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Sequoia parents, district and students outline $100K playground renovation and outdoor classroom plan
Summary
Sequoia Elementary families and district staff presented a collaborative plan to add shade, new play elements, picnic seating and paving; parents plan to contribute roughly $97,000 and the district about $10,000 with other site maintenance covering labor.
Sequoia Elementary parents and district staff detailed a collaborative playground improvement project at the Mount Diablo Unified School District board meeting Wednesday night, saying the work will add shade, an outdoor learning area, replacement play components and repairs to tired surfacing.
The presentation came from members of the Sequoia Parents Association and school leaders. Elise Galletto, president of the Sequoia Parents Association, said the project began as a fundraising effort to add shade and expanded into multiple site improvements when district staff walked the campus with parents and teachers.
Why it matters: The project combines parent fundraising and district deferred-maintenance resources to extend amenities used daily by roughly 600 students. Board members and school leaders said the upgrades are timed to minimize classroom disruption and create an outdoor instructional…
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