Inglewood Unified outlines $232 million rebuild for Inglewood High and summer construction plans

District staff told the Facilities Advisory Committee that a multiyear reconstruction of Inglewood High is scheduled to begin with abatement and demolition at the end of the school year and is expected to be completed by the end of calendar year 2027, with students returning in January 2028.

"Again, this is a $232,000,000 project," Jordan Miles, the district's executive director of construction and facilities, said during the presentation. He said the bulk of the cost will be covered through Measure I and that the district anticipates additional funding from the Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).

Miles and Assistant Superintendent Rafael Guzman reviewed other work the district plans for the coming months. Staff described renovations and outfitting of classrooms at Morningside to host Inglewood High students during reconstruction, new furniture and HVAC installations, and site-specific projects expected to start this summer including:

- A new Child Development Center (CDC) near 104th Street and 10th Avenue, designed for eight state-compliant early-childhood classrooms; construction expected to start late summer and take about a year. - Bennett Q: a new six-classroom middle school building with maker space to replace leased portables, with construction hoped to start later this summer and occupancy at the beginning of the 2026–27 school year. - Oak Street: renovation of 10 portables in anticipation of increased enrollment after school consolidations. - Centinela: window replacements, landscaping and interior classroom improvements timed for August occupancy. - City Honors: procurement for design-build work and library furniture estimated at about $200,000 to be completed before August. - District playground improvements across six TKA sites, budgeted at approximately $550,000.

The district also reported a state grant of about $5,400,000 to design and construct seven new kindergarten classrooms at Oak Street, and said the district will use Measure I funds for a rekeying project at six sites.

Officials said the district is coordinating principal and teacher input into design phases and will continue public and staff engagement as projects proceed. Rafael Guzman reminded the committee that some dates include contingencies for supply-chain or construction delays.

Next steps: staff will continue procurement and bidding processes, host a classroom tour in April for Morningside work, and return to the FAC with updates as projects advance.