Update on Portable Classroom Use at LAUSD
Budget, Facilities, and Audit Committee
April 9, 2015
What Exactly is a Portable Classroom?
 Primarily Designed for Temporary Uses
 Ability to be Relocated When Needed = Flexible Capacity
 Typically Supported by a Wood Base and Raised From the Ground
with Ramps
 Functional, but not Necessarily Aesthetically Pleasing
 Pre-Designed, Pre-Engineered Structures with Standard Sizes,
Constructed Off-Site in Manufacturing Plants
 Enables Flexible Installation Schedules
 Costs are Significantly Lower than Permanent Structures
Strategic Portable Classroom Use
 Classroom Capacity of Any Kind is an Important Commodity
 Existing Portable Classroom Capacity Can Serve Multiple Functions,
Provide Quick Solutions and Achieve Goals
 Changes in Enrollment
 Creation or Expansion of New Programs and Schools
 Meet Proposition 39 Obligations
 Community/Joint Use/Parent Centers/Health Clinics
 Enrichment Activities
 Unexpected Out-of-Service Buildings
 However a Quick Solution Must be Well Thought Out and Consider
 Playground Space
 Parking Availability
 Supervision Challenges
 Age and Condition of a Portable Classroom Building
 Safety
Classroom Inventory and Enrollment
Overview
 More than 70% of the District’s Classrooms are in Permanent
Buildings
 More than 80% of the District’s Enrollment is in Permanent
Classroom Buildings
Enrollment by Classrooms
Total Inventory of Classrooms
Changes in Utilization of Portable Classroom Buildings
 LAUSD’s Use of Portable Classrooms for Instructional Purposes
 In 2003: Approximately 10,000 Portable Classrooms
 In 2015: Approximately 8,300 Portable Classrooms
Since 2003, Approximately 1,600 Portable Classrooms Have
Been Removed From School Sites
Classroom Utilization by School Type
Classroom Utilization by Board District
Classroom Utilization by Educational Service Center
State Funding Programs and Removal Mandates
Status
 The Escutia and Overcrowding Relief Grant (ORG) Programs Provide Matching
Funds to Remove Portables when Replacing Capacity with Permanent Classrooms
 The Department of Housing Program (DOH) is a State Mandated Removal that Does
Not Come with a Funding Source
88%
Will be removed by Sept. 2015
Our Focus: DOH Portables
Overview of Education Code Section 17292
 Enacted in 2006
 Authorized the Continued Use of Certain Relocatable Buildings Bearing
a Commercial Coach Insignia of Approval from the Department of
Housing and Community Development (DOH) for School Purposes Until
September 30, 2015
 Requires that the Governing Board of a School District Adopt a
Resolution by October 30, 2015, Certifying that as of September 30,
2015, each Relocatable Building of this Type is no Longer Being Used as
a School Building
Focus on Portables: Removal of DOH Portables
Opportunity to Further Reduce Reliance on Portable Classrooms
 In 2003, the District Had 515 DOH Portable Classrooms
 350 Have Been Removed
 107 More Will be Removed Prior to September 2015
 Based on Enrollment Demands, the Remaining 58 DOH Classrooms are
Anticipated to Require Replacement of Capacity
 Site Analysis/Due Diligence Activities Currently Underway
 Replacement of Buildings Triggers Code Compliance Upgrades and Infrastructure
Upgrade Considerations
 Staff will Present Proposed Project Definitions Prior to September 30
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 To Properly Site the New Classrooms, Correct Site Inefficiencies, or Achieve
Economies of Scale, Staff May Also Propose Additional Replacements in
Conjunction with the DOH Replacements
 Removal/Replacement Will Occur Over the Next Several Years
 88% of DOH Portable Classrooms Will Be Removed By September 30, 2015
 By September 30, 2015, the District will be in Compliance with Education Code
Section 17292 for 457 DOH Portable Classrooms and Will Have a Board-Approved
Plan to Remove the Remaining Inventory of DOH Portable Classrooms
Removal/Replacement of DOH Classrooms
Opportunity to Further Reduce Reliance on Portable Classrooms
 58 DOH Classrooms Anticipated to Require Replacement at 19 Different School Sites
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Other Potential Portable Removal/Replacement Opportunities
11 School Sites Identified for Comprehensive Modernization Projects
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ComprehensiveModernizationProjectsWillAddresstheMostCriticalPhysical
ConditionsataSchoolSitethatPoseaHealthandSafetyConcern
ProjectsMayIncludeConstructingNewBuildings,ReconfiguringExisting
Facilities,UpgradingExistingSpaces,and/orRemoving/ReplacingPortable
Classroom
AcreageUtilizedbyPortableClassrooms
PercentofClassroomsinPortables
BurroughsMiddleSchool‐‐ 26%
ClevelandHighSchool‐‐ 36%
GrantHighSchool‐‐ 32%
HuntingtonParkHighSchool‐‐ 29%
JeffersonHighSchool‐‐ 30%
NorthHollywoodHighSchool– 32%
PolytechnicHighSchool‐‐ 13%
RooseveltHighSchool‐‐21%
SanPedroHighSchool‐‐ 13%
SOCES‐‐ 18%
VeniceHighSchool‐‐ 18%
Questions?