FACILITIES MASTER PLAN
by Ruhnau Clarke Architects
EDUCATIONAL VISIONING
The Purpose of a facility master plan is to ensure that facilities support the vision for educational outcomes. With an understanding of California education standards and curriculum frameworks, the planning team worked closely with the District to identify ways facilities could better support the activities and experiences of respective users.
The Student Experience
Student developmental needs evolve. The educational experience's vision is designed to support students' current stage of development and foster long-term growth.
The Role of Facilities
Space facilitates experience. The role of the school facility is to support the experiences that aid in achieving desired outcomes. Facilities should support and enhance multi-modal, social, and emotional learning.
They should also serve as spaces that support strong work cultures and
professional connections for adults.
School facilities are also community assets. The outside community's access to and interaction with these spaces should be given strong consideration.
A Vision for the Student Experience
Stakeholders shared various ideas for how their environments might support engaging learning experiences. Common themes emerged, which highlighted the desire for flexible learning environments, connectivity, and spaces that support hands-on and experiential learning, student wellness, athletics and extracurricular programs, and operational efficiency.
BIG IDEAS
The planning team has engaged with various stakeholders. As each group provides input, consensus around some "Big Ideas" has emerged. These concepts will inform the facility master plan and will evolve and be updated as the plan evolves.
