Mission Bay School

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Settle Down, Soil!

April - June: While construction activity at the site may seem minimal, the imported soil is hard at work consolidating the layers below. Soil is settling between 6" and 30" across the site!

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Mount Mission Bay

March 2023: Roughly16,000 cubic yards of soil were imported to the site. The 6'-9' tall mound will weigh down and consolidate the existing soil, prepping it for construction. Soil settlement will last about 6-7 months.

Mission Bay School Display Board - CASH Annual Conference

And the award goes to...

February 2023: San Francisco Unified School District and McCarthy/DLR Group had the honor of receiving an Award of Excellence for Mission Bay School in the “Project-in-Design” category of CASH (California’s Coalition for Adequate School Housing) / AIA CA (American Institute of Architects California Council) Leroy F. Greene Design and Planning Awards.

video presentation and juror comments

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Adios Asphalt!

January 2023: The future home of Mission Bay School is kicking off the new year with sitework! Construction crews demolished and hauled off 150 truckloads of asphalt and removed all underground utilities. Next steps include installing wick drains and piezometers to support and monitor soil consolidation.

Mission Bay School Shovel Ready Ceremony

On October 27, SFUSD joined with the Mission Bay community and civic partners to commemorate the start of construction of Mission Bay School! The project has been envisioned for over two decades and has received broad support from the community and City.

Mission Bay School

Rendering of new school — Rendering of new Mission Bay School (October 2022)

San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is developing a new Mission Bay School, located in the burgeoning Mission Bay neighborhood. Concurrent with an existing legal agreement between the San Francisco Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to designate Mission Bay Parcel 14 as a new school site, the SFUSD Board of Education tasked the Superintendent to develop the project using a robust process involving school and community stakeholders. Mission Bay School is being delivered by the 2016 Proposition A Bond program.

The school program, as defined by the District, consists of:

A TK - 5 Elementary School, plus a pre-kinder program with access to high-quality teaching and learning.
A Linked Learning Hub for high school students where they are offered unique opportunities to connect their learning with career experiences and workforce readiness.
A Professional Learning resource for teachers and staff to receive training in support of ever-changing methods of teaching and ways to engage students.

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Project Schedule

Planning phase schedule of the Mission Bay Project, showing completion by August 2025.

Project Details

General Information

Bridging Architect:	Multistudio, Inc.
Design Build Partners:	McCarthy + DLR Group
Design Build Contract Value:	$ 95,391,176

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School Programming

The development of specific programming concepts for Mission Bay School began several years ago through SFUSD’s leadership teams for Instruction, Policy and Operations, School Portfolio Planning, and Special Projects. This journey has engaged a broad and diverse range of District stakeholders, teachers, staff, students, families and community members.

These concepts have guided project development through design, creating a solution that is specific to the needs of Mission Bay School, while providing a path for this project to be a beacon for the District.

Basic Project Information

Property is approximately 2.5 acres
Proposed building is approximately 79,000 square feet
The four-story classroom wing steps down to a single story multi-purpose room framing the school yard and gardens
Targeted opening is the 2025-2026 academic year

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Environmental Review

SFUSD has completed an Environmental Impact Report for this project, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act. Documents are posted here for public review and administrative record.