Planning and Approvals Process

Annual Permit to Operate

To operate as a school, Nueva is required to submit an annual Permit to Operate at the Hillsborough staff level which includes student enrollment count. The Town of Hillsborough amended HMC Section 15.32.050A(I) in May 1996 allowing independent schools to apply for increased enrollment to a maximum of 400 students. With the approval of this 2012 Master Plan Update, Nueva hopes to graduallly increase enrollment to 500 students.

Recent Campus Improvements

Since the adoption of the Plan in 1996, the school has grown to 400 students. It has also built the Gymnasium Community Center and the Hillside Learning Center, and renovated elements of the Crocker Mansion and the old Middle School quad.

Strategic Plan

Throughout the 2012 Strategic Planning Process, each of Nueva’s constituencies expressed suppor t for Nueva’s philosophy and reaffirmed the mission to provide exemplary progressive programs for highpotential students. This five-year plan reaffirms The Nueva School’s commitment to educating children with model practices and innovative programming, drawing on the considerable resources of the parent and greater Bay Area communities.

Strategic Plan Goals:

• Expand from Pre-K -8 to Pre-K-12 (off-site)

• Evolve integrated teaching and learning for the future

• Develop long-term talent plan to recruit and retain a world-class team

• Define and communicate the “Nueva Experience”

• Strengthen community ties and outreach

• Build on our SEL program to develop a resiliency program

Master Plan Update

In 2012, The Nueva School began working on a 2012 Master Plan Update that would create a 15-year vision for the campus buildings and grounds while reflecting and advancing the goals of their Strategic Plan.

The School engaged Students, Parents, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Parents and Neighbors to help the Master Plan Update Committee better understand and evaluate the current campus and identify future needs and priorities for the school.

A team of experts was assembled including architects, planners, landscape architects, civil engineers, traffic consultants, and acoustical consultants to evaluate the existing campus and to propose design solutions to strengthen and enhance the landscape and the sense of entry, to improve circulation, to support new programs and to accommodate growth. The Nueva School will continue to work closely with the Town of Hillsborough to develop an update that addresses the needs of the School while remaining sensitive to the interests of the of the Town, Neighbors and Community.