The Met Sacramento High School has bright energy future
July 14th, 2011When students return to The Met Sacramento High School in January next year, they’ll have a completely redesigned campus, one with energy-efficient windows and lighting, new plumbing and heating, and countertops made with recycled glass.
The charter school near Southside Park will be the first in the city to meet national standards for energy efficiency. The new design exceeds criteria set by the U.S. Green Building Council and the Collaborative for High Performance Schools.
Administrators say remodeling will both save money for the district and help students learn.
“At a time when budgets are tight, we’re doing a project that’s win-win-win,” said Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond.
“It’s thinking, ‘How do we utilize our assets?’ It isn’t deficit thinking, which is ‘We don’t have, we can’t do,’ ” he said.
The $6.9 million renovation is financed by $390,000 in state grants and Measure I, a bond approved by voters in 2002.
The Met is a 300-student charter school, funded by the district but administered by Big Picture Learning, a national charter school network.
Students at The Met work with one teacher throughout their four high school years, taking specialized subjects, such as sciences and foreign languages, from other teachers.
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“We’re going to make this … we’re going to be on the ballot in November,” predicted Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, a driving force behind the Support Our Schools for a Bright Colorado campaign.