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Resident urges district to repair Hamilton Adult School parking lot and keep programs amid proposed surplus discussion
Summary
At public comment, a North Torrance resident urged the district to repair the Hamilton Adult School parking lot, return adult-education classes to Hamilton rather than transfer them and to consider community uses before any surplus-sale decisions; the board scheduled a July 8 community meeting and a ThoughtExchange remains open.
A North Torrance resident urged the Torrance Unified School District board to preserve and repair facilities at Hamilton Adult School and to restore programs that have been moved off site.
"I received my notice by mail, first class mail," James Henry told the board during oral communications, noting the district mailed 12,000 postcards about a July 8 community meeting at North High Performing Arts Center to gather public input on Hamilton. Henry identified himself as a longtime North Torrance homeowner and alumnus and asked that the Hamilton parking lot be repaired and that classes such as medical-building coding, pharmacy technician and medical assistant be returned to the Hamilton campus rather than remain transferred to other adult-education centers.
Henry said bond funds approved since 2006 included monies intended for adult schools and that community members should have full opportunity to weigh in before any surplus designation or sale. The superintendent and board reiterated the community meeting date and staff's ThoughtExchange, which will remain open through mid-July.
What happens next: the board said it will listen to community input at a July 8 meeting at North High and the district continues to solicit comments online via the ThoughtExchange and district website.
