On Friday, July 23, 2021, the District and the Board became aware for the first time of the City's proposal to increase multi-family affordable housing by rezoning a number of properties, including Carver Elementary School and Del Mar Field. The City's July 19, 2021 Draft Housing Element Proposal ("Proposal") (Link to Proposal) states that the following six stakeholders were interviewed: Southern California NPH, Lanterman Regional Center, Abundant Housing LA, Climate Resolve, Los Angeles, Milestone Housing Group, Local Builders & Applicants, Chinese Club of San Marino, and Pasadena-Foothills Area Realtors.
The Proposal recommends that zoning changes be made to Carver Elementary School and Del Mar Field for multi-family affordable housing. It also states that Carver Elementary School is "slated" for potential closure due to declining enrollment and the high cost of housing. While it is appreciated that the City hopes to help with declining enrollment concerns facing the District, contrary to the Report, Carver Elementary School and Del Mar Field are not "slated" to be sold by the District nor is the District considering the potential closure of this National Blue Ribbon school beloved by the community, parents and students. While increasing the number of school-aged residents is a shared goal, there are less drastic measures to be considered to increase enrollment.
Carver Elementary School presently provides education to approximately 600 TK through 5th grade students, and provides numerous before and after school programs, including but not limited to Right at School Daycare for children of parents, teachers and staff, Chinese School of San Marino, PTA Affiliates Summer School, AYSO soccer games, Little League, scouting programs, and community basketball games. In addition, Valentine Elementary School is near or at capacity and closing Carver Elementary School would adversely impact class sizes and the elementary educational experience.
It is our understanding that the City would welcome community comments by email no later than this Friday, July 30, 2021, via email at cityclerk@cityofsanmarino.org.
2021 年 7 月 23 日星期五，學區和學區的教育委員會首次獲悉聖馬力諾市關於重新規劃包括l了聖馬力諾學區管轄的Carver 小學和 Del Mar運動場在內的一些房產來增加多戶型經濟適用房(affordable housing) 的提案。2021 年 7 月 19 日所提出的住房元素提案草案（“提案”）（提案鏈接）中指出，已經採訪了以下六位利益相關機構：南加州 NPH、蘭特曼區域中心、洛杉磯住房增加、氣候解決、洛杉磯縣、里程碑住房集團、 當地建築商和申請人、聖馬力諾華人俱樂部和帕薩迪納山麓地區房地產經紀人。
該提案建議更改對 Carver小學和 Del Mar運動場的多戶經濟適用房的劃分。提案還指出，由於入學率下降和住房成本高昂，Carver 小學“預計”可能關閉。儘管市政府希望幫助解決學區面臨的入學率下降的問題，但與此相反，學區並沒有“計劃”出售 Carver 小學和Del Mar運動場，學區也從沒有考慮可能關閉這所獲頒全國藍帶殊榮，並深受社區、家長和學生喜愛的學校。雖然增加學齡居民人數是一個共同目標，但可以考慮採取比較溫和的措施來增加入學率。
Carver 小學目前為大約 600 名 TK 到 五年級的學生們提供教育，並提供許多課前和課後課程，包括但不限於為父母以及教師和教職員工的孩子們提供的學校日托、聖馬力諾中文學校、PTA 附屬機構的暑期學校、AYSO 足球比賽、少年聯賽、童子軍活動和社區籃球比賽等。 此外，Valentine 小學的學生數已接近或達到飽和，關閉 Carver 小學將對班級規模和小學教育的體驗產生不利影響。
