Dubliners Asked To Provide Feedback On TK-8 School Draft

DUBLIN, CA — The Dublin Unified School District is hosting an open house Tuesday for the public to learn more about a proposed new Boulevard TK-8 school currently in its pre-design phase. The new school is intended to address overcrowding in the fast-growing district, located in California’s fastest-growing city.

Over the past 20 years, DUSD has built five new elementary schools, expanded its middle and high school, and is building a second high school due to open in January, according to a Mercury News report. Now it is moving to build a TK-8 elementary and middle school.

Guests will have the opportunity to meet with architects, learn about the pre-design process, and comment on the latest draft of the Education Specifications document. The Open House will take place Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the DUSD large boardroom at 7471 Larkdale Avenue.

Comments can also be submitted online here through Wednesday. Feedback will be discussed when the final version is submitted to the board on May 23.

The draft was created with the input of the DUSD Board of Trustees, DUSD administration, and DUSD Educational Specifications Committee. It calls for a building with a single, controlled access point that is “considerate and complimentary to the adjacent neighborhood.” The draft calls for, among other specifications:

• Buildings a maximum of two stories
• Classrooms at least 960 square feet
• TK and kindergarten classrooms at least 1300 square feet
• Flex labs and flex classrooms
• 140-150 parking spaces
• Drought-resistant landscaping
• Single visitor access space with camera
• Six-feet tall fencing around the perimeter of the site
• Secured bicycle storage
• Field, gym and parking that are shared with the city
• Elementary school basketball courts and middle school basketball courts
• Day care facility