MEDIA ADVISORY
Franklin Elementary STEAM Magnet School Students to Join San Diego Unified Leaders in Signing, Hoisting of Final Steel Beam for New Classroom Building
Monday, Nov. 28, 2022
WHAT:
Franklin Elementary STEAM Magnet School students will join San Diego Unified School District leaders in signing and celebrating the hoisting of the final steel beam for the school’s new classroom building.
WHEN:
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022
8 - 9 a.m.
WHERE:
Franklin Elementary STEAM Magnet School*
4481 Copeland Avenue
San Diego, CA 92116
*See map below for event location
Reporters, photographers, and guests should wear closed-toe, flat shoes and ankle length pants. Hard hats and vests will be provided.
VISUALS:
8:00 - 8:15 a.m. – Franklin Elementary students, staff, and guests sign the beam
8:15 - 8:20 a.m. - Brief dignitary comments
8:20 - 8:25 a.m. - Beam hoisting
8:25 - 8:35 a.m. - Media one-on-ones / photo opportunities in construction area
8:35 - 9 a.m. - Additional media opportunities outside of the construction area*
*This will be for media wanting to tour the existing campus, additional
photo opportunities outside of the beam-hoisting area, or any other additional media requests.
GUEST INTERVIEWS:
Shana Hazan, Incoming District B Board of Education Trustee, San Diego Unified
Lee Dulgeroff, Chief Facilities Planning and Construction Officer, San Diego Unified
Melissa Roy-Wood, Principal, Franklin Elementary STEAM Magnet School
Students, Franklin Elementary STEAM Magnet School
BACKGROUND:
The Franklin Elementary STEAM Magnet School Whole Site Modernization is a significant renovation of the existing campus with campuswide improvements and includes removal of an aging building and the construction of a new state-of-the-art two-story classroom building.
The new facility will include collaborative workspaces, a staff lounge and a student food services kitchen, which is part of an expanded student dining area underneath a shade canopy.
All classrooms will be renovated and modernized. Outdoor improvements include renovated kindergarten and upper-grade playgrounds with shaded play structures, a learning garden with a shade canopy, and a bioretention basin with landscaping.
Campuswide safety will be improved with a monitored single point of entry, modern public address/intercom system, security cameras, intrusion and fire alarm systems, and secure perimeter fencing.
Construction is anticipated to complete in late 2024.
Funding is made available through Propositions S & Z, and Measure YY, local school bond measures approved by San Diego voters to improve San Diego Unified schools.
PARKING/ EVENT MAP:
Parking will be limited to street parking. See drone image and Google map for location of event.
RELATED LINKS:
This event is for professional journalists. Please confirm attendance in advance: communications@sandi.net.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jamie Ries, Information Services Specialist, San Diego Unified, (619) 855-9283, jries@sandi.net.
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