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The
changing built, social and political environment forces new relationships
& generates different necessities.
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Minor Adjustments Over the long run of the project life, demands and requirements have changed due to different players joining Berkeley High School at different times and the changes in educational needs. After the breaking of ground, Superintendent Jack McLaughlin, who had brought many ideas for the planning of Berkeley High School, had left Berkeley Unified School District and was replaced by another superintendent. Also, the Principal of Berkeley High School had been replaced four times during the life of the project. However, none of them proposed any significant or dramatic changes to the design, and the original plan for the additions remained with minor adjustments. Another concern, not only for the additions but for the overall goal of improving educational environment, was about having smaller, specialized classrooms. Although this issue was considered, it did not play a large role in the designing process due to other circumstances including the possibility of renovating the Old Gym to smaller classrooms.
Resources Berkeley
Daily Planet article, January 17, 2001, on the goals set by Principal
Lynch S.F.
Gate article, October 19, 2001, on Principal Frank Lynch leaves Berkeley
High S.F. Gate article, July 6, 2000, on Principal Theresa Saunders leaves Berkeley High
Center
for Ecoliteracy article on small school Berkeley
Daily Planet article, March 25, 2001, on the approval of the "Small
Learning Community" Berkeley Daily Planet article, June 25, 2001, on the "Small Learning Communities" program |
