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name=Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
image size=325px
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established= September 3, 2008
type= Public
district= Los Angeles Unified School District
grades= 9-12
principal= Scott Braxton
enrollment=2,500
colors= cranberry & black
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location= 1200 Colton Street
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Edward R. Roybal Learning Center, formerly known as Belmont Learning Center, the Vista Hermosa Learning Center, Central Los Angeles High School 11, or the City West project is a secondary school and park located at 1200 Colton Street in the Westlake area of Los Angeles, California, United States. [http://cityplanning.lacity.org/complan/central/pdf/genlumap.wlk.pdf]
Roybal is a high school built to relieve overcrowding at Belmont High School. The school is at the intersection of West First Street and North Beaudry Avenue. On March 25, 2008, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted to name the school as Edward R. Roybal Learning Center for former Congressman Edward R. Roybal, who represented this area in Congress and whose daughter, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, is representing the area.
The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), and opened after years of controversy on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. [ [http://www.laschools.org/project-status/one-project?project_number=55.98107 "Central LA HS #11, 55.98107 School Name: Edward R. Roybal Learning Center"] ] [ [http://www.laschools.org/vista-hermosa/ "LAUSD Approves "HS #11" Option to Complete Belmont Learning Center"] ] [ [http://www.downtownnews.com/articles/2007/02/26/development/estate02.txt LA Downtown News (2007) "Coming Into Focus" ] ] Roybal will accommodate approximately 2,500 students, which will alleviate enrollment at Belmont High which is currently 5,500 students. The school has six academies, including the Civitas School of Leadership, languages,Activist for Educational Empowerment, business and finance, computer science, and the School for Visual Arts and Humanities.]History
The project to build the school began in 1988. The site of the school had previously been used for industrial purposes, and a concern of soil contamination was confirmed during development in 1999. This resulted in a temporary halt to construction.
In December 2000 Superintendent Roy Romer [ [http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-schoolme8may08,1,1744438.column?coll=la-news-learning LA Times (2006) "Generally Speaking, It's Right to Honor Romer"] ] saved the project and began reviewing private bids to address the additional issues at the site. In 2002, "An Alliance for a Better Community" was selected to finish the project.Fact|date=September 2008
Further complicating the development, in September 2002 an earthquake fault was detected on the northeast portion of the plot. The project was again temporarily suspended. [ [http://www.downtownnews.com/articles/2004/07/05/news/news05.txt LA Downtown News (2005) "Generation Next: Glenn Gritzner" ] ]
In May 2003 the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to finish the school but with certain modifications: inclusion of a 10 to 12 acre (4 to 4.9 ha) park; a 500 seat learning academy; a library; an auditorium; and a parent center. Once completed, these changes resulted in one of the more luxurious schools of the urban sections of the district.Fact|date=September 2008
The total project cost was then estimated to be around US$300 million. A voter initiative bond called Measure K provided $3.3 billion of the construction funds, with city funds supplying the rest.Fact|date=September 2008
In December 2004, approximately 60 percent of the buildings were demolished because of the earthquake fault and then construction continued.Fact|date=September 2008
Administration
* Scott F. Braxton, principal
* Rosa Maria Figueroa Calderon, principal, Civitas School of Leadership
* Eftihia Danellis, principal, School for Visual Arts and Humanities
Features
* a dance studio with a cushioned maple floor
* 3,000-seat gym
* 480 underground parking spaces
* 315 trees
* science labs
* individual shower stalls in locker rooms
* a modern kitchen with a restaurant-quality pizza oven
* planning rooms for teachers and break lounges.
* a $17 million toxic gas mitigation system that costs $250,000 a year to operate.
ee also
*Belmont High School (Los Angeles, California)
References
External links
* [http://notebook.lausd.net/portal/page?_pageid=33,54194&_dad=ptl&_schema=PTL_EP LAUSD Profile]
