Closure of Annie Pennycook Elementary School and Transfer of Students and Programs to Existing District Sites
Summary
SCH Number
2026050597
Public Agency
Vallejo City Unified School District
Document Title
Closure of Annie Pennycook Elementary School and Transfer of Students and Programs to Existing District Sites
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/14/2026
Document Description
The Project consists of the District closing the Annie Pennycook Elementary School and relocating the students and staff of this school to other school sites.
Contact Information
Name
Ruben Aurelio
Agency Name
Vallejo City Unified School District
Job Title
Superintendent
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Vallejo
Counties
Solano
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
3620 Fernwood Drive, Vallejo, California 94591
Zip
94591
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC §§ 21080.18, 21084, 21084.1 and Title 14 of Cal. Code Regs. § 15314.
Reasons for Exemption
Under Public Resources Code section 21080.18, CEQA does not apply to the closing of any public school in which kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12 is maintained or the transfer of students from that public school to another school if the only physical changes involved are categorically exempt under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 6 of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code.
The Class 14 categorical exemption (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15314) applies to minor additions to existing schools within existing school grounds where the addition does not increase original student capacity by more than 25% or ten classrooms, whichever is less.
Here, Annie Pennycook Elementary School, which has an enrollment of 396 students, will close. Here, Steffan Manor Elementary School will receive no more than 396 total students from Steffan Manor Elementary School. Steffan Manor Elementary School has a current enrollment of approximately 429 students with the campus having a capacity for 960 students. The addition of the Annie Pennycook students would result in a total of approximately 799 students, still well below the capacity of 960. Thus, the additional students do not increase the original student capacity. While all of the students from the closed Annie Pennycook Elementary School may be assigned to Steffen Manor Elementary School, the District will review school boundaries as necessary to prevent a school site from having more students than that school's current capacity.
Additionally, there is no reasonable possibility that the closure and transfer of students will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances, the closure and transfer of students will not result in damage to scenic resources, and the closure and transfer of students will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
Thus, under Public Resources Code sections 21080.18, 21084, and 210841, and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, section 15314, the Project is exempt.
County Clerk
Solano
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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