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San Marcos Unified says Measure JJ will fund $324 million in facility, technology and safety upgrades
Summary
A district staff member told a meeting that voters approved Measure JJ last year, a bond expected to provide $324 million over coming years for school facility renovations, technology and safety improvements; the district also confirmed ParentSquare will remain its primary communication platform.
San Marcos Unified School District officials said Measure JJ, approved by voters last year, will provide $324 million over the coming years to renovate aging school facilities and to upgrade technology and campus security systems.
A district staff member told the meeting, “Quiero volver a dar mi agradecimiento a los votantes en San Marcos que aprobaron la medida J J el año pasado, lo cual va a traer 324000000 de dólares al distrito a lo largo de los próximos años para realizar reformas de las instalaciones muy necesarias para algunas de nuestras escuelas más viejas y para brindar mejoras de tecnología y seguridad a todos los planteles.” The staff member said work has already begun and that some campuses are temporarily dusty as construction proceeds: “ese trabajo ya ha comenzado, por lo tanto, algunos de nuestros planteles escolares están un poco llenos de polvo por un tiempo.”
The district also confirmed continuing use of ParentSquare as its main communications platform. The speaker said, “Para ayudarnos a estar conectados este año, seguiremos usando Parent Square como nuestra plataforma de comunicación principal. Permanezca a la vista por actualizaciones de su escuela con todo lo que vaya a necesitar para estar informado.”
Officials framed the measures as part of a broader focus on student readiness and supports across grade levels, saying staff and educators have prepared learning environments intended to be safe and motivating for students from early grades through high school. The speaker described an emphasis on experiences aligned with the district’s portrait of a graduate and closed by welcoming students back for the first day of classes: “Estamos deseosos de darle la bienvenida a de nuevo a nuestros alumnos para el primer día de clases, y no puedo esperar para ver las cosas increíbles que se presentarán este año.”
No formal action or vote on Measure JJ occurred during the recorded remarks; the statements were informational updates to the meeting. The transcript did not specify implementation timelines, individual school project lists, or the precise breakdown of how the $324 million will be allocated among projects.
District communications staff advised families to watch school-specific announcements for schedules, construction impacts and safety notices and reiterated that ParentSquare will be the primary channel for those updates.
