District estimates roughly $1 billion facilities need, outlines bond timeline after Measure X/T work

Amy Ruffo, the district's executive director of facilities and construction, gave a fall update on capital projects and bond spending.

Ruffo said the district is "almost complete with Measure X with 94% spent, and with Measure T, over halfway with, at 68% spent down." She reviewed recent project completions and in‑progress work, including classroom moves at Bowditch Middle School, a new gym scheduled to open in spring, multipurpose rooms at Parkside and Meadow Heights, and site work at Fiesta Gardens North.

Ruffo said the district's current estimate of facility need is "just over $1,000,000,000," a figure that staff expect to refine as more site input is collected; she said the facility master plan will be returned to the board in December and could lead to placement of a general obligation bond on the June 2026 ballot.

Trustees asked about an apparent $5 million unallocated balance in Measure X. Ruffo and district finance staff explained that Fund 40 is a capital reserve and that the district seeks to spend more restrictive funds first; they noted a recent $1.5 million receipt in developer fees that will be applied to Fiesta Gardens expansion and help restore fund balances.

Ruffo also described a third issuance of Measure T bonds (about $100,000,000 sold in June) and ongoing restroom, turf and playground renovations across the district. She said the district is continuing facility master plan meetings at sites and collecting public input via a Google survey that had received several hundred responses at the time of the meeting.