BASSETT-UNIFIED-SCHOOL-DISTRICT-GREEN-INFRASTRUCTURE-ACTION-PLAN by sherri robbins

Bassett Unified School District

Green Infrastructure Action Plan Part of the Regional Emerald Necklace Initiative © Amigos de los Rios 2017

Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Geographic Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Who Is Amigos de los Rios? What Is the Emerald Necklace?

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Bassett Unified School District Campuses . . . . . . . 7 Why Green Infrastructure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ADLR Green Infrastructure Projects

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BUSD Analysis & Action Plans Bassett Adult School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Child Development Center

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Nueva Vista Continuation High School. . . . . . . . 31 Edgewood Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Don Julian Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Sunkist Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Van Wig Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Torch Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Bassett High School

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Introduction

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We all live in a watershed. Ours is defined by the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument & Angeles National Forest, Rim of the Valley, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north and extends south throughout Los Angeles’s 88 cities to the Pacific Ocean. The Basset Unified School District is located mid-way between the mountains and the sea.

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The Los Angeles Basin is known the world over for its amazing weather— yet it is one of the most park-deficient Metropolitan areas in the country. School facilities have an important place in the heart of our communities and have the potential to play a critical role in providing adequate greenspace to residents. Schools also have large land bases and can contribute in significant ways to helping our communities model best practices for protection of water resources and managing stormwater.

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The proposed ‘Green Infrastructure’ for campuses of the Basset Unified School District is inspired by the original 1930 Olmsted-Bartholemew plan that was commissioned for our region. This plan focused on transforming schools into significant community park and open space amenities as part as a vision to make the Los Angeles Basin a sustainable world-class city.

The Emerald Necklace

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Since 2003, Amigos de los Rios has been piloting community-based design and implementation of campus greening projects. This process first began with the City of El Monte and Durfee Thompson School. For this project, Amigos collaborated closely with the administration to remove grass in strategic places while ensuring that active sports play would not be negatively impacted throughout the year. Amigos then created a perimeter decomposed granite trail, covered by new tree canopy, with native plant habitat, and nature discovery areas. The campus transformation also included bioswales and infiltration areas to collect stormwater from the parking lot and to integrate the school into the regional Emerald Necklace trail network. Amigos believes that sharing the picture of the larger watershed function with students helps instill in them the importance of broader

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watershed protection. To this end, all campus greening projects include interpretive signage for students to enjoy and discover, helping to foster crucial environemental stewardship. To date, Amigos has completed over 20 campus greening projects, with various green infrastructure elements, including tree canopy improvement, habitat and community garden areas, bioswales, permeable surfaces and trails, interpretive signage, and exercise equipment. These green school campuses have become a new model for the region on how to create multi-benefit campuses. This model has significant school and community benefits. Given the sobering reality that the average amount of time spent outdoors is 9 minutes for an American child, and that children of this urban area suffer from nature deficit disorder, it is crucial that campus environments be designed to reconnect kids and families to nature and the outdoors. Greening has been proven to improve test scores academically, to reduce ADHD impact, improve mental health, reduce crime, and to foster and increase physical activity. In order to be sustainable, the region will need to consider and support schools and as key places where water can be managed effectively. Amigos de los Rios recently hosted the Los Angeles Unified School District administration on a visit of Emerald Necklace school projects and looks forward to future collaboration. Amigos is delighted that Bassett Unified is taking on a leadership role in implementing green infrastructure into their campuses. These efforts have the potential to inspire other school districts across Southern California to reevauluate their infrastructure, to transform their campuses with sustainability in mind, and to inspire the next generation of environmental stewards.

