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In the future, the City will continue to cooperate with Zone 7 to improve and maintain the flood control system. Areas where flood control improvements still need to be made include the confluence of the Arroyo Las Positas and the Arroyo Mocho in the area between E1 Charro Road and the existing city limits. Other improvements required by full development of the Pleasanton Planning Area are included in Zone 7's Improvement Plan and will be constructed as development requires. 4. Public Services a. Schools Pleasanton is known for the quality of its school system, and the General Plan contains policies and programs to assist in its continued excellence. Prior to the fall of 1988, school facilities and services were provided by three independent school districts (Pleasanton Joint School District, Murray School District, and the Amador Valley Joint Union High School District). In the fall of 1988, the various individual districts were merged into the Pleasanton Unified School District to provide school services for children in grades kindergarten through twelve. The Pleasanton Unified School District boundaries include the City of Pleasanton and some outlying, sparsely populated areas. Since unification in 1988, elementary school enrollment has increased 26 percent, and middle school enrollment has increased 30 percent. The increase in enrollment has occurred primarily from new residential development. While enrollment from older housing has changes over time, on average, the number of students from older housing in 1995 is similar to the number of students in 1989. Over the next five years, continued enrollment increases are expected. High school enrollment has actually declined since unification; however, this trend recently reversed, and high school enrollments are expected to increase in the near future. Additional school facilities will be needed in the future to accommodate new housing development. The Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees has developed enrollment projections and has conducted an analysis of the effects of future residential growth in Pleasanton on the School District's facilities. The conclusions drawn by these reports include the need for three additional elementary schools, one additional middle school, and expansion of the two existing high schools. The first elementary school is anticipated to open in the fall of 1997 in the Stoneridge Drive easterly extension area. The second elementary school is anticipated to open in the fall of 2000 in the southwestern portion of the District. The third elementary school is expected to open around the fall of 2004 in the southeastern portion of the District.