Hello,
Below (and attached) is our news release for the Emerson-Bandini Groundbreaking event. Photos/video can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-J1nZFnU7t-ROLdYSc4hDnOhElHPIRVl?usp=sharing. I have also included two fact sheets (in English & Spanish) for your use.
Please let me know if you have additional questions.
Sincerely,
Jamie Ries
NEWS RELEASE - Emerson-Bandini "Jaguars" Leap Toward Historical Groundbreaking on Complete Site Transformation
SAN DIEGO – A crowd of Emerson-Bandini "Jaguars" joined San Diego Unified leaders, families, and construction crews Wednesday at a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating an historic milestone for the aging campus in Southcrest.
To kick off the complete site rebuild, construction crews began demolishing two buildings on the northeast corner of the site in May, to make way for a state-of-the-art, 22,000 square-foot, two-story wing of classrooms, as well as new kindergarten and new preschool classroom buildings with their own dedicated outdoor play areas. In the remaining space, a new administrative and health building, an outdoor amphitheater, and lunch court will be constructed.
"This groundbreaking marks the beginning of a new chapter for Emerson-Bandini, as well as the entire Southcrest community," Principal Juan Romo said.
Crews will move on constructing the two-story classroom hall, new kindergarten and preschool classroom buildings, administration and health building, outdoor play areas, an outdoor amphitheater, and a lunch court. Renovations will also be underway: the multi-purpose room, library media center, cafeteria, and kitchen will be fully refurbished; the existing turf field will be reshaped and expanded to more than 26,400 square-feet; a new staff and visitor parking lot will be constructed, and new landscaping will be installed.
To ensure safety and security, crews will add perimeter fencing, new security cameras, and a single point-of-entry at the school.
"As a district, we are committed to providing all of our schools with safe and well- maintained facilities," Superintendent Cindy Marten said. "Emerson-Bandini will be an example of safety, security, and digital literacy when this project is complete."
Emerson-Bandini's site transformation is poised to complete in winter 2021. When complete, the campus will become a TK-5 campus; formerly, these grades were assigned to both Emerson Elementary and the nearby Bandini Elementary School campuses.
This project fulfills a longstanding commitment after the discovery of high levels of lead in the drinking water on the Emerson-Bandini campus in 2016. Since the discovery, San Diego Unified has been testing all drinking water outlets for high levels of lead and remediating each elevated fixture using one of the strictest water standards in the country.
State and Federal guidelines require action be taken if lead is found in drinking water at levels of 15-parts-per-billion or higher; the district's standards are three times stronger than that. As part of this project, the Emerson-Bandini campus will receive filtered water bottle hydration stations, providing drinking water at the highest quality.
"I'm proud of the work our district has done since our initial high lead-level results in 2016," said Board Trustee Richard Barrera. "We lead the nation with our strict drinking water quality standards, and other districts are following our lead."
The project is fully funded through Propositions S & Z. To read more about projects, like the one at Emerson-Bandini, visit www.fpcprojects.sandi.net.
From: SDUSD Information Office
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2019 3:46 PM
To: SDUSD Information Office <sdcs-info@sandi.net>
Cc: SDUSD Facilities Info <sdusdfacilitiesinfo@sandi.net>
Subject: FW: MEDIA ADVISORY: Emerson-Bandini "Jaguars" to take Leap Toward Historical Groundbreaking on Entire Site Transformation
Good afternoon,
A friendly reminder about the groundbreaking for the Emerson-Bandini complete site rebuild on Wed., Oct. 16 at 10:30 a.m.
For media planning live hits prior to the event: please RSVP via email at sdusdfacilitiesinfo@sandi.net, or to jries@sandi.net. We are expecting nearly 300 students & families at this event, so we will need to plan accordingly.
We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
San Diego Unified School District
Facilities Planning and Construction
From: SDUSD Facilities Info
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 1:31 PM
To: SDUSD Facilities Info <sdusdfacilitiesinfo@sandi.net>; SDUSD Information Office <sdcs-info@sandi.net>
Subject: MEDIA ADVISORY: Emerson-Bandini "Jaguars" to take Leap Toward Historical Groundbreaking on Entire Site Transformation
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.
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