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Geographic Background The Bassett School District is located in the San Gabriel River Watershed, a basin comprising eastern Los Angeles County, reaching from the San Gabriel Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The communities of eastern Los Angeles County suffer from poor green space access, impaired waterways, toxic air quality from sources including vehicular and industrial emissions, and poor air quality. The built-out grey infrastructure of Los Angeles makes it one of the most impermeable and least-green metropolitan areas in the nation. The region lacks a healthy urban forest and adequate open spaces, which impact regional waterways as it is unable to capture and infiltrate water to recharge our aquifer. Instead, polluted stormwater runoff is channeled to river and coastal ecosystems, and air pollution particulate matter enters the water stream. In addition to water resources impacts, this lack of habitat and urban greening results in unhealthy air quality that violates EPA-mandated standards and harms sensitive urban populations. As part of Amigos de Los Ríos’ vision and the Emerald Necklace Initiative, this multi-objective campus greening project will serve and improve public and environmental health for disadvantaged urban communities within La Puente. The project will also improve watershed health, rain water capture and runoff infiltration, enhance urban forest coverage and native habitat, and provide significant heat island and recreation benefits to local communities. This green infrastructure campus project will improve recreation amenities for a region underserved by poor park access and will connect campuses to the larger natural heritage of the region.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Amigos de los Ríos would like to thank the Bassett Unified School District for their leadership and dedication in the inclusion of urban forestry elements on all campuses. The commitment to integrate green infrastructure elements at schools will benefit the mental health, physical fitness, and academic performance of students and the broader communities the schools serve in the City of La Puente and Unincorporated Bassett.

regional water resources challenges. School have the potential to play a critical role in long term watershed health. The City of La Puente is an active partner. The San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy has already committed grant funds to implementing the Basset High School Green Infrastructure project based on a grant submitted by Amigos de los Rios.

We are also appreciative of the County of Los Angeles Public Works Department’s support for planning and development of the Bassett High School Campus Green Infrastructure Project as a proactive response to regional storm water management and to our shared

We are looking forward to expanding partnerships required to realize the vision of transforming school campuses into nurturing places where nature plays a key role and sets the stage for immersive STEAM learning opportunities and careers. Next generation leaders will flourish in these settings. Bassett Unified Green Infrastructure Action Plan

Who Is Amigos de los Ríos? Amigos de los Rios, formed in 2003, is a nonprofit organization that creates vibrant communities by designing quality public environments. In collaboration with local governments, businesses and residents, Amigos de los Rios brings renewed life to urban neighborhoods within economically disadvantaged communities in Southern California. The mission of Amigos is to create sustainable open spaces, protect the environment, and strengthen community life in order to benefit current and future generations.

What Is the Emerald Necklace? The Emerald Necklace Forest to Ocean Expanded Plan for Los Angeles County outlines a set of strategies and action items to make Los Angeles County a better place to live. Produced by Amigos de Los Rios and The Conservation Fund, with lead support from the California Strategic Growth Council, the new plan provides a pathway for residents to connect with park and recreation lands— improving the overall health of the people and the environment— from the mountains to the sea. As one of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas, the Los Angeles region should be leading the country in park and recreation opportunities. It is not. Amigos’ Expanded Vision can change that. It draws from the best practices of metropolitan regions across the country through the Metropolitan Greenspaces Alliance and outlines a common vision for Los Angeles County through a conceptual map, regional goals, and collaborative priorities and strategies. In the late 1920s, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce commissioned two visionary landscape architecture firms—Olmsted Brothers, based in Brookline, Massachusetts, and led by the sons

of Frederick Law Olmsted, and Harland Bartholomew & Associates of St. Louis, Missouri—to create a vision for the Los Angeles region. At the time, community leaders were concerned that Los Angeles County had far fewer acres devoted to playgrounds and parks than other metropolitan areas its size. They wondered if traffic, air pollution, and swelling populations could have a negative impact on the county’s future. They worried other cities might outpace them by attracting and retaining young talent. They worried their children might not have enough safe places to play. Fast forward 80 years and many of those concerns have come to fruition. Los Angeles County spans 4,000 square miles and its 88 cities are home to more than 10 million people. There’s no other place in the United States quite like it; Los Angeles County on its own would be the eighth most populous state in the U.S. and the 88th most populous country in the world. The valley holds nearly ¼ of California’s population and is one of the most ethnically diverse places in the nation. Its geology is unusual too. Framed by mountains and forests to the north and east, and beaches and oceans to the west, its interior is dominated by grey. Large-scale infrastructure supports a vast population, resplendent with gridlocked freeways, bustling ports, paved riverbeds, and concrete irrigation channels. We found that despite the significant alteration of the natural landscape over the past century, many of the core recommendations of the Olmsted-Bartholomew Plan are as relevant today as they were in 1930. There is tremendous opportunity to align a broad coalition of government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and local institutions to strive to make a world-class network of parks and public open spaces connected by river greenways for greater Los Angeles. We can adapt the original plan to modern times. We can create a network of walking and biking trails that connect the forest to the ocean. We can improve public health by getting more kids outside. And we can create green jobs that support conservation, restoration, and recreation.

