A Possible Fifth High School at the Great Park

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Just found a copy of the minutes to a board meeting for the IUSD which discusses plans for opening new schools. It stated that they are planning a middle school at the Great Park and possibly a high school also.



Here's an excerpt from the minutes:





"Irvine Unified School District

Irvine, California

Board of Education

Minutes of Special Meeting

March 12, 2007



....



School Openings

Tentative timelines for new school openings were presented as follows:

Fall 2007 Woodbury Elementary School (El Camino Real relocation)

Fall 2009 Stonegate Elementary School (Westwood Basics Plus relocation)

Fall 2009 Middle School in PA 40 (Woodbury)

Fall 2011 South Portola Springs Elementary School

Fall 2012-13 Middle School in Great Park

TBD North Portola Springs Elementary School

TBD PA1 or 5B Elementary School



....

Other Discussion

The Board also discussed the possible need for a 5th high school (magnet) in the Great Park, as

well as the possibility of creating "choice zones" for students residing in the SVUSD quadrant

of the Great Park and the SAUSD quadrant of Jamboree Village. "





Here's the link:

http://www.iusd.org/board_of_education/minutes/2007/documents/Minutes-031207.pdf
 
It's noted on the Northwood HS website that information on a potential new high school and a new stadium was covered at a recent parent meeting. Did anyone attend that meeting and if so, did they provide any information re: a potential new high school in Irvine?
 
[quote author="kayochan" date=1228103685]It's noted on the Northwood HS website that information on a potential new high school and a new stadium was covered at a recent parent meeting. Did anyone attend that meeting and if so, did they provide any information re: a potential new high school in Irvine?</blockquote>


The information regarding a new stadium is for a stadium at University High. I was sent that info in an email by my son's school principal. I will see if I can copy and paste it here, it might be a bit long. Give me a sec to try...
 
Here's the email I got regarding the stadium issue. Hope this helps...



The IUSD will be holding a special Board Meeting on January 22, 2009 at 7.00pm to discuss a new stadium currently proposed for the University High site. A new stadium would greatly reduce the need for those logistically challenging Thursday night contests, and provide improved access and facilities for thousands of current and future student athletes in a multitude of sports, along with Marching Band/Color Guard participants. Details on the timing and scope of the meeting are not yet finalized, but please save the date and be ready to come show your support for this important initiative.



It is urgent you spread the word of the meeting to Elementary and Middle School parents and urge everyone to attend so that we can show an overwhelming support for the stadium. The article below speaks of budget cuts and how they will affect our school district. Funding for a stadium comes from Facilities money, an entirely different funding source. Facilities money CAN ONLY be used for facilities, it cannot be used to pay a teacher, keep class sizes down etc.



EDUCATION COALITION BUDGET

TALKING POINTS

November 2008

PROPOSED CUTS WILL HAVE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES FOR CALIFORNIA'S SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS

California's school funding could be cut by a total $8 billion in 2008-09 if lawmakers don't vote for new revenues. Schools need ongoing, stable revenues now more than ever.

For K-12 schools alone this would be a cut of $7.2 billion. These cuts are equivalent to shutting down every school across the state for twenty-five days, increasing class sizes statewide by over 50%, reducing per-student spending by almost $1,200, laying off 160,000 classroom teachers or 180,000 bus drivers, janitors, food service workers, maintenance workers, and other education support professionals, cutting more than $31,500 per classroom, cutting $12.4 million per school district (assuming 10,000 students in the school) or eliminating all music, art and career technical education programs statewide with room to cut even more.

California already has some of the most overcrowded classrooms and the greatest shortages of librarians, counselors and other critical support staff in the nation. And before this year's devastating budget cuts, California already ranked 46th out of 50 states in per pupil funding, according to Education Week. Further cuts will have catastrophic consequences for California's schools, students and their futures.

Schools and teachers are working hard to continue to meet the ever-rising academic achievement standards, even while the state's lack of funding threatens to erase all of the improvement we've made. And the governor's proposed midyear cuts would force us to cut the very programs our community values halfway through the year.

Our elected leaders need to be reminded of what hard-working Californians already know: these devastating cuts to public education are undermining our state's future. That's why parents, teachers and other educators across California are united against further mid-year budget cuts.

California spends $1,900 less per student than the national average. The "Getting Down to Facts" studies from Stanford University show that California seriously underfunds its public schools and would need to spend 40 percent more to ensure that all students meet the state's rigorous academic standards. The studies also show that other states like New York spend 75 percent more on students than California.

California business leaders say the best way to improve our economy is to make sure we have a well-educated work force. The governor and lawmakers must make California's students a top priority. Refusing to support solutions to raise revenues for schools shortchanges our students and California's future.
 
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