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Facilities update: bond program focuses on security upgrades and schoolyard renovations; Shirley Chisholm housing largely leased to SFUSD employees
Summary
Facilities staff told the Board the bond program's priorities are campus security (PA systems), core functionality and restroom and schoolyard upgrades; the district reported about 99 of 134 available units at the Shirley Chisholm housing are leased to SFUSD employees with remaining units tied to specific income and accessibility requirements.
San Francisco Unified School District facilities staff presented a year‑in‑review and an update on implementation priorities for the district's bond and capital programs, telling trustees that bond funding is enabling security upgrades, restroom work and multiple schoolyard renovations while the district prioritizes projects using a facilities master plan.
Karen Sullivan, executive director of facilities and capital planning, told the board that the portfolio includes roughly 155 properties and that the district relies heavily on bond funding to meet capital needs. "Based on the condition assessments that were completed in 2022 even with bond funding we still are not able to meet all of the repair and replacement needs," Sullivan said. She described recent investments in air quality, HVAC and roof replacements performed across the portfolio and noted work to preserve the building envelope at many older sites.
Lisenia Berry, bond program director, said the bond program’s major focus in fiscal year 2024 has been security improvements and implementing the 2016 modernization program while launching the first projects funded under the 2024 bond. Bond staff said they have partnered with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and CalFire to plan several schoolyard renovations and will begin construction on four schoolyards this summer.
The presentation included a status update on Shirley Chisholm Plaza, a district‑adjacent employee housing development. Facilities staff said 135 units are available (134 excluding a manager's unit); 99 units have been leased to SFUSD employees and another five have move‑in schedules, representing roughly an 80 percent SFUSD employee lease‑up. Berry said approximately 17 units have specific income and accessibility requirements that have made them slower to lease, and that 21 units remained to be leased at the time of the presentation.
Why it matters: Bond program work determines which capital projects are prioritized across the city and influences learning environments — from safety systems to basic building repairs. The Shirley Chisholm project is intended to help with employee recruitment and retention by providing housing prioritized for teachers and other district staff.
Next steps: Facilities staff said they plan to continue core functionality investments, add restroom upgrades and share site‑level plans with school leaders for projects scheduled under the 2024 bond program.