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Why Green Infrastructure? This project will enhance campus green infrastructure and urban habitat and will demonstrate sustainable public habitat landscaping in terms of water use, improved filtration, and storm water management. It will protect regional water resources and provide multiple green inrastructure benefits to the campus and surrounding residential community, including: • managing regional water reliably • water conservation / water quality protection • native plant habitat restoration • protecting regional biodiversity • enhancing the urban forest • air quality improvements • greenouse gas reduction • heat island reduction • connection to nature • opportunities for students to practice and learn the value of environmental stewardship and civic engagement Proposed Green Infrastructure retrofits will reduce water use on campus by systematic turf grass reduction: planting hundreds of native, drought-tolerant trees and shrubs in mulched planters suited to the region’s climate to survive drought, enhance biodiversity, and absorb contaminated storm water run-off. Creation of bioswales, infiltration planters and permeable surfaces will collect, capture, and infiltrate stormwater from campus and surrounding streets as it enters campus through parking lot, driveways, and fields. Strategic impermeable surfaces will be replaced with permeable pavement that absorbs stormwater, posibitvely impacting groundwater rechange, and preventing untreated, contaminated runoff from entering stormdrain systems and impacting watershed health.

Bioswales clean and capture stormwater, increase habitat, and include droughttolerant plants that conserve water.

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Green Infrastructure — Natural and Built Elements

Permeable pavement slows and captures stormwater, helping to replenish aquifers and protect urban waterways.

Trees provide multiple benefits, including carbon capture, cooling effects, increased habitat, and stormwater absorbtion.

Adding infiltration planters to parking lots helps clean and capture stormwater as well as reducing urban heat island.

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Amigos de los Rios — Green Infrastructure Campus Projects

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Bassett Unified School District Analysis & Action Plans

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Bassett Adult School supplies adults in the La Puente area with high-quality education and workforce readiness skills. They offer programs in English as a Second Language, Career Technical Education, Health and Safety, Adult Secondary Education, and Adult Basic Education.

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Bassett Adult School — Topography and Storm Drain Network

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Bassett Adult School — Existing Conditions

Drainage

A1 Draining from Hydrostation Northeast of Office

A4 Draining from the Children’s Playground

On-Site Drainage (A1–A4) The most common on-site drainage type is the “covered trench” as seen in A2–A4. These drains move water from the central field and other areas of campus out into the parking lot (and then to adjacent street storm drains) at multiple junctures.

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Nearby storm drains receive water moving off site, including a drain on Hayland Street to the southeast and Blackwood Street to the northwest.

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Infiltration

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The largest area with a permeable surface is the open field in the center of the complex, which consists primarily of turf and includes some trees along the perimeter. Other permeable surfaces include the grassy areas at the school’s entrance and outside of the cafeteria. Non-turf permeable areas include the hen house and the eastern section of the children’s playground.

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Infiltration

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Much of the campus consists of impermeable surfaces, the largest being the parking lots. Impermeable areas also include all concrete walkways, alcoves, and blacktop playgrounds. Permeable — 45%

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Conceptual Plan

Increased Water Capture The increase in tree canopy and infiltration zones along the campus permiter and in the parking area reduces and slows the amount of stormwater moving off site, allowing more opportunities for infiltration. Permeable pavement at the parking exits increases capture of stormwater moving from the parking to adjacent storm drains.

Increased Habitat / Cooling The additional tree coverage provides habitat for birds and other wildlife. Shade from the trees reduces the amount of heat absorbed by asphalt, reducing the effects of urban heat island.

Increased Educational Opportunities

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Watershed protection interpretive elements can increase environmental stewardship. The overall increase in natural space enhances the learning environment.

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The Child Development Center provides general child care to children age 18 months to 3 years, as well as pre-school programs to children age 3-5. The Center participates in the federally funded Head Start initiative that provides services to preschool-age children growing up in low-income families.

