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<br />The City receives an annual grant from the County to purchase recycled products. In the future the <br />City intends to formalize a procurement process that gives preference to recycled and <br />environmentally-friendly products. <br /> <br />SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION 19~. <br /> <br />Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade <br /> <br />PIeasanton is known for the quality of its school system, and the General Plan contains policies and <br />programs to assist in its continued excellence. Prior to the fall of 1988, three independent school <br />districts (PIeasanton Joint School District, Murray School District, and the Amador Valley Joint <br />Union High School District) provided school facilities and services. Beginning in the fall of 1988, <br />the various individual districts merged into the Pleasanton Unified School District (School <br />District) providing school services for children kindergarten through grade twelve. The School <br />District boundaries include the City of PIeasanton and some outlying, sparsely populated areas. <br /> <br />The School District operates nine public elementary schools, three public middle schools, and four <br />high schools (two of which do not have attendance areas as they are specialty high schools). See <br />Figure VI-5 for the location of all existing and proposed public school sites. Pleasanton also has <br />several private schools that accommodate almost 300 school-age children, Kindergarten through <br />twelfth grades. <br /> <br />Since the 1996 General Plan, elementary-school enrollment has increased about 12 percent (from <br />5,391 student to 6,054 students), middle-school enrollment has increased about 38 percent (from <br />2,537 to 3,490 students), and high-school enrollment has increased about 53 percent (from 3,234 to <br />4,974). Enrollment has increased primarily due to new residential development. <br /> <br />The School District continues to plan for potential growth and may consider altemative uses for <br />existing and proposed school sites, as school demographics and needs change. Currently the <br />School District owns one school site on Vineyard Avenue and has an option for another site on <br />Busch Road. See Figure VI-5. <br /> <br />The School District assesses a school impact fee on building permits issued for new construction. <br />The fees are expected to cover most, if not all, of the facilities costs created by residential <br />development through General Plan buiIdout. <br /> <br />Education for Adults <br /> <br />Within and nearby the City of PIeasanton are continuing educational opportunities for adults. <br />The Pleasanton Parks and Community Services Department offers a variety of education and <br />enrichment activities for mature adults and a few health-based classes for adults. The <br />Pleasanton Unified School District offers academic, vocational and enrichment classes for adults <br /> <br />19 Thomas R. Williams, Principal Demographer, Enrollment Projection Consultants, Letter to Superintendent and Board <br />of Education, Pleasanton Unified School District, January 24, 2006. <br /> <br />2. City of Pleasant on, 2002 Growth Management Report, Prepared for the Pleasanton City Council, November 2002. <br /> <br />VI-19 <br />