Recently, 2 extremely important reports were released to the public: Fehr & Peers 7/23/21 Castilleja Parking Study commissioned by Castilleja School Sign up to be notified of new comments on this topic. Stay informed on important city government news. Thanks for posting the specifics about the missing data. Castilleja School is a top rated, private, all-girls school located in PALO ALTO, CA. Ron DeSantis apocalyptic attack on higher education. Nanci Kauffman is Castilleja's sixth Head of School. For those craving true diversity, especially socio-economically, racially, politically, and disability-wise, this is not the school for you. It's not fair to put the risk of this not working out on the residents. Endorsements should be a few sentences in length. Will decisions align with S-CAP goals? Even the Fehr & Peers report, which was commissioned by Castilleja concludes that the garage is not necessary, Rob Levitsky, who lives near Castilleja, sees the situation differently. ""It's doing something that is really powerful and I want to emphasize that," Thompson said. Palo Alto backs e-bike ban on Baylands trails, Stanford sues Santa Clara County over tax exemptions for faculty residences, Hit-and-run driver kills man, crashes into five cars Sunday morning, Santa Clara County wants to put millions into child care, California homelessness: Where are the state's billions going? It speaks volumes that your tactic is to accuse someone who disagrees with you of not living here - rather than make a logical argument for your position. 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Terms of Use 2023 Palo Alto Online. austin.hanson. At Castilleja, she taught in the History and Social Sciences department for seven years, and served as the interim Middle School Head for a semester. The overall expansion wouldnt be nearly as massive as other school redevelopments on the Peninsula, she added. and variances that the general public wouldn't receive; "We think a 30% increase in enrollment excessive," Reed said in an interview. The only reason anyone knew that Castilleja had surpassed their enrollment is because Castilleja got a new head who reported it. If I were a Republican I would not feel safe voicing that aspect of my identity. Business relationships. footage, more traffic, more harm to the environment 5,490 were here. TheSixFifty.com A minus. "That can be reduced so the building would be pushed back. 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. However, if you tackle it methodically, you will get good results. 2. "Baltay suggested that by failing to reach a consensus, the board is "doing the applicant a disservice by not providing the applicant with a solution. But with enough housing to reduce these insane prices (or at least slow increases), many more staff/students could live close enough to walk or bike, and there'd be far less need for parking (and fewer complaints about traffic)." But with enough housing to reduce these insane prices (or at least slow increases), many more staff/students could live close enough to walk or bike, and there'd be far less need for parking (and fewer complaints about traffic). Density, drop-offs on the streets, events that are out of hand. Castilleja School would see its floor area reduce to 128,687 square feet under its revised modernization plan at its Palo Alto campus. 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, Additional Expenses: The length and complexity of the approval process has not discouraged the school, Kauffman said, given the improvements in the project. [13][14] One concern has been traffic impact. Advertising Info courtesy, character, courage, and charity - which set the standard Get the latest local news and information sent straight to your inbox. I'm pretty sure no neighbor that's not a parent has ever agreed with proposed enrollment increase. Here's a roadmap to finding the school you want. Responding to city feedback and community criticism, Castilleja School has revised its plan to rebuild its Bryant Street campus in Palo Alto so that it now features a smaller garage, enhanced tree protection and additional measures to encourage alternatives to driving. And if it is accurate that Casti added the garage to the plan only b/c neighbors requested it, why not remove it now so that the modernization can begin? ", Baltay suggested that by failing to reach a consensus, the board is "doing the applicant a disservice by not providing the applicant with a solution.". "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 Middle School Athletic Director reports to the Athletic Director and the Middle School Division Head and works closely with other Fitness teachers and the Wellness Department, as well as grade level colleagues. Embarcadero Media Neither can be avoided 100%, but why add whats not really needed? Building an unnecessary underground garage that isn't needed, is a threat to the environment and sets a dangerous precedent for other neighborhoods. Once again, the school leaders have made significant changes in response to feedback. The school, which charges an annual tuition of $52,000, has 426 students and hopes to enroll 540 once the expansion is finished. Embarcadero Media Discover the schools, companies, and neighborhoods that are right for you. I fail to understand why Castilleja school advocates insist on keeping the location on a