The Emeryville Center of Community Life (ECCL) has evolved over the past year with guidance from the Education and Youth Services Advisory Committee and input from the Emeryville community.

Administration. The ECCL plan centrally locates EUSD and adult education administration, City Community Services administration and the Emery Education Foundation offices. The plan provides for office, meeting and storage space for these functions.

Arts, Performance and Food Service Programs. The ECCL plan includes an outdoor amphitheatre, music studio and art studio to be jointly used for school and community programs. The plan includes a large multi-purpose room (400 capacity) with a stage for meetings and performances. A community theatre is envisioned in the future but not included in the current plan. The food service plan includes a commercial/catering kitchen (with a teaching kitchen), an indoor multi-purpose room/cafeteria and outdoor covered eating areas.

Community Services and Family Support Programs. The ECCL includes classrooms for before and after school care and a pre-kindergarten program. The plan also includes a Community Resource Center with space for up to 15 service providers including ECAP, community meeting rooms and a health/dental clinic.

Education Programs. The ECCL education plan includes three 400-student school communities. The program provides basic classrooms that are larger than the State standard to support the Math, Science and Technology Initiative (MSTI) educational model. It also includes teacher and parent resource space. The plan envisions that the three school communities and the Emeryville community will share the following specialized spaces: gardens, library/literacy center, student support/mentoring center, technology lab, and industrial arts/stagecraft. The education program includes a Professional Development Center for teacher training, which is one of the key elements of MSTI.

Recreation and Fitness Programs. The ECCL plan includes two gymnasiums for school and community use, a dance/fitness studio, multi-sport playing fields sufficient for two large soccer fields and two softball diamonds, two tennis courts, two outdoor basketball courts, playgrounds, a swimming pool with locker rooms, and a skateboard park.

Public Safety. The ECCL plan includes a new Police facility.

Vehicle Needs. The ECCL plan includes parking for 300 cars and 10 vans/trucks.