High School Student Projects

Part of the Community Engagement Series #2 included a high school charette which took from October 13 through December of 2023. In the charrette, the project team coordinated with a selected social sciences teacher in Atascadero High School that made time in her classes for multiple Fridays for this project that resulted in a letter grade. 

In the charrette, the project team coordinated with a selected social sciences teacher in Atascadero High School that made time in her classes for multiple Fridays for this project that resulted in a letter grade.  The project team presented on the General Plan Update to the class periods, guided the students through their projects and provided examples of  land-use alternatives they could consider for their own projects. The final project called for students to present to City Council members, Mayor Moreno, and city staff in small groups on changes to different placetypes and focus areas of the General Plan.


This charette asked 11th grade political science students to engage with the city’s general plan and provide their input and suggestions to the General Plan, including ways to propose changes with commercial recreation and touched on themes of safety and mobility. The classes focused on guiding them through the different phases of their project: 

  • Oct. 13 - Step 1: Select your Project Topic, Define the issue, and plan public input strategy
  • Oct. 20  - Step 2: Conduct, record and summarize community input
  • Nov. 3 – Step 3: Research Solutions, Good examples, or case studies from other places
  • Nov. 17 - Step 4: Develop and recommend a specific solution or set of solutions (an approach)
  •  Dec. 8 –  Step 5: Final Presentation: Present a group topic/research/solution Powerpoint/Google Slides (6 min Pres per team)

 

 


The topics of the student presentations ranged widely and touched on a elements that came up throughout the engagement series. These included:

  • Recreation
  • Land Use
  • Fire Safety
  • Safety
  • Mobility
  • Jobs and Economics
  • Housing
  • Green Space
  • Homelessness


Students were also given the opportunity to present their opinions and suggestions through the Community Survey.

Below are the student presentations: 

Period 1 

Period 2 

 Period 5 

Period 6