Outstanding article detailing all the various claims by those perpetuating this scheme. To me, it's a scheme, because it's so complicated and convoluted. I could understand this if the motivation was to actually build an elementary school for those living in this area, but the fact that they say they may well not use it for those kids. I'm glad the article mentioned the city council endorsing a local-serving school. The interesting thing is that the Charter School that serves all of the LASD territory is already the closest school for elementary kids in this area. It's already very nearby in Los Altos just up San Antonio at W. Portola Avenue. So one possible use is to relocate these kids very close nearby and consolidate with their 2nd site over in South Los Altos. They already have 900 kids in attendance split 600 or so at W. Portola and 300 or so on Covington near Grant Road.

But consider that these kids travel from all over LASD in Mountain View including the Grant Road area and the Blossom Valley/Springer area and from all over Los Altos and Los Altos hills. Where's the logic at locating their single school clear at the far end of the district in the San Antonio area? How much Park will be possible with a 1000+ student school on less land than LASD typically uses for 500?

I do wish the article made it clear that their options are for 1 normal size school for the local area or a DOUBLE size school for the charter school serving 20+ times more area. The impact on the San Antonio area is obviously greater with a 1000 student school than with a 500 student school..... but this is only the worst of the misleading plans from LASD.

Note the point made in the article about the lack of a completed Master Plan after more than THREE YEARS of waiting. They have no official statement that each student deserves equal treatment. They have said things about the San Antonio area kids having to settle for an inferior school site relative to outdoor play space. They make no plans to provide an after school care program on the new San Antonio site, which is found at every other school in Los Altos and Mountain View, regardless of district. Beware of LASD's misleading and incomplete plans!