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8.B. - Page 16 • • <br /> q j CAMBRIDGE <br /> ,,,Hr ACADEMY <br /> GRADE LEVELS TO BE SERVED <br /> Transitional kindergarten was to be officially introduced in California in fall 2012. This particularly benefits <br /> students who are age appropriate for kindergarten but who are not quite ready academically, emotionally, <br /> or perhaps socially for the kindergarten experience. Unfortunately, due to the budget cuts in education, <br /> many districts will no longer be offering transitional kindergarten this year. Cambridge Academy plans to <br /> offer parents a transitional kindergarten program. <br /> Small Schools, as defined by the Small Schools project, rarely serve more than 400 students and many serve <br /> no more than 200. With a CUP request for 180 students, Cambridge Academy actually falls below the 200 <br /> mark. <br /> We plan to offer seven academic grade levels (transitional kindergarten through fifth grade), using <br /> transitional kindergarten and kindergarten as our feeders to the upper grades. A major capital investment <br /> will be required to renovate the proposed property and properly equip the school in order to provide a high <br /> quality facility to students and parents. Although we have no desire or intention to offer beyond fifth grade, <br /> we are requesting CUP approval to offer transitional kindergarten through 8 grade and an enrollment of <br /> 180 students in order to offer a complete service and fully functioning elementary school as well as make <br /> this a viable undertaking. We are requesting the additional 6 7th and 8 grades be approved within the <br /> CUP in the event that the California Department of Education should ever decide to extend elementary <br /> beyond fifth grade. At no time would we ever go beyond 8 grade. <br /> The classes will be distributed as follows: <br /> Transitional kindergarten: Two classes with up to 20 students in each class. These will be a class for <br /> students with fall birthdays who just fall short of the cut -off age requirements and who would benefit from <br /> an extra year to meet Cambridge Academy's kindergarten entry requirements. <br /> Kindergarten: Two classes with an average of 20 students in each class. Kindergarten will serve as the <br /> feeder to upper grades. <br /> First - Fifth Grade: Only one classroom for each grade with an average of 20 students in a class. <br /> Maximum student population will be 180 students. <br /> OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA <br /> Comparable private schools in the locality have much larger enrollment than the number being requested <br /> by Cambridge Academy. Yet, the sizes of roads around these schools appear very comparable to those in the <br /> vicinity of Cambridge Academy. The layout of the property and the long driveway on the Cambridge <br /> Academy site provide the distinct advantage of being able to accommodate most, if not all the traffic during <br /> arrival and departure times, thus eliminating any backup of traffic on the roads. <br /> Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School (PK -8) 310 <br /> St Pius (K -8) 300 <br /> Redeemer Lutheran School (K -8) 178 <br /> THE FOUNDERS <br /> Carol Berg has over twenty years U.S. and international experience in the field of education, eight of which <br /> have been spent in educational leadership. Carol Berg holds degrees in Early Childhood and Elementary <br /> Education. Carol has a deep love for and a natural ability for communicating and working with young <br /> \.106R/6 2323 EUCLID AVENUE <br /> UI (0)-i REDWOOD Cu, Y CA 94061 CONFIDENTIAL Page 2 of 12 <br /> v� TEL: (650) 814-8954 <br />