MEDIA ADVISORY
Emerson-Bandini "Jaguars" to take Leap Toward Historical Groundbreaking on Entire Site Transformation
WHAT:
Dressed in hard hats and vests, Emerson-Bandini "Jaguars" will join fifth grade musicians, Superintendent Cindy Marten, district leaders, families, Principal Juan Romo, and the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) President in the historical groundbreaking for the entire campus rebuild.
WHEN:
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
*Live hits available prior to the event*
WHERE:
Emerson-Bandini Elementary School
3510 Newton Ave., San Diego, CA, 92113
VISUALS:
10:30 a.m. – Fifth grade Musicians Perform
10:40 a.m. – Speakers
10:50- 11:00 a.m. – Principal Romo invites students to join speakers in putting the "shovel to the ground" (students will say "let's put the shovel to the ground").
Renderings of the project can be found here.
GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS:
Cindy Marten, San Diego Unified Superintendent
Richard Barrera, San Diego Unified School Board Trustee
Lee Dulgeroff, San Diego Unified Chief Facilities Planning and Construction Officer
Juan Romo, Emerson-Bandini Elementary School Principal
Rosario López, Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) President
*Rosario speaks fluent Spanish, so we will have a San Diego Unified interpreter on hand for any English interviews.
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
The Whole Site Modernization project at Emerson-Bandini Elementary is a complete site rebuild that will result in a comprehensive, state-of-the-art, TK-5th grade campus on the existing Emerson campus.
The site transformation includes construction of a 22,000 square-foot two-story wing of classrooms, new kindergarten and new preschool classroom buildings with separate outdoor play areas, a new 5,203 square-foot administration hall with administrative offices and a health center, and a new outdoor amphitheater and lunch court.
The modernization also includes fully refurbishing the multi-purpose building, including the multi-purpose room, library media center, cafeteria, and kitchen.
Exterior campus improvements include reshaping the existing turf field and expanding it to over 26,400 square feet. The project includes new landscaping and parking for staff and visitors.
BACKGROUND:
San Diego Unified's capital projects are funded by San Diego Unified School District's Propositions S and Z, which are local bond measures approved by San Diego voters to repair, renovate and revitalize neighborhood schools. In addition to renovation and replacement, bond projects include classroom technology, facilities to support College, Career and Technical Education, classroom air conditioning, safety and security upgrades, and other facilities improvements at traditional and public charter schools throughout San Diego Unified.
PARKING/EVENT MAP:
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jamie Ries, San Diego Unified Facilities Communication Liaison, 619-855-9283; jries@sandi.net.