Newcomb Academy - Long Beach Unified School District

Newcomb Academy
Campus Move and Project Update
Long Beach Unified School District
May 23, 2012
PROJECT UPDATE
Facilities Schedule
• Last day of school at Newcomb: June 14, 2012
• Moving activities: June-August 2012
• Abatement and demolition activities: Fall 2012
• Start of construction activities: 2013
• Opening of new Newcomb Academy: Fall 2015
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MOVE SCHEDULE
Newcomb Campus Move Schedule
• Last day of school at Newcomb: June 14
• Summer vacation: June 15 – September 4
• First day of school at Keller campus: September 5
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INTERIM CAMPUS AT KELLER
Keller Campus: 7020 Brittain Street, Long Beach, CA
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INTERIM CAMPUS AT KELLER
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GETTING TO KELLER
Student drop-off and pick-up:
• Separate drop-off areas for elementary and
middle school:
– Main elementary school drop-off and entrance on
Lees Avenue
– Main middle school drop-off and entrance on
Karen Avenue
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DRIVING TO KELLER
Recommended driving routes
Elementary grades
• Main student drop-off area
on Lees Ave.
• Main elementary entrance
on Lees Ave and Brittain St.
Recommended
route to ES dropoff
Recommended return
route from Keller
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DRIVING TO KELLER
Recommended driving routes
Middle school grades
• Main drop-off area on
Karen Ave.
• Main 6-8th grade entrance
on Karen Ave.
Recommended
route to MS dropoff
Recommended return
route from Keller
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INTERIM CAMPUS AT KELLER
Administration
Kindergarten
Elementary
Classrooms
Multipurpose
Elementary
Classrooms
Playground
Middle
School
Classrooms
Staff
parking
lot
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GETTING TO KELLER
Proposed measures at Keller:
• Continue staggered start times for elementary
and middle school grades
• Provide car valet program during morning
drop-off
• Restripe existing crosswalks around the school
• Provide signage along the curbfronts to prohibit
parking during drop-off and pickup times
• A staff parking lot will be provided on-site
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GETTING TO KELLER
Proposed measures at Keller (continued):
• Encourage carpooling
• Establish a “walking bus” or “bicycle bus” to
school
• Improve local bicycle lanes and provide bicycle
storage on campus
• Promote the use of public transportation, esp.
by older students
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Q&A
Questions
&
Answers
Contacts:
Gray Lange, Principal, Newcomb Academy
(562) 493-3596
Fausto Silva, Project Manager, LBUSD Facilities
(562) 997-7550
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Bike Trains
A group of
children that
bicycle to school
together with
one or more
adults
Adult lead
Scheduled times
Scheduled route
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Bike Trains
Route
Bike Train
Stop
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Bike Trains
Safe Routes to
Schools
Education
Program
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Bike Trains
How would this work
Over
Over the
the summer
summer




Work
Work with
with School
School and
and PTA
PTA to
to identify
identify
volunteers
volunteers
Finalize
Finalize route
route and
and schedule
schedule
First
First two
two weeks
weeks of
of school
school


School
School district
district working
working with
with City
City and
and
SRTS
SRTS will
will

 drive
drive the
the train
train




educate
educate volunteers
volunteers and
and children
children
during
first
two
weeks
of
during first two weeks of school
school
Schedule
Schedule and
and continue
continue to
to train
train
volunteers
volunteers to
to lead
lead program
program after
after 11stst
two
two weeks
weeks
Ongoing
Ongoing


Continue
Continue to
to work
work with
with school
school and
and PTA
PTA to
to
assess
program
and
modify
as
necessary
assess program and modify as necessary
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Bike Trains
Possible Route
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Bike Trains
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Bike Trains
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Bike Trains
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