Community Asked To Help Design New MHS Campus Plan
Written by 991KBU on March 29, 2019
[BOILED DOWN SMMUSD NEWS RELEASE]
What should the new Malibu High School look like???
Two public meetings are scheduled to let the Malibu community have their say.
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will hold two meetings in the next 30 days for students, parents and community members are invited to participate in drafting the Malibu Middle School and Malibu High School Campus Plan.
This plan will guide the removal of old buildings and the construction of the new campus.
The new campus will be mostly funded by the 195 million dollar bond issue … Measure M … approved by Malibu voters.
These will be town hall-style meetings, with presentations followed by workshops, including time for questions and feedback.
Attendees will hear from representatives of LPA, the architects who are leading the campus plan process, and site officials.
As part of the planning process, a survey was conducted in January of current Malibu students, parents and administrators asking, among other things, what items should take priority for the new campuses.
Portions of that research … as well as the results of the ongoing Campus Planning Committee meetings … will be discussed including how the campus currently serves and can better serve the community.
After review and recommendations by the Malibu Facility District Advisory Committee and approval of the campus plan by the Board of Education …the district will hire a project architect to begin designing the first phase.
The meetings will be April 24 and May 1st.
Both meetings will be identical … both will run from 6 to 8 p.m.
And both will be at the Juan Cabrillo Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room
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The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education has approved the District Sustainability Plan, which provides a strategic roadmap for formalizing and uniting the District’s many existing sustainability initiatives and integrates sustainability into student learning and District operations. The plan is organized into eight focus areas:
= Climate: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the local environment.
= Education and Engagement: Integrate sustainability education into the curriculum and improve environmental literacy.
= Energy Efficiency and Renewables: Install energy efficient systems and use clean,
renewable energy.
= Water: Conserve water and eliminate water waste in buildings and on landscaping.
= Solid Waste: Reduce, reuse and recycle in classrooms and all school operations.
= Transportation: Convert to environmentally friendly fuels, carpool and walk / bike to schools.
= Food, Nutrition and Wellness: Serve healthy, nutritious and locally grown foods.
= Green Buildings & Operations.
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