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Child Development Center — Topography and Storm Drain Network

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Child Development Center — Existing Conditions A1 Draining Outside Southwest Building

Drainage On-Site Drainage (A1–A3) Many buildings are flanked by drains similar to A1. No conspicuous runoff or drain outlets exist.

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Nearby storm drains receive water moving off site, including a drain near the parking lot entrance on Sunkist Avenue and a storm drain on the corner of Sunkist and Amar.

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Permeable surfaces consist primarily of turf outside of classrooms or surrounding play areas.

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Much of the campus consists of impermeable surfaces, the largest being the parking lots. Impermeable areas also include all concrete walkways and playground surfaces. Impermeable — 75%

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Increased Water Capture Permeable pavement along hardscape edges allows for infiltration before stormwater reaches building drains. The increase in tree canopy along the street reduces and slows the amount of stormwater moving off site and into storm drains, allowing more opportunities for infiltration.

Increased Habitat / Cooling The additional tree and shrub coverage provides habitat for birds and other wildlife. Shade from the trees reduces the amount of heat absorbed by asphalt, reducing the effects of urban heat island.

Proposed Green Infrastructure Elements Habitat Infiltration Zone Permeable Pavement Proposed Tree Existing Drainage

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Increased Educational Opportunities The overall increase in natural space enhances the learning environment.

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904 Willow Avenue, La Puente, CA 91746

Nueva Vista Continuation High School serves 16 to 18-yearold students who must recover credits in order to earn their diploma. Most students are referred from a comprehensive high school because of sizable attendance deficits or disciplinary problems. All but one of the 76 students enrolled in 2015 were Hispanic or Latino, and only 34% qualified as “Fluent English Proficient.”

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Nueva Vista Continuation High School — Existing Conditions

Drainage

A1 Draining from Playfield

A4 Draining to Willow Ave

On-Site Drainage (A1–A4) Formal drainage consists primarily of square grates set in asphalt throughout the northeast section of campus. An outlet for these drains empties onto Willow Ave (A4) and runoff is then received by the storm drain on the corner of Willow and Amar (B2)

Storm Drain Street Drainage (B1-B2) Nearby storm drains include Amar Rd, adjacent to the large shared field of the campus complex, and the corner of Willow Ave and Amar Rd, where a storm drain is on both sides of the street.

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Permeable surfaces are largely absent from the interior of campus, and consist mainly of areas of turf along the perimeter of the school. The largest are these is the field along the eastern border (C2). Other permeable areas include a small picnic area outside portable classrooms (C1), turf bordering the sidewalk (C3), and small alcoves at the exterior of the school front (C4). Permeable — 25%

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Infiltration

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Asphalt covers the majority of campus, including the parking areas, outside of classrooms, and play courts. Permeable — 25%

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Increased Water Capture The increase in tree canopy along the campus perimeter combined with permeable pavement at all parking exits slows the amount of stormwater moving off site, allowing more opportunities for infiltration. The bioswales replace standard drains and direct stormwater into the ground.

Increased Educational Opportunities

LEGEND Proposed Green Infrastructure Elements Habitat Infiltration Zone

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The “Brave Knights” of Edgewood Academy attend grades K-8. 94 percent of students are Hispanic/Latino, and 192 of those students are learning English as their second language. Edgewood has outperformed the district average in state testing over the past few years. Fa irg rov eA ve

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Edgewood Academy — Existing Conditions A1 Draining from Parking Lot

Drainage

A4 Draining to Fairgrove Ave

On-Site Drainage (A1–A7) Troughs lead to drains that empty from the picnic area and courts. There are pairs of graded drains between each wing of the classrooms. The troughs and drains empty stormwater into the parking lot and surrounding streets where it enters the storm drain system. Facing NE

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Drainage

A7 Draining from Front Courtyard

B3 Draining from Fairgrove Ave

Storm Drain Street Drainage (B1-B4) Several storm drains are near the corner of Fairgrove Avenue and Willow Avenue on both sides of the street, as well as a storm drain at the dropoff entrance at Fairgrove (B1).

