Educational and Facilities Master Plan Refresh
Developed collaboratively between all three campus communities serving as one, the purpose of this document is to provide updated and refreshed guidance for the District through 2030 and serve as the measuring stick by which future educational programs and facilities investments will be evaluated.
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The 2020 Educational and Facilities Master Plan was originally crafted during the onset of a global pandemic, at a time when the world faced unprecedented uncertainties. The prevailing conditions at that time were marked by disruptions in learning, abrupt transitions to remote and hybrid instruction modalities, and an acute awareness of the need for adaptable facilities to accommodate health and safety measures. In drafting the plan, the original project team aimed to address immediate needs and chart a course forward in a time of uncertainty. Today, the District stands at a critical juncture, requiring a refresh to this document that will reprioritize the District’s planning of near-term and future decisions by reaffirming and reallocating current and future projects through 2030.
As we embark on this refresh, it is essential to remember that we are not changing the vision and core values of the original EFMP, but rather reprioritizing the path guiding the District towards these initiatives and ensuring the plan is responsive to current educational and societal needs. We must reassess whether our educational programs, services, and facilities continue to meet the diverse needs of our students, educators, and the community, both on campus and remotely. This process has entailed engaging students, faculty, and staff across all three campuses, reviewing emerging workforce trends, evaluating the utilization and effectiveness of existing facilities, and considering sustainability, accessibility and equity as paramount factors.
The purpose of the Refresh is also to inform subsequent project-specific efforts in physical planning; program validation, feasibility, and test-fit planning. As such, it defines a framework, within which individual projects, both renovation and new construction, can be realized as part of a larger network of campus assets and infrastructure. A critical outgrowth of the EFMP Refresh is the potential reallocation of Measure J project funding to address current prioritized needs. Given the dramatic changes in how higher education is delivered and accessed in a post-COVID environment, the Refresh highlights current and future needs based upon rapidly evolving conditions, including a shift to remote and hybrid instruction modalities that have left some classrooms vacant. Ultimately, this Refresh aims to update and recenter the District as it steers its course following such unprecedented times, and heads to a new and brighter tomorrow.