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Golden Hill Elementary School (a.k.a. Brooklyn/Kimbrough Area)
School opens: OPEN! The school opened on January 17, 2006, with students and staff from Brooklyn Elementary. By 2008, the school will also serve students from Kimbrough Elementary.
Principal: Juan Romo
Status: Construction is completed.
Location: 1240 33rd Street, San Diego, CA 92102. Golden Hill. The site is between A Street and C Street, and between 32nd Street and 33rd Street (a.k.a. Alternative Site 1-B).
Purpose: Golden Hill Elementary will ease overcrowding at Brooklyn Elementary and Kimbrough Elementary.
New school size: The new school can accommodate 700 students in grades K-5 on 6.55 acres.
Acquisition and relocation: The new school required the acquisition of 27 parcels, and the relocation of 34 households consisting of 93 residents. Of the 34 households, 3 used their relocation funds to become first-time homeowners.
Name of new school: The name “Golden Hill” was selected by two Brooklyn Elementary third-graders in honor of the surrounding neighborhood.
Campus features: 32 classrooms, 59,800 square feet of facilities, 6.55 acres, 56 parking spaces, 50+ trees, more than 400 shrubs, multipurpose room, library/media center, lunch shelter, elevator and accessibility features, kitchen, faculty lounge, workroom, administrative center, and energy-efficient design features. A grass playfield will also be built.
Project partners: Soltek Pacific and HMC Architects
Project milestones/schedule:
•  Proposition MM approved: November 3, 1998
•  Draft Environmental Impact Report: November 20, 2000
•  Board of Education approves site: September 25, 2001, and June 11, 2002
•  Community names school: February 25, 2003
•  Contract awarded: July 13, 2004
•  Groundbreaking ceremony: September 29, 2004 
•  First day of school: January 17, 2006
Media releases | Special eventsFact sheet
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Final Environmental Impact Report
Final Environmental Impact Report Addendum
Final Relocation Plan: English | Spanish
Final Relocation Plan Addendum: English | Spanish
Board of Education Report, June 11, 2002
Board of Education Report, September 25, 2001
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