Planning & Design Meetings 12/5/2008 - Minutes (2)
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Meeting Subject: El Carmelo
Meeting Date: 12-05-08, 2:00 PM
Location: El Carmelo
Those Present: Chuck Merritt Principal, El Carmelo
Paul Stickney PAUSD
Lisa Gelfand GPA
Chris Duncan GPA
Steven Korovesis GPA
The following new items were discussed:
New Items Action By ITEM
2.1 Scope/ Program fyi Proposed scope of work for bond includes 1 new classroom and 1 flex room.
fyi Current enrollment is 3 strand, 24 students per class.
fyi El Carmelo is a Title 1 school, including English language learners and low
income students.
fyi Special programs are pull out ‘extensions’ for excelling students, and
‘interventions’ for struggling students. Math lab extension is run by parents.
Parents are encouraged to be involved in the classroom. Extensions and
interventions are typically 1 adult per 4 students.
fyi There is an express need for more meeting space and more storage space on
campus.
fyi There is a desire to increase the size of the kindergarten play area. There are
currently no bathrooms at any of the existing kindergartens.
fyi Play yards can be reconsidered to include less structured areas. Current
black top activity includes tetherball, kickball, handball, and 4 square. Soccer
and football are played on the field.
fyi Kindergartens have gardens at exterior street side.
fyi Kindergarten has a different recess time. Kindergarten has recess at same
time as 1 – 2 grade lunch.
2.2 Site Layout fyi Possible scheme for new work includes new centrally located flex room and
new kindergarten classroom extending off existing kindergarten classrooms.
Limited supervision becomes and issue with location of flex room.
fyi Possible scheme for new work includes new flex room at admin / 2nd grade
classroom. Location is more desirable. New classroom extends off 3rd grade
classroom.
fyi Possible scheme for new work includes new flex room at admin / 2nd grade
classroom. Location is more desirable. New classroom is centrally located.
Modular or prefab building would be considered to construct in difficult
classroom location.
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PAUSD Capacity Study
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