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Tucson Unified board approves nearly $20 million in bond work, expands paid family leave and shifts school start to Aug. 4
Summary
At its final 2024 meeting, the Tucson Unified School District governing board approved nearly $20 million in bond-funded kitchen and cafeteria upgrades, a $3.5 million Camp Cooper renovation, appointed its first student to the bond oversight committee, moved the school start to Aug. 4 and extended paid family leave eligibility to benefits-eligible part-time employees.
Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo said the Tucson Unified School District governing board approved a package of facility and policy changes at its final 2024 meeting, including nearly $20 million in bond-funded retrofits for kitchen HVAC systems and cafeterias, a $3.5 million renovation at Camp Cooper and an expansion of paid family leave eligibility to certain part-time employees.
The moves, Trujillo said, were part of the board’s “next wave” of bond projects. “We are so excited in this, for this next wave of bond projects,” he said, adding the…
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