News On page 1 this report indicated Alternative 4, the Disbursed Circulation/ No Garage Alternative-would meet the Citys Municipal Code requirements providing 104 parking spaces, which is based on the number of teaching stations. Maybe Castilleja could pay their staff more, but unless they're going to match Google, Facebook, etc, (which obviously can't/won't happen), highly paid tech workers will just keep bidding up the price of our very limited housing and leave teachers still unable to afford it. In both cases, the public hearings are intended to solicit early feedback and will not include any formal action.Among the biggest differences between Castilleja's prior plan and its current one is the size of the proposed underground garage. Castilleja is the only non-sectarian all-girls middle and high school in the San Francisco Bay Area. ", "It's doing something that is really powerful and I want to emphasize that," Thompson said. You judge: Their enrollment cap since 2000 is 415 students, but they've exceeded that number since 2002. "Time is passing. Please include any comments on: The Harker School vs. Castilleja School Varsity Womens' Basketball. Because we have lived with the current CUP and how that has been complied with historically, it is a huge leap that just because it will be written that there will be no new trips, that will in fact happen. real-world experiences, which develop in each student the skills Suddenly, from being a reasonably quiet residential neighborhood, 75% of its students are commuting daily into the neighborhood and the school begins its continual expansion creep with an increasing number of disruptive evening and weekend events. Come on, the teachers deserve better than that. Here, however, the split occurred between the five board members, who were charged with further refining the building's faade. Both the architectural board and the planning commission plan to hold further meetings on the proposal before it goes back to the council next year for another hearing. It seems fair to assume any family in a position to receive significant tuition assistance probably can't afford to live near Castilleja at current prices. "The length and complexity of the approval process has not discouraged the school, Kauffman said, given the improvements in the project. "Does it seem to you that this is going to bite us in the rear when we look at this project in the future and ask, 'Why did we make a big deal out of this minor difference in underground parking?'" they remain out of compliance with. MOBILE, Ala. - Well it looks like Theodore football has found their guy.Steve Mask has accepted the head coaching position with the Bobcats. Gennady Sheyner covers the City Hall beat in Palo Alto as well as regional politics, with a special focus on housing and transportation. INDIANAPOLIS (WNDU) - A bill passed by the Indiana Senate on Tuesday aims to help parents and perhaps prosecutors get "bad books" off the shelves of K-12 school libraries. I firmly support Castillejas right to update its campus. "Staff conceptually supports a parking adjustment for the project given the Council's direction to reduce the size of the garage and Castilleja's robust TDM plan," Lait wrote. The interior of Castilleja School's campus on July 16, 2019. Castilleja Head of School GUIDING THEMES Each year, Ms. KauffmanHA carefully selects a theme for the school year and distributes a sticker on opening day: Belonging 2019-20, Justice 2020-21,. Who is trustworthy in this process? [13][14] One concern has been traffic impact. Home & Real Estate "They just want to have less parking on-site so that they can have a bigger more massive building. non-sectarian all-girls middle and high school in the San Francisco 1. Castilleja needs to modernize. Staff's preferred design combines these underground spaces with 11 new at-grade spaces and 26 existing ones for a total of 89 spaces. National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS), top 20% of private schools in California for most sports offered, private school tuition across the country, Editorial: Veenker, Lauing, Lythcott-Haims for Palo Alto City Council (2022), Castilleja School claims Palo Alto's move to reduce proposed garage is illegal (2022), On the eve of graduation, high school seniors celebrate with a car parade (2021). Castilleja School Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica CASTILLEJA SCHOOL FOUNDATION PALO ALTO, CA 94301-3507 | Tax-exempt since Aug. 1943 EIN: 94-0373222 Classification ( NTEE ). Here's the new, best answer. 3. Neighbors and some council members have been distrustful of the school since learning in 2013 that it had been violating its 415-student enrollment cap for decades. I have been following Castilleja's modernization project for the past 4 years. I invite you to subdivide your lot and build a low income unit. Redwood City Pulse, 2023 Palo Alto Online [Post removed; successive comments by same poster are not permitted.]. All rights reserved. Follow Palo Alto Online and the Palo Alto Weekly on Twitter @paloaltoweekly, Facebook and on Instagram @paloaltoonline for breaking news, local events, photos, videos and more. I tried to change my name from sfvalley to my initials, azr, but I guess it isn't happening. "We don't need a CO2-belching industrial concrete garage in our neighborhood," Levinsky told the commission. Three of Castilleja's proposed designs include 52 underground parking spaces, while two other options have 57 and 69 underground spaces, respectively. To assuage the community's fears about the traffic impacts of its expansion, a key area of concern for council members and project opponents alike, Castilleja is now proposing several new policies to discourage driving near the campus. But just to be clear, the plans proposeto move a pool to make room for one large building that replaces 5 older buildings, which takes away 60 currently existing surface parking spaces. A&E I have participated in some of the S-CAP meetings. The population has grown enormously, and blocking those new people from accessing nearby housing and education runs counter to the progressive/inclusive/climate-conscious values