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LAUSD
Breaks Ground on First CHPS School
 Under
sunny Southern California skies on January 15, the Los Angeles
Unified School District (LAUSD) broke ground on the Cahuenga
New Elementary School #1 -- the first in a series of new schools
in the district to meet the CHPS Design Guidelines.
Before a crowd of approximately 200 students,
community members and district representatives, speakers including
State Superintendent of Instruction Jack O'Connell, LAUSD
School Board President Jose Huizar, and Los Angeles City Council
Member Tom LaBonge celebrated the collaborative process that
has made this much-needed school a reality. Located in Los
Angeles' Koreatown, the Cahuenga New Elementary School #1
will help relieve overcrowding in the district that currently
has hundreds of students being bused to schools in other parts
of the city. Once complete, this K-5 school will accommodate
804 students on a traditional calendar and 1,125 on a year-round
calendar.
In addition to easing school overcrowding,
this school is also the first new facility built since LAUSD
passed a resolution in 2002 adopting the CHPS Design Guidelines
for their schools. CHPS Executive Board Member Randall Higa
presented LAUSD with an award honoring their commitment to
high performance schools during the groundbreaking ceremony.
High performance features at the school will include integrated
daylight and electric lighting systems in classrooms, recycled
content ceiling and wall panels, and overall energy use that
exceeds the California Title 24 energy standards by 30%.
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