Los angeles unified School District

Health & Wellness Centers, 8 Sites

PBWS worked with the Los Angeles Unified School District and Healthcare Planning, Inc. to develop the District’s unified planning standards and room templates for their school-based clinics with a goal to:

• provide a pleasant and secure experience for students, their families, and the community;

• create a similar operational approach for providers and staff members across multiple sites;

• standardize facility elements for effective operations, cost, and maintenance.

The planning standards included room types for medical exam, behavioral health, dental exam, and related administrative and support spaces. Upon completion of the standards, PBWS developed programming and design criteria for clinics at 8 school sites which were developed via design-build delivery. Each site included a different mix of medical, behavioral, and dental services. At Santee High School, PBWS provided full A/E services to convert 2 set-aside classrooms into a school-based clinic using the newly developed planning standards.