LAUSD to Host Series of Design Concept Community Meetings

By SARAH SHMERLING | Editor-in-Chief

Los Angeles Unified School District will host a series of design concept community meetings for the three charter school campuses that sustained damage in the Palisades fire.

“The purpose of these meetings is to introduce the architectural teams and begin the important dialogue on the future design concepts for each campus,” LAUSD Community Relations Director Lorena Padilla-Melendez said.

The Palisades Charter Elementary School meeting will take place Wednesday, June 4, at 6 p.m. followed by Palisades Charter High School on Thursday, June 5, at 6 p.m. and Marquez Charter Elementary School on Friday, June 6, at 6 p.m.

The Pali Elementary meeting will take place in-person at Brentwood Elementary Science Magnet in the Multi Purpose Room, located at 740 South Gretna Green Way, and via Zoom. Its architectural firm is PRACTICE, which is “nationally recognized for its innovative, sustainable and community-centered design.”

For Pali High—whose architectural firm is DLR Group—the meeting will take place virtually via Zoom.

“For over 25 years, DLR Group has been a trusted partner to LAUSD, and has collaborated with schools and communities to create learning environments that are not only safe and sustainable, but truly transformational,” read information shared by LAUSD.

Marquez’ meeting will take place in person at Nora Sterry Elementary in the Multi Purpose Room, located at 1730 Corinth Avenue. It will also take place virtually via Zoom. The school’s architectural firm is NAC, a “national leader in K-12 educational design and architecture.”