DID YOU KNOW?
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Outdated portable classrooms have been removed at 16 schools, and 17 more
sites are scheduled for portable demolition next year.
- Measure K is funding replacement of old boiler systems, fire alarms, intercoms
and clocks.
- Measure K funds are protected from state budget cuts and may only be used
for school renovations and construction, not for salaries or operating costs.
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Board of Education to Revisit Facility Plan
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The Long Beach Unified School District's Board of Education will re-examine the district's Facility Master Plan in the coming months in light of shrinking enrollment, state budget cuts and new technology requirements.
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Newcomb Foundation Funds Enrichment
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Despite being housed on a temporary campus during the rebuilding of their school,
Newcomb Academy students are still enjoying enrichment programs such as a full-time
music teacher and electives like marine biology, home economics and photography.
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Citizens' Oversight Committee
Represents Public Interests
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When Mike Noll was a real estate salesman in the Long Beach area, one of the first
questions prospective buyers would ask was, "How are the schools?"
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Long Beach Environmental Firm
Ensures Building Demos are Safe
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When Dave Schack started working as a field technician for a small environmental firm in 1989, he was just out of college and preparing to attend law school. Now, 23 years later, he's vice president of environmental health and safety and building sciences at Alta Environmental of Long Beach and says he doesn't look back to the legal career he might have had.
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Grand Opening
Nelson Academy, the first school to be built with Measure K funds, opened
this month in Signal Hill. About 800 sixth, seventh and eighth graders will each receive an
iPad to use in school and for homework. |
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Coming Soon
The school district's newest high school, McBride, will open in Fall 2013 with three academies. Construction is about 70 percent complete. |
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Old Is New
Architects designing the new Roosevelt Elementary School are working to retain some of the original art deco architectural features.
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New Bike Lane
To help Newcomb Academy students navigate Wardlow Road on the way
to their temporary campus at Keller Elementary School, the City of Long Beach has added
new bike lanes. |
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