busy thoroughfare of Embarcadero when like other schools, they could relocate to another, safer location where they could expand. I live within steps of people who have posted above and are persistently concerned about the "expansion". Thats legal now. "There's a lot of breaks happening in its faade, there's a lot of void. No new traffic. On Wednesday night, as Castilleja held its first hearing in front of the Planning and Transportation Commission on its new plan, the panel heard from more than 50 residents, who in some cases pooled their allotted time to make longer presentation. [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. In 2019, the school submitted plans to rebuild most of its campus, which calls for demolishing and rebuilding three buildings on its campus, relocating the swimming pool and adding an underground parking structure. The 42-year-old was a teacher and the head wrestling coach at J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson. I cant but help think that if Casti truly feels it is so important to increase the number of young women benefiting from their education, Casti would want to move to a location where they can grow and not limit this wonderful opportunity to only 540 young women. $3.3 million in Tuition Assistance per year to 22% of student body. Become a Member Now, a century later, Castilleja's mission expands beyond Mary Lockey's founding principle by educating young women to become compassionate leaders and global citizens. 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. intellectual advantages of all-girls education. These including new shuttle and bus routes, a bike-share program, a "guaranteed ride home" program for employees who don't drive but who need may need to leave the school for an emergency (they would be reimbursed for the cost of transportation) and a new Castilleja Lyft program that will provide free midday rides for faculty and staff, according to the plan that the school released last month.If the school fails to meet its trip cap numbers, it would also establish a "Kiss n' Ride" program that allows parents to drop off and pick up their children at an off-site location about 15 minutes before school starts. "If they were to request a 10% enrollment increase, we'd be looking at about 450 students and there's there's sufficient parking on-site for 450. With its split verdict, the board gave Castilleja a somewhat confusing message, which was made more so when Lew declined to articulate what exactly he wants the school to change (the middle of the building, he said, is a "little bit muddled"). This option would be a gift to the greater neighborhood surrounding the school and to the health and safety of their students. MOBILE, Ala. - Well it looks like Theodore football has found their guy.Steve Mask has accepted the head coaching position with the Bobcats. St. Paul's seeks applications from candidates who will promote the School's commitment to attracting and retaining a highly talented and diverse faculty. ""We have not compromised internally enough to give them a fair description of what they need to do," Baltay said.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. We were glad to see city council land on a 450 max enrollment to start, which most neighbors would support, and then entertain further requests down the road. Very bad timing on this report. Were really digging to see how we could get to yes, but I fear the conclusion may be no. The school keeps changing and improving and compromising, and with every improvement they recommend, PNQL still asserts the improvements are far from sufficient. This process has continued to devolve, as each time Castilleja changes its plan in deference to the naysayers, those [portion removed] pivot to some other minuscule detail to complain about. The school's modernization plans have polarized the Professorville and Old Palo Alto neighborhoods, with some residents panning Castilleja's construction plan as a colossal overreach and an affront on the surrounding single-family neighborhood, and others calling a sorely needed upgrade for an acclaimed institution dedicated to educating young women. Blah. I invite you to explore these pages, to visit our campus, and to learn more about how we are preparing the next generation of women leaders. Christian high school basketball team forfeits tournament rather than play against transgender player, Opinion: Gov. Visitor Info, Send News Tips "So this plan is quite appropriate for the sustainability and mobility not just for the school but for the city.". I also heard that a non-Black student said the n-word, and there were complaints that this was not dealt with severely enough. While Castilleja has been here longer than the houses and I do not think they need to relocate, I like Leland's comment about selling the land to a developer! A related question to massing of the Kellogg building is Why did the ARB reverse its decision of early this year to approve the Kellogg building design, when NO changes had been made to the design since then? Sports The opposition to this project keep referring it to a large scale expansion and that Castilleja wants bigger buildings. Josh Reuter has wanted to coach the football team at Mason City High School since he joined the district as a physical education teacher nine years ago. My question is: WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF PALO ALTO? While project critics, including members of the group PNQLNow, have advocated for such a program, the revised plans are unlikely to satisfy all their concerns. Not recognizing the impact to traffic, safety issues for bike boulevard, taking old trees out, and not even thinking about the impact of this project with the Churchill proposal. The application deadline for Castilleja School is Jan. 9. Stop dragging this on, approve the project, and let the amazing accomplishments of these incredible young women continue to enhance the neighborhood and the surrounding area. Even in its revised form, an underground garage has no business being in a residential neighborhood, critics of the project maintained. It would be great to somehow put both those issues to rest. We'd prefer the school lower the scope of the proposed expansion, but barring that, I know I'd welcome housing. Home & Real Estate And more opportunity, This needs to be approved. He said the council would like to explore whether there are slightly less ambitious alternatives to accomplishing the schools goals. 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 34-year-old got his wish . If they reduced the footprint of the new building, there would be no need for an underground garage or other adjustments. 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. of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in. The naysayers are hopelessly dug into their negative position, but in my opinion really don't have a leg to stand on. The 7/23/21 Fehr & Peers Castilleja Parking Study commissioned by Castilleja School indicates a parking garage of any size is NOT NECESSARY. Despite all that, deep pockets, and an army of experts, repeated trips to the drawing board are not resulting in a viable expansion plan. If traffic increases, they will not be allowed to increase enrollment. Whether you are a prospective student, a current parent, a colleague, or an alum, this website is designed to provide you with the news and information you need to understand who we are. "It's just a pusillanimous City Council members and commissions who are allowing this to proceed as if this is good government and it's not," Deborah Goldeen said. The school desperately needs to modernize the buildings and the process in order to do so has been ridiculous. "We are saving more trees in the newest version and we're actually reducing our footprint," Kauffman said. "Castilleja, for its part, has consistently rejected the notion that it is looking to "expand." One commissioner, Michael Alcheck, suggested at the onset of the meeting that the city's concerns about the proposed garage may be overblown. Sponsored content The other two alternatives with 52 underground spaces have drawbacks that make them either less feasible or less desirable. 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. I recently started as a 6th grader, and so far, my school experience has been..out of this world. In theory the free market would solve this by building enough housing to meet their demand, but when you strictly enforce single family zoning (and make any possible exceptions go through a long and expensive bureaucratic maze), that isn't possible. Castilleja also remains true to the 5 C's - conscience, It is time to send this back to the Council for their final approval. Sorry, but further commenting on this topic has been closed. Its on Casti to prove its case. Education | I agree it's a lot to ask of the teachers and I wonder why aren't **the girls** parking a distance away from 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. Santa Rosa high school student stabbed to death in classroom Uploaded: Thu, Dec 9, 2021, 9:43 am Adalberto "Aldo" Toledo is a Bay Area News Group reporter who covers government on the Peninsula for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Home & Real Estate I am a former employee of Castilleja and an almost lifelong resident of Palo Alto, and continue to strongly support the school's plans to modernize the aging campus and offer enrollment to more high school students. I have no concerns that a 30% larger student body would cause me or my neighbors any inconvenience. 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. It is responsive and thoughtful. did Castie ever comply with existing CUP and enrollment numbers? I also want to point out that there are underground garages in residential neighborhoods in Palo Alto. Blogs The three other members requested changes but had no consensus about what needs to be changed.Board member David Hirsch urged significant revisions to the layout of the project, including setting the building's further back and creating a drop-off and pick-up area for students on Kellogg Street. Andie Reed, one of the group's co-founders, noted that even the revised project includes elements that residents have consistently deemed to be problematic namely, an underground garage that many believe is incompatible with the neighborhood. Fall 2019: Volume 17 Number 1 Palo Alto backs e-bike ban on Baylands trails, Stanford sues Santa Clara County over tax exemptions for faculty residences, Hit-and-run driver kills man, crashes into five cars Sunday morning, Santa Clara County wants to put millions into child care, California homelessness: Where are the state's billions going? Community Calendar Enough is enough. Nanci Kauffman, head of Castilleja, said Monday that the school is prepared to reduce its proposed square footage in accordance with the council's direction, but said she hopes this "minor change . Home They are also asking for an exception that allows the underground garage not to count toward GFA. No one could answer the questions on managerial process. 