McClymonds High School Modernization Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025110472
Public Agency
Oakland Unified School District
Document Title
McClymonds High School Modernization Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/13/2025
Document Description
The Oakland Unified School District plans to modernize the McClymonds High School campus to improve seismic safety, implement campus-wide systems upgrades, upgrade finishes within indoor spaces, reconfigure the gymnasium, upgrade the woodshop and engineering pathway lab in Building C, replace the bleachers and ancillary spaces beneath them, enhance the Plaza of Peace and garden areas, and new track around and artificial turf on the football field. Construction is scheduled to start in February 2026, and will be phased to minimize disruption to school operations. The proposed improvements would benefit the school and community.
Contact Information
Name
Pranita Ranbhise
Agency Name
Oakland Unified School District
Job Title
Executive Director, Facilities Planning & Management
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Oakland
Counties
Alameda
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
2607 Myrtle Street between 26th Street and 28th Street
Zip
94607
Total Acres
10.7 acres
Parcel #
005-0450-001-01 and 005-0448-033-01
State Highways
Interstates 980, 580, and 880
Railways
BART
Schools
McClymonds HS, Harriet Tubman CDC, West Oakland MS, Bunche HS
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sections 15301, 15314, 15330, and 15331
Reasons for Exemption
Class 1 applies because the proposed project would involve improvements to existing school operations along with repairs and needed maintenance activities within the established boundaries of the existing high school campus. Facility improvements will result in minor to no expansion of the existing campus buildings or school uses. Class 14 applies because the project involves improvements to existing school facilities without adding new classrooms or increasing student capacity. Class 30 applies because site remediation would occur through removal of lead-contaminated soils as part of the Site excavation, grading, and development activities. Class 31 applies because an effects analysis conducted in a historic resources evaluation determined that facility improvements meet the Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehabilitation. None of the character-defining features or the integrity of the gymnasium building will be adversely impacted by the project. Additionally, none of the exceptions outlined in CEQA Guidelines (14 CCR§ 15300.2) apply to the project.
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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