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C4 Back Field (C1–C5)

The large fields and track in the north and east of campus make up the majority of permeable surfaces. Intermittent sections of turf at the edges of buildings and parking lots, usually surrounded by hardscape, are typical of the school’s smaller permeable areas. Permeable — 55%

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Much of the campus consists of impermeable surfaces, the largest being the blacktop courts and parking lots. Impermeable areas also include all concrete walkways, courtyards, and playground surfaces. Permeable — 55%

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Increased Water Capture The increase in tree canopy along the campus perimeter combined with permeable pavement at all parking exits slows the amount of stormwater moving off site, allowing more opportunities for infiltration. The bioswales in the center of campus replace standard drains and direct stormwater into the ground.

Increased Educational Opportunities

LEGEND Proposed Green Infrastructure Elements Habitat Infiltration Zone

Watershed protection interpretive elements can increase environmental stewardship. The overall increase in natural space enhances the learning environment.

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Don Julian Elementary Of the 519 “College Bound Lions” that attended Don Julian Elementary School in 2015, 506 of them were English learners, foster youth, or eligible for free/reduced-price meals. Don Julian’s efforts to ensure their students are prepared for 21st century colleges and careers, which include integrating computers into classroom learning and holding college awareness workshops, earned the school California Gold Ribbon status in 2016.

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Don Julian Elementary — Topography and Storm Drain Network

Topography

Storm Drains

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Don Julian Elementary — Existing Conditions

Drainage

A1 Draining from the Parking Lot

A4 Draining from Southeast Bungalow

On-Site Drainage (A1–A5) Don Juan Elementary sits on a slope that declines to the northeast. Several scattered troughs around campus and perimter drains against buildings direct water down towards the northeast side where there is a large field. The southwest side contains a system of troughs and pipes, running west of the parking lot, also directing water to the northeast. Facing NE

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Storm Drain Street Drainage (B1) The only nearby storm drain is located on the southwest corner of the parking lot, facing Don Julian.

A2 Draining from the Parking Lot

A5 Northeast of Play Area

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Don Julian Elementary — Existing Conditions C1 Northwest Field

Infiltration Permeable Surfaces

C3 Library Path (C1–C4)

The large fields (C1) in the north of campus are the most extensive permeable areas. Other permeable surfaces include intermittent sections of turf (C2– C3) between buildings as well as small tree wells surrounded by hardscape (C4). Permeable — 45% Facing W

Impermeable — 55%

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C4 Northwest Courtyard

C2 Southeast Play Area

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Don Julian Elementary — Existing Conditions

Infiltration

D1 Blacktop Courts

D4 Center Courtyard

Impermeable Surfaces

(D1–D6)

Much of the campus consists of impermeable surfaces, the largest being the blacktop courts (D1) and parking lots (D2). Impermeable areas also include all concrete walkways, courtyards, and playground surfaces. Permeable — 45% Facing SE

Impermeable — 55%

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D5 Picnic Area

D2 Main Parking Lot

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D6 Behind the Southeast Bungalows

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Don Julian Elementary

Conceptual Plan

Increased Water Capture The increase in tree canopy and permeable pavement in the parking area and campus perimeter slows the amount of stormwater moving off site, allowing more opportunities for infiltration. The bioswales at the edge of the fields direct stormwater and help spread it across a permeable surface.

Increased Educational Opportunities The overall increase in natural space enhances the learning environment.

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At Sunkist Elementary School, 493 K-5 students learn to embrace and embody the motto “no excuses at Sunkist.” 46% of students are English learners, and 96% are designated as eligible for free/reduced-price meals. The Sunkist Library was recently remodeled to better provide students with reading opportunities.

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Sunkist Elementary — Topography and Storm Drain Network

Topography

Storm Drains

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Sunkist Elementary — Existing Conditions

Drainage

A1 Draining from North Parking Lot to Puente Ave

A4 Draining from Southwest Buildings

On-Site Drainage (A1–A11) Drainage is primarily surface flow, with drain outlets in both parking lots. Perimeter and other underground drainage flows via curb outlets into the street and into adjacent storm drains.

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A5 Draining from Northeast Buildings

A2 Draining from Northeast Campus

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Sunkist Elementary — Existing Conditions

Drainage

A7 Draining from NE Buildings to NE Parking

A10 Draining from NW Parking to Puente Ave

Storm Drain Street Drainage (B1) Two storm drains border either side of Mayland Ave and receive stormwater moving off site.