23 And they sure haven't bothered to consider the impact of a possible Churchill Ave. closure will do to an already-jammed street, one of only 3 direct access roads to/from 101. "Other saw it differently and emphasized the project's impact on everything from groundwater pumping to carbon emissions. In previous meetings, PNQL members have stated that they're fine with the enrollment increase as long as the garage isn't built. Average ACT composite score out of 36, as reported by Niche users from this school. AND the additional enrollment. The Casti supporters who spoke about the benefits of having an all-girls education were addressing the value that Castilleja provides to the community. Really? 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. Time to read: about 5 minutes. Sign up for the Peninsula Foodist newsletter. But, Castilleja has so many fun events and traditions. contributing global citizens. 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,. There aren't endless acres of undeveloped, properly zoned/approved PA land, just waiting for more single family homes to be built - we need to build many more duplexes, triplexes, apartments, etc, on the finite amount of land we have. Years from now Palo Altans will be proud.. He and other members of the group Preserve Neighborhood Quality of Life Now (PNQLNow) argued that it is the school and planning staff who are responsible for the process taking so long. Here, however, the split occurred between the five board members, who were charged with further refining the building's faade. Castilleja School is ranked as one of the top 20% of private schools in California for most sports offered. "Barring intergenerational wealth or a very high-earning spouse, I struggle to see how teachers (or most families in the bay area) could afford to live anywhere near Castilleja. "We don't need a CO2-belching industrial concrete garage in our neighborhood," Levinsky told the commission. Another area Casti lacks in is advanced songwriting or music production offerings, though a student wanting to pursue these would surely be supported in trying to get that class made. People that viewed Castilleja School also viewed these schools: The nearest high school to Castilleja School is, Fun athletic energetic school with good teachers. 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. Now they propose that the building be 3 feet taller and even more massive than the previously approved design. of students agree that they feel safe at their school. Promotions The Almanac The school has made compromises many of them and it begins to feel like (it) will never be enough. You want to educate more women to be leaders? Now Castilleja wants to wreck it all with this proposal. Here's the new, best answer. Castilleja's pedagogical approach is shaped both by tradition Council has to decide on whether we want to have this kind of intensification of use in this location, DuBois said. The mess resulting from the expansions will represent a major hit to the city's quality of life, particularly for the several thousand residents living in the neighborhoods closest to the school. The school's new plans include five garage designs, though only three comply with the council's request that underground parking make up no more than 50% of the total spaces on campus. Because the PTC spent a long time asking the planning officials how they made decisions, how they determined whether to move a project from "pending" to "ongoing" to "completed," noting that some "completed" items got moved back to pending and ongoing. The revised proposal includes five garage designs, though only three of them meet the council's March direction of the underground facility to include no more than 50% of the required on-site parking, which amounts to 52 spaces. "We just want to be educating girls," Kauffman said. Plain and simple. The surface parking would be created by shifting the school's swimming pool eastward, moving the pool stairs and eliminating the below-grade ramp that was intended for deliveries and trash pickup. Nanci Kauffman, Castilleja's head of school, assured both panels in recent meetings that the school has already made many compromises with neighbors and urged them to approve the project and allow the school to increase enrollment. Period. While this would require a 14% reduction in the parking requirement, Planning Director Jonathan Lait suggested in a report that staff would be amenable to adjusting the parking requirements, given Castilleja's suite of measures that discourage driving to school. Vice Mayor Burt co-chairs those meetings so he hears the communitys concerns. It has 416 students in grades 6-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 7 to 1. Casti families are hardly impoverished; 75% come from wealthier communities than Palo Alto with more expensive housing -- Los Altos Hills, Woodside, Portola Valley, Atherton, etc. "We don't need a CO2-belching industrial concrete garage in our neighborhood," Levinsky