III Project Definition Options
Los Angeles Unified School District
Local District 8
Community Meeting October 26, 2004
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We Need Your Continuing ParticipationToday and
Beyond!

• From beginning to end it takes approximately
  4-6 years to build a new school.

Project Definition
Site Selection
Environmental Testing/Design
Open new schools
Construction
Acquisition
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Priorities for School Planning

• Priority 1 All High Schools to a traditional
  2-semester calendar.
• Priority 2 All Middle Schools to a traditional
  2-semester calendar.
• Priority 3 All Elementary Schools to a 180 day
  90/30 (i.e., 4-Track) calendar (stay on a
  traditional calendar if they are already on one).
  
• Priority 4 Full Day Kindergarten at all
  Elementary Schools.

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Overall New Construction Program Status

• Phase I
• 60 Total New Construction Projects Complete
• 20 New Schools
• 8 Playground Expansions
• 19 Additions
• 12 Early Childhood Centers
• 1 Environmental Remediation
• 93 New Construction Projects Under Construction
• Phase II
• 52 projects approved by the Board
• 19 project sites approved by the Board

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Phase I Local District 8 Construction Program
Status

• Two (2) Completed Projects
• Barton Hill Elementary School Addition
• Cabrillo Elementary School Playground Expansion
• Four (4) Projects Under Construction
• Banning New Elementary School 1
• 15th Street Elementary School Addition
• Fries Elementary School Addition
• Washington Preparatory High School Addition

Banning New ES 1
15th Street ES Addition
Barton Hill ES Addition
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Phase II Local District 8 Construction Program
Status

• Board-Approved Project Definitions
• South Region High School 4
• South Region High School 6
• South Region Span K-8 1
• South Region Span K-8 Addition (Subject to Phase
  III/ Measure R Planning Schedule)

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Guiding PrinciplesProgram/Enrollment Size
Criteria
Two Semester Seats

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Guiding PrinciplesPotential School Grade
Configurations

• Build Traditional School Types
• High School Grades 9-12
• Middle School Grades 6-8
• Elementary School Grades K-5
• Recommended Consider K-8 where applicable based
  upon local demographic need and community support
• Alternate Grade Span Types (If there is local
  demographic need and community supports the
  potential project)
• K-12
• 6-12
• K-6
• Consider building new facilities for upper
  Elementary School grades adjacent to Primary
  Centers

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Phase III Project Option 1
High Schools
School Relief Number of Seats
Banning High School 527 Phase III Seats Carson
High School 711 Phase III Seats Narbonne High
School 460 Phase III Seats San Pedro High
School 754 Phase III Seats
PROJECT 1 Add 711 Phase III Seats to South
Region High School 4 for a 1,890 Seat High School
PROJECT 2 New 1,750 Seat High School to
Relieve Narbonne and San Pedro High Schools
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Phase III Project Option 1 (Continued)
Elementary and Middle Schools
School Relief Number of Seats
Wilmington Middle School 121 Phase III
Seats Peary Middle School 269 Phase III
Seats Wilmington Park Elementary School 68 Phase
III Seats
PROJECT 3 Add 190 Phase III Seats to South
Region Span K-8 1 for a 1,455 Seat School
PROJECT 4 New Middle School Academy on Gardena
High School Campus to Relieve Peary Middle School

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Phase III Project Option 2
High Schools
School Relief Number of Seats
Banning High School 527 Phase III Seats Carson
High School 711 Phase III Seats Narbonne High
School 460 Phase III Seats San Pedro High
School 754 Phase III Seats
PROJECT 1 Add 711Phase III Seats to South
Region High School 4 for a 1,890 Seat High School
PROJECT 2 New 1,000 Seat High School to
Relieve Narbonne and Banning High Schools
PROJECT 3 Establish Permanent School Facilities
at Fort MacArthur Totaling 750 Seats to Relieve
San Pedro High School
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Next Steps

• November 23, 2004 Present Project Definition to
  Local District 8 Community
• January 2005 (Tentative) Board of Education
  Project Definition Approval