A Correction and Some Other Stuff

In an earlier post regarding the proposed South Region High School #15 (SRHS 15) I commented that building the new campus may or would reduce class sizes at San Pedro High School's main campus.

That was an error.

Building SRHS 15 will NOT necessarily reduce class sizes at the main campus and if the two academies LAUSD Board Member, Dr. Richard Vladovic wishes to see moved from the main campus to the new campus. Class sizes in those academies would actually go up, due to the fact that neither one of them currently instructs 405 students, which is the projected seat number of each academy at the end of the initial build out of SRHS 15.

I apologize to everyone who believed that building SRHS 15 would actually improve the student to teacher ratio, at either the main campus or the "annex" which SRHS 15 has been dubbed by some people within LAUSD.

I learned something new tonight, too. I had thought that moving the Science Center from its current location on Barrywood Street, in San Pedro to the Angel's Gate area, would be better for everyone.

I learned from a recognized expert that some of the things the Barrywood site allows for, surpasses what could be expected at Angel's Gate.

Things like solar power production experiments and yes, even wind experiments, if you can believe that there is better wind on Barrywood than there is at Angel's Gate, benefit from the northwest San Pedro location.

I must admit, visiting my first wife's family directly across the street from the Science Center, in a home without air conditioning, made all of us pretty uncomfortable during the summer and early fall.

But if you want heat over coolness, and stagnant air over afternoon breezes, then Barrywood is better than Angel's Gate by a long shot, I feel.

I am still holding firm with my two strong feelings; A new high school campus PROBABLY should be built in San Pedro and any use of Alma Street for access is a non-starter.

We must all continue to watch that all studies, including studies on all alternatives, be done carefully, completely, and with the best interest of the students and taxpayers as the central thought.