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Palisades Charter High School Reconstruction Project
Community Meeting
August 11, 2025

Agenda
I. Welcome & Meeting Logistics
- Lorena Padilla-Melendez, Director, Community Relations, LAUSD
II. Progress Update of Environmental Work
- Anthony Espinoza, Environmental Health Manager, Environmental Programs, LAUSD
III. Proposed Project
- Scott Singletary, Deputy Director of Facilities Planning and Development, LAUSD
IV. Design Progress
- Jesse Miller, Education Leader Principal K-12, DLR Group
- Jeffrey Zolan, Project Manager, DLR Group
- Alenoush Aghajanians, Principal Design Leader, DLR Group
- Questions, Comments & Community Engagement Next Steps

Zoom Webinar — Submit questions and/or comments
To ask a question or provide a comment, please
use the “Q&A” icon and submit it at any time
during the meeting.

OEHS Updates
Environmental Work Complete / Checklist
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1. USACE Household Hazardous Waste Removal (Phase 1)
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2. USACE Debris Removal (Phase 2)
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Includes site assessment and removal of any asbestos, debris (i.e.
concrete, metal, ash), and surface soils (top 3-6 inches)
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3. LAUSD Debris Removal
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4. LAUSD Contractor - Environmental Assessment of Soils
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5. LAUSD Contractor – Comprehensive Environmental Assessment and
Cleanup of Building Interiors
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6. LAUSD Pre-occupancy Testing and Inspection

OEHS Updates
Materials Tested and Analyses
Soil Air
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Volatile Organic Compounds Asbestos
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Fire-related VOCs
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Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Surfaces (via wipes)
(PAHs)
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Title 22 metals, including mercury
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Title 22 Metals, including mercury
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PAHs
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Organochlorine Pesticides
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Dioxins and Furans
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
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Dioxins and Furans
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Asbestos

OEHS Updates
Safety Measures When Students Return
Continued Environmental Monitoring
• LA Unified Know Your Air Network 2.0
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Enhanced air quality monitoring (PM2.5, PM10, NO2,
and weather data) in real time with online public
access
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21 schools impacted by the fires or near
reconstruction zones have received new,
enhanced equipment. PM 10 sensors are
scheduled to be added in the coming weeks.
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Five high-priority schools have been equipped
with multiple monitoring locations. Will provide
site-specific decision-making information during
cleanup and reconstruction

Palisades Charter HS Campus Reconstruction Project
Board Approved June 3, 2025
$266M –Bond Funds target to upgrade and expand charter school facilities
Reimbursement will be pursued through insurance and FEMA
Scope - replace facilities that were destroyed in the fire, including:
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General/specialty classrooms, support spaces, and athletic support
buildings
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Update: portable buildings that remained post fire will now be
removed due to extensive mitigation requirements
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Infrastructure, landscape, track and field and other impacted facilities
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Both temporary and permanent facilities will be constructed to serve the
student populations that were present prior to the fire.

New Construction - Program Overview
New Classroom Building Palisades Academy
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21 General Classrooms 3 General Classrooms
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1 Flexible Science Lab w/ workroom 3 faculty/staff offices
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1 Flexible Engineering Classroom
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1 Media and Filmmaking Classroom
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1 Multi-Media Computer Technology Classroom
Athletic Field Areas
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1 Special Ed Type III Classroom w/support spaces
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Track and Field
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1 Special Ed Type I Classroom
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2 x Athletic Support Spaces
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Ticket Booth
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Collaboration Spaces, Workrooms, RSP, & Storage
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Baseball Field
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Administrative Spaces: 13 faculty/staff offices, 1 IEP
Office, Conference Rooms, Clerical Areas, &
Reception/Public Waiting
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Restrooms for students and staff

Anticipated Reconstruction Timeline
3.5 Yrs
A/E Negotiation-1.5 Mo. Design – 12 Mo. DSA: 4 Mo. Bid~2.5 Mo Construction ~ 21 Mo
CEQA Environmental
Approval
Construction
AE DSA
Design
Procure Approval
Construction
Bid
August 2025
Design Start Construction Start Building Occupancy
May 2025 Q1 2027 Q4 2028
BOC
BOE BOE
Project Definition CEQA and DSA
Approval Approval
June 2025 Q3 2026

Your Team
Consulting Engineers
And many more………

Where Are We Going Together

Mission Statement
PCHS will empower our diverse student
population to make positive contributions to
the global community by dedicating our
resources to ensure educational excellence,
civic responsibility, and personal growth.

DLR's project goals/guiding principles.
Belonging
Foster social connection through layered indoor-outdoor gathering spaces
Embed identity through student expression, co-designed spaces, and cultural markers
Create zones of comfort, reflection, and collaboration for all learner types
Resilience
Design with fire-adaptive materials, passive systems, and flexible structures
Develop campus-wide emergency adaptability (safe zones, distributed infrastructure)
Celebrate the rebuild through spaces that mark recovery and community strength
Sustainability
Maximize daylighting, cross ventilation, and natural shading through form orientation
Use regenerative landscaping native to the local biome
Incorporate visible systems (solar, water reuse, carbon tracking) for student learning

Design Concept
Interlace. Connect. Thrive.
Interlace — the spatial and programmatic strategy
Connect — to each other, the past, and the future
Thrive — not just survive; speaks to student success and
community strength

Site Diagrams

Scope Of the Project

Site Plan

Site Constraints

Greener. Safer. Smarter.

Connections - Belonging

Connections - Belonging

Resiliency Diagram

Space Types
Program
Palisades High School
• 21 General Classrooms
• 1 Flex Science Lab
• 3 Elective Specialized Classrooms
• 2 Special Ed Classrooms
• 1 Satellite Admin
• 2 Student Collaboration
• 2 Teacher Workroom
Pali Academy
• 3 General Classrooms
• Admin Offices
• Support Spaces
30 Total Classrooms

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Design Inspiration For The New Buildings

Getting Inspired From The Existing Buildings

Forming The Massing

02 Field Building

03 Baseball Field

FSD Community Relations
Engagement Plan for the Design Process
Spring Summer Fall Winter
2025 2025 2025 2027
Design Concept Design Update Final Design Pre-Construction
Community Community Community Community
Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting
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Stakeholder engagement will continue throughout the duration of the project.
COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Submit questions by
scanning the QR code.
FSD Community Relations Department: 213-241-1340
community.relations@laschools.org
https://www.lausd.org/facilities/community-relations
For unrelated construction project questions or concerns,
please email Region West Operations at:
FireRecoveryWest@lausd.net