told the commission. In fact, even if they got more students, they have enough surface spots on-site to accommodate them with the (planning) director's discount. An unfortunate case of "Who's on First." At one point they even tried to have it classified as a basement. A smaller footprint. Just so sad that the City has really allowed this to drag on. "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?'" It is time to approve this and let the school go on with its modernization. "If they were to request a 10% enrollment increase, we'd be looking at about 450 students and there's there's sufficient parking on-site for 450. Castilleja is a member of the California Association of Independent Schools[2] and the National Coalition of Girls' Schools. Dont worry I wont hold my breath waiting for you to take action. On Wednesday night, as Castilleja held its first hearing in front of the Planning and Transportation Commission on its new plan, the panel heard from more than 50 residents, who in some cases pooled their allotted time to make longer presentation. Will his actions on this reflect that? "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.". Staff's preferred design combines these underground spaces with 11 new at-grade spaces and 26 existing ones for a total of 89 spaces. They are also increasing underground square footage by adding an additional 36,000 square feet underground. for a responsible and inclusive community. "Time is passing. A veteran teacher and administrator, Nanci has worked almost exclusively at all-girls schools. "So this plan is quite appropriate for the sustainability and mobility not just for the school but for the city. If some people thought those speeches are unnecessary, they are probably against having the school in Palo Alto in general or else they don't understand the point of the school's proposed modernization. Spring 2020: Volume 79 Number 3. Because a 4,000-square-foot parking garage would be considered too large to meet city building codes, school officials hoped that designating it a basement instead would allow the square footage to count as part of the overall school buildings. Average SAT composite score out of 1600, as reported by Niche users from this school. Three of Castilleja's proposed designs include 52 underground parking spaces, while two other options have 57 and 69 underground spaces, respectively.So far, planning staff is leaning toward what's known as "Scheme E," which combines a 52-space underground garage with 11 new at-grade parking spaces. Castilleja is a non-profit institution. As Castilleja's land use attorney, my role has been two-fold: (i) to advise the school on the complex legal parameters within which Castilleja's goals for sustainable growth must be contained; and (ii) to counsel the school as they received feedback from and sought compromise with stakeholders. Sexism. Misogyny. Circulation & Delivery, About Us Castilleja School Photo #9 - The Class of 2013 is all smiles at the splish-splash party! 26 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. Climate change. where they work and hold top positions. No objective person can buy the "no new car trips" and "no new traffic" claims. Maybe the Casti parents could start addressing it in their own companies, law firms and vc firms?? Niche users from this school are most interested in the following colleges. 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. If the project advances, the floor area would be 128,687 square feet, according to planning staff. We've always known that this is a compromise and we are just so ready to get this done.". Niche ranks nearly 100,000 schools and districts based on statistics and millions of opinions from students and parents. OOPS! What sports does Castilleja School offer? Castilleja is the only non-sectarian all-girls middle and high school in the San Francisco Bay Area. Staff's preferred design combines these underground spaces with 11 new at-grade spaces and 26 existing ones for a total of 89 spaces. Stockton elementary school teacher arrested on charge of being intoxicated on campus I can't describe the wonderfulness of this school in this character limit, but I can tell you that the teachers are so amazing and caring; they really care about your sleep, and don't force you to do homework late in the night. That was then and a different garage, but in the interim the climate situation has only worsened. "The other two alternatives with 52 underground spaces have drawbacks that make them either less feasible or less desirable. excellence in educating young women to lead in a changing Palo Alto backs e-bike ban on Baylands trails, Stanford sues Santa Clara County over tax exemptions for faculty residences, Hit-and-run driver kills man, crashes into five cars Sunday morning, Santa Clara County wants to put millions into child care, California homelessness: Where are the state's billions going? Special Pubs Barring intergenerational wealth or a very high-earning spouse, I struggle to see how teachers (or most families in the bay area) could afford to live anywhere near Castilleja. Having an all-girls education were addressing the value that Castilleja had surpassed their enrollment is because got. Castilleja school Photo # 9 - the Class of 2013 is all smiles at the splish-splash party the. 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