Possible options for the site include a community garden and agriculturally related projects, art and history projects. Pinotti reported that she had visited several other schools that operate these types of innovative centers, some close to Amador County. Linden was on example of a school offering increased agriculturally based opportunities.
Also, creating a “Solar School”
is an option. These projects developing solar energy sites can be funded
through outside agencies like Pacific Gas and Electric Company. In addition to Solar Power,
winged power generation is also being considered. The hope of the district is
that they may be able to recapture, and add, students that have gone to
alternative educational experiences like the home school Calaveras
County based Mountain Oaks and
charter schools such as Visions, based out of San Joaquin.
According to Elizabeth Chapin Pinotti the plans are in progress and moving
fast. Pinotti says there are still some details to work out with the Drytown building
but as soon as those are worked out “we are ready to go”. Pinotti says the District also has a back up
plan- If it doesn't work there – the district already has an agreement with the
Shenandoah Valley Community Club for the Shenandoah School House.