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Sunkist Elementary — Existing Conditions

Infiltration

C1 Southeast End of Main Field

Permeable Surfaces

C4 Central Classroom Area (C1–C6)

The large field (C1) in the southeast end of campus is the most extensive permeable area. Other permeable surfaces include intermittent sections of turf between buildings as well as the circular turf median in the driveway dropoff zone (C5). Permeable — 35%

Impermeable — 65%

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Sunkist Elementary — Existing Conditions

Infiltration

D1 Basketball Courts

D4 Northwest Parking Lot

Impermeable Surfaces

(D1–D6)

Much of the campus consists of impermeable surfaces, the largest being the blacktop courts (D1–D2) and parking lots (D3–D4). Impermeable areas also include all concrete and walkways and courtyards (D5–D6). Permeable — 35% Facing E

Impermeable — 65%

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Sunkist Elementary

Conceptual Plan LEGEND

Increased Water Capture The increase in tree canopy and permeable pavement in the parking area and campus perimeter slows the amount of stormwater moving off site, allowing more opportunities for infiltration. The bioswales direct stormwater and help spread it across a permeable surface.

Proposed Green Infrastructure Elements Habitat Infiltration Zone Permeable Pavement Bioswale Proposed Tree Watershed Protection Interpretive Elements Existing Drainage

On-Site Drain

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Increased Educational Opportunities Watershed protection interpretive elements can increase environmental stewardship. The overall increase in natural space enhances the learning environment.

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Van Wig Elementary educates 436 Wildcats from the northern La Puente area. 94% of students are Hispanic or Latino, and 97% have been deemed eligible for free/reduced-price meals. Van Wig balances out its academic offerings with music, LIFI, PBIS, and THINK together programs.

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Van Wig Elementary — Topography and Storm Drain Network

Topography

Storm Drains

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Van Wig Elementary — Existing Conditions

Drainage

A1 Draining from Southwest Classroom Wing

A3 Draining from Common Area

On-Site Drainage (A1–A7) No conspicuous drainage leads off-campus and there are no storm drains on the adjacent streets.

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Van Wig Elementary — Existing Conditions

Infiltration

C1 Field Area Facing Blacktop Courts

Permeable Surfaces

C4 Picnic Area (C1–C5)

The large field (C1–C2) in the northwest end of campus is the most extensive permeable area. Other permeable surfaces include intermittent sections of turf between buildings, adjacent to entrances, and in small picnic areas. Permeable — 40%

Impermeable — 60%

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Van Wig Elementary — Existing Conditions

Infiltration

D1 Central Play Area

D4 East Parking Lot

Impermeable Surfaces

(D1–D5)

Much of the campus consists of impermeable surfaces, the largest being the parking lots. Impermeable areas also include all concrete walkways, coutyards, and blacktop playground surfaces. Permeable — 40%

Impermeable — 60%

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Van Wig Elementary

Conceptual Plan LEGEND

Increased Water Capture The increase in tree canopy and permeable pavement in the parking area and campus perimeter slows the amount of stormwater moving off site, allowing more opportunities for infiltration. The bioswales direct stormwater and help spread it across a permeable surface.

Proposed Green Infrastructure Elements Habitat Infiltration Zone Permeable Pavement Bioswale Proposed Tree Watershed Protection Interpretive Elements Existing Drainage

On-Site Drain

Street Storm Drain

Increased Educational Opportunities Watershed protection interpretive elements can increase environmental stewardship. The overall increase in natural space enhances the learning environment.

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Educators at Torch Middle School aim to instill the values encapsulated by the C.L.A.S.S. acronym—character, leadership, attitude, scholarship, safety—in their 717 students. The academic curriculum is bolstered by programs in journalism, band, and AVID. 95% of students are eligible for free/reduced-price meals, and 30% are English learners.

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Torch Middle School — Topography and Storm Drain Network

Topography

Storm Drains

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Torch Middle School — Existing Conditions A1 Draining from Lunch Area to Parking

Drainage

A4 Central Classroom Area

On-Site Drainage (A1–A7) Several drains on the southeast side of campus empty into either the street or a parking lot. However, the majority of drains lead underground.

