Snowline Joint Unified outlines Measure J construction schedule, interim housing and state funding timing

Lede Snowline Joint Unified School District leaders told the board they have completed cost estimates and phased construction plans for multiple Measure J modernization projects and are working to encumber available bond money and obtain state Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) notifications so those projects can proceed.

Nut graf District staff said Serrano High School is the largest near-term project with a current planning estimate of about $40 million and will require an interim housing plan, separate DSA approvals and phased bidding. Staff presented a financing plan that uses the district’s initial Measure J issuance, interest earnings and a planned second bond issuance, while also describing a potential “hardship” pathway under state rules that would cover roughly 40% of eligible costs if timing and encumbrances align.

Body Bill Flynn, a district staff member leading facilities work, told the board the district’s cost estimate for the…