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Published on 04/13/1998 All articles from this issue

MV arts school working with city on possible downtown location

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Town Crier Staff Report

Representatives from the Community School of Music & Arts in Mountain View will meet with the Mountain View City Council at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the nonprofit school's future.

Andrea Temkin, executive director at the arts school, said school officials at the meeting hope to convince the city council to help them find a new home for the arts school, which must vacate its site at Huff School this fall when the Mountain View School District reopens the elementary School to accommodate the district's growing enrollment.

School officials have been unable to find a suitable location for the arts school even after two years of scouring the area and looking at about 40 sites.

Based on a feasibility study, officials from the arts school said they believe that the community will support a decision to build a permanent site if a suitable location can be found.

"We will be working with city staff to bring forth a specific plan for how (the school) could be incorporated into the downtown close to the Civic Center, Performing Arts Center and the new library," Temkin said.

"Such a central location would enhance the cultural life of the City and would allow us to serve an even greater number of students in Mountain View and the region."

Founded in 1968 in a single-family home rented from the City of Mountain View, the arts school has become one of the largest arts education organizations in Santa Clara County, with 75 faculty members serving more than 16,000 children and adults annually.

Every elementary-age child enrolled in a Mountain View public school receives arts education through the community school's arts-in-the schools programs "Arts in Action" and "Music in Action."

"Our 30 years in Mountain View have established us an important resource within the community. With the city's assistance, we look forward to reaching an even greater number of children and adults in a more accessible and visible location," Temkin said.