touted by everyone's yard signs. Likely that is why Planning chose not to include the actual report only a link ARB's or PTC's packet. The school has come up with options to address both. Otherwise, they would have to build a smaller structure and pay hundreds of thousands to redesign it to comply with the codes. Ten years. "We take cars off the street, we save additional trees, we reduce our footprint, we exceed Palo Alto's sustainability goals and we educate more girls. of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic. Before joining the Palo Alto Weekly/PaloAltoOnline.com in 2008, he covered breaking news and local politics for the Waterbury Republican-American, a daily newspaper in Connecticut. Everyone in Palo Alto will be affected, including emergency responders. Are you suggesting that Palo Alto's 25K taxpaying household provide/ subsidize housing for a private school whose students are 75% commuters? 5. Print Edition/Archives Its on Casti to prove its case. Neighbors would love to support a less massive project and reasonable enrollment increase. If memory serves, that commissioner has a niece who attends Casti (she may have graduated by now) and a business relationship with the lawyer representing the school. Will decisions align with S-CAP goals? Time to read: about 5 minutes. But as two recent public hearings on the Castilleja project showed, these moves have done little to make Castilleja's project less polarizing. Were really digging to see how we could get to yes, but I fear the conclusion may be no. Stanford also used the same old "no new car trips, trust us" claim while dramatically growing its enrollment, the number of campuses, number of housing units, the whole Hospital / health care complex etc. "We just want to be educating girls," Kauffman said. Very bad timing on this report. Why, then, doesn't the school submit plans that comply with existing code? Additionally, my group feels strongly about saving trees (Coastal Oak #89, where Melville meets Emerson, is a beauty and was in danger). The revised plans, which seek to respond to the council's direction, are now set to undergo a series of reviews by the Architectural Review Board, which will consider them on Dec. 2, and the Planning and Transportation Commission, which will review them on Dec. 8. There aren't many Black students, which my Black friends said harmed their experience. Castilleja also remains true to the 5 C's - conscience, I live within steps of people who have posted above and are persistently concerned about the "expansion". Even in its revised form, an underground garage has no business being in a residential neighborhood, critics of the project maintained. I know some people say this is a bad school, but as a 6th grader, trust me, it's the best. I challenge those folks to say that Castilleja's traffic and/or parking impact on the neighborhood right now is even measurable. Another member of the public said a garage would invite more traffic. Currently Castilleja pays no property taxes on its prime real estate holdings where the school is located nor do they pay a penny for the public services they receive to this school, Uploaded: Thu, Dec 9, 2021, 9:43 am The city council landed on around 89 parking spaces required, which already exists on campus. As a first-year teacher at an all-girls school, I was immediately impressed by my confident,decisive eleven-year-old students, who had acquired strengths and skills many of us work a lifetime to master. The school has changed the building designs, changed the garage, increased TDM measures beyond what anyone else is doing anywhere in the bay area, moved the pool, moved deliveriesand is NOT expanding. Vandermade, a graduate of Mater Dei-Santa Ana and the . . Kauffman said she worries that people are choosing not to hear the facts because of something that happened eight years ago.. As such, it is "anticipated to have fewer impacts on protected trees and construction-related disturbances," according to a new report from the Department of Planning and Community Environment. I think we've pretty much been saying the same thing for 5 years. PA didn't just become "one of the most expensive neighborhoods in CA" by accident, residents MADE IT THIS WAY through decades of artificially constraining housing supply in an incredibly job-rich (and therefore high housing demand) area. As has been pointed out, the plans have been reviewed by numerous City bodies (ARB, PTC, Planning Department, City Council). Time and time again, Castilleja has revised their plans to meet the demands of the neighbors, yet the neighbors turn down every solution. And Online Name is right to be skeptical about the no new trips claim. Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities. But, Castilleja has so many fun events and traditions. Really? The naysayers are hopelessly dug into their negative position, but in my opinion really don't have a leg to stand on. Sign up for the Peninsula Foodist newsletter. Contact Us Maybe Casti should pay its staff more so they can live closer? Of course schools have to modernize. Our teachers prioritize experiential and project-based learning that is engaging and relevant to girls. Castilleja's 6th through 12th grade program offers opportunities for girls across all grade levels to develop a keen sense of self and an unbridled zeal for exploration, innovation, and friendship. Why provide Castilleja. And because Lew's term is about to conclude and he is not seeking another term, the ultimate decision about whether the new design passes muster could hinge on a board member who has not yet been appointed and who may have other ideas about the building's design.Lee and Thompson, however, felt that the building is fine the way it is, having already gone through years of refinements and public hearings. Thompson also suggested that the building, in its current iteration, "has a design intent. Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life, Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Ask Amy: I feel guilty for not speaking up about my co-worker's activities, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do. AND the additional enrollment. