Courtesy photos.
SANTA MARIA — Righetti High School opened the first session of a $24 million futuristic 38-room classroom complex on March 18.
More teachers and students will be moving in during the next several weeks. C-2004 Bond funds paid for the project.
The project was undertaken to increase permanent classroom capacity, eliminate portable classrooms and advance new technology.
“As a result of community support for our school bonds, we are excited to bring permanent state-of-the-art classrooms to the Righetti campus,’’ said SMJUHSD School Board Member Dominick Palera. “Over the next three years, we will see this building open, the remaining classrooms renovated, and the portables removed to reclaim campus parking. This project will benefit students, staff and the community.’’
The facility will incorporate many learning tools from the district’s demo “Classroom of the Future”, which was first seen at ERHS a few years ago for feedback. It featured moveable whiteboard walls, mounted big screen monitors with the capacity to display from the teacher’s tablet, desks and chairs on wheels that separate easily into different arrangements and other learning aids.
The design of the facility includes four classrooms that can create one learning area.