Planning & Design Meetings Science Department: Program Meeting No.2 5/12/2009 - MinutesPALO HIGH SCHOOL
Palo Alto Unified School District
PROGRAM MEETING NOTES
DATE: 12 May 2009
SUBJECT: Science Department: Program Meeting No.2
ATTENDEES: Kathy Lawrence, Paly Erwin Lee, DLM
Jacquie McEvoy, Paly Dean Schmitz, DLM
Tom Hodges, PAUSD/OCMI
Paul Stickney, PAUSD/OCMI
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the science department’s program and the
program needs relative to the laboratory conversion project. The following are the
highlights of the meeting:
1. The science department does not want to give up the two small classrooms by
converting them into laboratory space. They can defer the need for laboratory space a
year or two.
2. If the construction of the laboratory space is pushed out, Kathy suggest that it might
become part of the Career Tech Ed (CTE) building which would have a symbiotic
relationship with the existing robotics and engineering programs. A biotech program
could be expanded as well in the CTE building. The CTE building is the preferred
location for the future science laboratories. That is, defer and build two labs later than a
single lab now. It was noted that the CTE Building is further down the Master Plan
project list (Group 4).
3. Jacquie mentioned that she will be writing CTE grants and that this should help the
overall building program and development.
4. The laboratory could also be located temporarily, if necessary, in the 700 Building since
there will be available space in the future and the building has existing rooms with
plumbing. Even if the special education program moves into the 700 Building, they will
not utilize the entire building. Jacquie suggest the 400 Building is better suited for
special education since a classroom was recently remodeled in this building for them.
5. The difference between the needs of a physics and biology lab were clarified by Kathy.
The physics classroom needs wall space and room darkening; biology needs water and
lab space.
6. No immediate needs for the science department. Leave the existing laboratories as is.
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