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A5 Draining from Sidewalk on Vineland Ave

A2 Draining from Lunch Area

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Torch Middle School — Existing Conditions A7 Draining from Gym

Drainage

B3 Draining from Vineland Ave

Storm Drain Street Drainage (B1-B4) Adjacent streets Vineland Ave and Amar Rd both contain multiple storm drains which receive surface flow from the parking lots.

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B4 Draining from Amar Rd

B1 Draining from Vineland Ave

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Torch Middle School — Existing Conditions C1 Northwest Side of Field

Infiltration Permeable Surfaces

C4 Northwest Field (C1–C4)

The large field and track area in the west end of campus are the most extensive permeable areas. Other permeable surfaces include intermittent sections of turf between buildings and at school entrances. Permeable — 60%

Impermeable — 40% Facing S

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C5 West Side of Field

C2 Southwest Side of Track

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Torch Middle School — Existing Conditions

Infiltration

D1 Lunch Area

Impermeable Surfaces

D4 Storage Area (D1–D6)

Much of the campus consists of impermeable surfaces, the largest being the blacktop courts and parking lots. Impermeable areas also include all concrete walkways and courtyards between classrooms. Permeable — 60%

Impermeable — 40% Facing N

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D5 Northeast Parking Lot

D2 Baksetball Court

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D6 Southeast Parking Lot

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Torch Middle School

Conceptual Plan

Increased Water Capture The increase in tree canopy and permeable pavement in the parking area and campus perimeter slows the amount of stormwater moving off site, allowing more opportunities for infiltration. The bioswales direct stormwater and help spread it across a permeable surface.

Increased Educational Opportunities

LEGEND

Watershed protection interpretive elements can increase environmental stewardship. The overall increase in natural space enhances the learning environment.

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As of 2015, 1,071 students attended Bassett High School. 86% of Bassett’s 2015 graduating class matriculated to universities or community colleges. Students have the opportunity to participate in clubs like Academic Decathlon and Olympian Marching Band, play on sports team with an emphasis on character development, and involve themselves in programs like G.A.T.E.

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Bassett High School — Topography and Storm Drain Network

Topography

Storm Drains

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Bassett High School — Existing Conditions A1 Northeast Side Draining to Flynn St

Drainage

A4 Draining to Puente Ave

On-Site Drainage (A1–A9) There are several cases of street drainage on the southwest side of the fields. A concrete swale on the courts empties into the street, as does the southeast parking lot (A6). A long concrete channel behind the classrooms on the northeast side drains onto Puente Ave. and Flynn St. Facing SE

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A5 Draining to Temple Ave

A2 Northeast Side Draining to Flynn St A4

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Bassett High School — Existing Conditions

Drainage

A7 Draining from Parking Lots to Puente Ave

B1 Draining from Puente Ave

Storm Drain Street Drainage (B1-B3) Storm drains on Puente Ave, Temple Ave, and Ardilla Ave receive water moving off site.

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A8 Draining to Flynn St

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Bassett High School — Existing Conditions C1 Southeast Corner of Main Field

Infiltration Permeable Surfaces

C4 Front of School (C1–C6)

The large field and track area in the southwest end of campus are the most extensive permeable areas. Other permeable surfaces include intermittent sections of turf between buildings and at school entrances. Impermeable — 50%

Permeable — 50%

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C5 Along Ardilla Ave

C2 Northeast Corner Baseball Field

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Bassett High School — Existing Conditions D1 Basketball Courts

Infiltration

D4 Northeast of the Amphitheater

Impermeable Surfaces

(D1–D6)

The largest impermeable areas are the blacktop courts and parking lots. Impermeable surfaces also include all concrete walkways, amplitheater, and courtyards between classrooms. Impermeable — 50%

Permeable — 50%

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Bassett High School

Conceptual Plan

Increased Water Capture The increase in tree canopy and permeable pavement in the parking area and campus perimeter slows the amount of stormwater moving off site, allowing more opportunities for infiltration. The bioswales direct stormwater and help spread it across a permeable surface.

Increased Educational Opportunities

LEGEND

Watershed protection interpretive elements can increase environmental stewardship. The overall increase in natural space enhances the learning environment.

Proposed Green Infrastructure Elements Habitat Infiltration Zone Permeable Pavement Bioswale Proposed Tree Watershed Protection Interpretive Elements Existing Drainage

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