Thanks for attending!
Facility Master Plan Community Engagement Meetings have been completed at each one of the sites below. These events were an opportunity to share your thoughts, ideas, and priorities as we plan the next chapter for Glendale Unified School District facilities outside of the online survey. The feedback from each event is shared below along with a PDF of the presentation and a recording from the virtual event.
6 - 7pm November 19th
Crescenta Valley High School
2900 Community Avenue, La Crescenta, CA 91214
6 - 7pm November 20th
Theodore Roosevelt Middle School
222 E. Acacia Avenue, Glendale, CA 91205
6 - 7pm December 4th
Rosemont Middle School
4725 Rosemont Avenue, La Crescenta, CA 91214
6 - 7pm December 8th
Herbert Hoover High School
651 Glenwood Road, Glendale, CA 91202
6 - 7pm December 10th
Glendale High School
1440 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA 91205
6 - 7pm December 16th
6 - 7pm December 3rd
R. D. White Elementary School
744 E. Doran Street, Glendale, CA 91206
The Results Say…
Glendale Unified School District has completed the In Person Facility Master Plan Community Engagement Meetings. We want to thank students, families, staff, and community members who shared their ideas, priorities, and feedback to help guide future facility planning. The District will continue to accept feedback from the community until January 15th at the survey link on the Home Page. Please provide your us with your thoughts!
The District alongside PBK architects has completed a total of 7 community events with attendance from over 100 people. The information below highlights key themes and results gathered from the completed engagement events which will help inform the next phase of the Facility Master Plan process.
Q1: What helps create a sense of community at schools in Glendale?
When community members at Crescenta Valley High were asked what helps create a sense of community in Glendale schools, participants most often pointed to extracurricular activities, family events, and live productions. Many emphasized the importance of athletics in fostering belonging and connection across school campuses.
Community members at Glendale High shared that a sense of belonging at Glendale schools grows when communication, belonging, and relationships are prioritized. Responses highlighted how these elements help strengthen relationships among students, families, staff, and the broader community.
Feedback from the engagement meeting at Herbert Hoover High showed that music and teaching the whole child are key contributors to a strong sense of community at Glendale schools, with many participants also noting the importance of belonging.
At Rosemont Middle, the community shared that a sense of community at Glendale schools is built through welcoming staff, dual immersion, and family engagement which creates spaces where students, families, and staff feel trust and openness.
Q2: What are the most critical needs for Glendale schools?
A strong sense of community at Glendale schools is created through safety, inclusion, and picnics according to participants at the R.D. White Elementary engagement event. Participants consistently shared that feeling welcomed, supported, and connected to one another plays a key role in making schools places where students and families want to be.
Q3: What’s on your wish list for the Glendale Facilities Master Plan?
When asked to identify the most critical needs for Glendale schools, participants at Crescenta Valley High evaluated key areas including the learning environment, safety, sports and play, cafeterias, libraries, visual and performing arts, technology, and counseling. Responses rated from poor to excellent highlighted opportunities for improvement in cafeterias, libraries and performance spaces, while learning environments was more frequently rated as great.
Community members at Glendale High were asked to rate the condition of essential school programs and spaces from learning environments and safety to technology, counseling, and the arts using a scale from poor to excellent. Results showed that sports field, playgrounds and site elements emerged as the most critical needs across Glendale schools.
Participants identified the most critical needs for Glendale schools by rating areas such as learning environments, safety, sports and play, cafeterias, libraries, VAPA, technology, and counseling from poor to excellent. Feedback at Hoover High indicated that cafeterias, libraries and performance spaces require the greatest attention
Feedback from community engagement at Rosemont Middle revealed a need to prioritize improvements in technology infrastructure, while learning environments was viewed more positively.
To better understand the most critical needs for Glendale schools, participants at R.D. White Elementary rated multiple categories from poor to excellent. The responses pointed to safety and security as a top priority, along with cafeterias, libraries and performance spaces.
Participants at the Glendale District Office meeting shared that a strong sense of community at Glendale schools is shaped by equitable access, school pride, and green spaces. Responses emphasized how these elements help create welcoming, inclusive environments where students, families, and staff feel connected.
Participants at the District Office meeting were asked to rate the condition of key school categories. Results indicated that cafeterias, libraries, performance spaces and counseling/support spaces represent the most critical needs for Glendale schools moving forward.