Study Session: Facilities Master Plan

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San Antonio School, LASD's first school built in 1910.

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The LASD Board is having a special Study Session meeting on December 2, 2019 at 6pm in the District Board Room to specifically review an updated Facilities Master Plan.  The agenda for this meeting can be found here.  As this is special meeting and this is the only agenda item, public comment will only be allowed on this one matter.  There will be no time set aside for community comments on items not already on the agenda.  

At this meeting, Randy Kenyon and Lisa Gelfand (the District's architect) will present the updated draft of the Facilities Master Plan (first drafted in 2014).  The board will be given the chance to ask questions, discuss the plan and provide direction to staff for next steps.  This is a discussion item and no official action can be taken.  The Board can only direct staff to get certain things done and/or bring back certain items for official actions at a later meeting.  

It is important to note that we are having this study session because 4 of the 5 board members, including myself, were not on the board in 2014 (the last time a Facilities Master Plan was discussed). In order for the Board to choose the best people suited for the Facilities Master Plan Committee and provide the most appropriate charge for said committee, it is best that the Board truly understands what a Facilities Master Plan entails first.  

Lisa and Randy's presentation and the updated draft of the Facilities Master Plan can be found using the agenda link provided above.  The Facilities Master Plan envisions finding a permanent location for BCS, moving to a middle school model and updating facilities to ensure each, at least, meets current capacity and comport with regulations for schools built now (versus when the schools were built or last renovated).  The Facilities Master Plan has the following goals: 

• House all students in permanent facilities (including BCS students)
• Modernize existing facilities to meet District educational, safety, and efficiency criteria
• Attain zero net energy operation throughout the District
• Provide for future flexibility

The Facilities Master Plan includes in its Appendices the Strategic Enrollment Growth Task Force Final Report and the Facilities Advisory Committee Report that served to inform the goals of the plan.  A common theme of both reports was to find a permanent solution to house BCS, either through a new site or through modifications to existing sites. 

Please note, this is just the highlights of presentation and the Plan.  You can inform yourself about the rest of it at the link provided above.  As always, feel free to email me with any questions.