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? Sorry, but further commenting on this topic has been closed. Castilleja School is a top rated, private, all-girls school located in PALO ALTO, CA. [5], In 1910, the school moved to its present location at 1310 Bryant Street, and the first structure was the administration building, designed by architect Roy C. Heald in American Craftman style. It would occupy about 24,294 square feet, which is 8,186 square feet less than in the original proposal. Castilleja School Photo #10 - Our multi-story athletics center includes spinning, a yoga studio, rock climbing wall, cardio room, and dance studio in addition to two full-size gymnasiums. Roy, I'm well aware that the earlier discussion about PTC decision-making wasn't specifically related to Casti but to the "Planning" department's overall performance. Gennady Sheyner covers the City Hall beat in Palo Alto as well as regional politics, with a special focus on housing and transportation. "We think a 30% increase in enrollment excessive," Reed said in an interview. Here's the new, best answer. Education | [9] In its early years, some boys were allowed to take classes at Castilleja. 6. It would be great to somehow put both those issues to rest. Bryant is a bicycle boulevard and care has been taken over many years to create a street that is hospitable to bikers of all ages and genders. Castilleja's 6th through 12th grade program offers opportunities for girls across all grade levels to develop a keen sense of self and an unbridled zeal for exploration, innovation, and friendship. "There's a lot of breaks happening in its faade, there's a lot of void. Christian high school basketball team forfeits tournament rather than play against transgender player, Opinion: Gov. Surely environmental science is part of the curriculum. Castilleja School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for: Castilleja School's tuition is approximately $49,900 for private students. It also dragged because of the lengthy speeches on how Casti could end misogyny right here in our own times. . Additional Expenses: Two board members, Chair Osma Thompson and Grace Lee said that the previously approved project remains perfectly acceptable. Castilleja checks all of these boxes. Obituaries He said the planners were putting their thumb on the scale in presenting the parking structure as a basement, a move he described as an insidious attempt to ram the project through. The school has been allowed to grow over the past many decades without going through the normal processes (some buildings were built pre-code, some built after code, but apparently not reviewed for GFA). Yet another said the EIR did not fully address GHG emissions. Despite Monday nights setback, Kauffman said she will continue fighting for a project that is on the right side of history. In response to DuBois comments, she said the school isnt going anywhere. of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations. However, if you tackle it methodically, you will get good results. I recently started as a 6th grader, and so far, my school experience has been..out of this world. From that moment on, I was determined to make excellence in single-sex education accessible to as many girls as possible. Nanci Kauffman, head of school at Castilleja, said after the hearing that she is very grateful to all the supporters who came out to speak in favor of the school's proposal and to the. Continuing to ask for more give-aways from the City after they've already been granted the 200 Melville Ave. street, The City Council concurred with some of the arguments from the project's critics in March, when it reviewed Castilleja's plans and directed it to reduce its proposed underground garage a target for project opponents and to further refine the design of its buildings to make it more compatible with the residential areas that abut its campus at 1310 Bryant St.The revised plans, which seek to respond to the council's direction, are now set to undergo a series of reviews by the Architectural Review Board, which will consider them on Dec. 2, and the Planning and Transportation Commission, which will review them on Dec. 8. Why did the meeting drag on so late? Become a Member Now they don't want a garage. Books & Uniforms (new or used): $650 - 1,100 Perhaps because the opposing group is such a small but very vocal minority? He was one of many residents and Castilleja supporters who told the commission on Wednesday that the review process has gone on for long enough and that it's time to approve the project, which includes reconstruction of three academic buildings, relocation of the school's swimming pool and construction of a garage. The City Council, ARB & PTC members have had YEARS to consider the schools many proposals, each of which has sought to compromise in ways that responded to neighbors concerns. And for good reasons. The application deadline for Castilleja School is Jan. 9. Building an unnecessary underground garage that isn't needed, is a threat to the environment and sets a dangerous precedent for other neighborhoods. As in the past, the public was split between those who believe Castilleja is still asking for too much, particularly when it comes to its proposed underground garage, and those who argued that Castilleja's project is worthy of approval and that the city's process has already dragged on for too long.Bill Burch fell squarely in the latter camp. While its plans call for increasing student enrollment, the project would actually constitute a reduction in total building area, according to planning staff. It still has bearing on the abilities and mindset of the "planners" who could appear to recommend proceeding on Casti without having a complete set of documents on which to base their decisions. While its plans call for increasing student enrollment, the project would actually constitute a reduction in total building area, according to planning staff. is the city committing to enforcement? Time to read: about 5 minutes. Dont worry I wont hold my breath waiting for you to take action. 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