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Board adopts 2026 Facilities Master Plan as district sets priorities for $524 million in immediate needs
Summary
Trustees approved the district’s 2026 Facilities Master Plan, with immediate priorities estimated at $524 million to address windowless classrooms, campus rebuilds and CTE/arts spaces; staff emphasized phased implementation and community outreach before any bond placement.
SAN MATEO — The San Mateo‑Foster City School District board voted to adopt a new 2026 Facilities Master Plan on Tuesday, identifying immediate priorities estimated at about $524 million.
Amy Rufo, the district’s executive director of facilities and construction, told trustees the updated plan responds to staff and community feedback and raises the immediate‑priority amount to $524 million, reflecting costs for replacing windowless classrooms, modernizing aging buildings and building career and technical education (CTE) and arts facilities across district campuses.
The plan includes an approach for large campus rebuilds to proceed in phases, which staff said could be financed and executed across multiple bond cycles rather than in a single construction package. Rufo said staff surveyed site personnel during a professional‑development day and reported roughly 92% support for the priorities listed in the plan.
Trustee Proctor moved to approve the facilities master plan; Trustee Kim seconded the motion. The board approved the plan by voice vote.
What it means: Adoption of the master plan is a non‑binding step that documents district needs and priorities. It does not by itself authorize a bond or any specific tax rate; if trustees choose to pursue a bond, they must later approve a ballot measure with a project list and meet statutory filing deadlines.
Trustees discussed flexibility in project lists, community input and the importance of communications. Several trustees emphasized that final bond size and timing should reflect further outreach and polling data.
Next steps: Staff said an implementation plan, sequencing of projects and detailed cost estimates would follow as the district refines any ballot proposal and pursues community engagement. The master plan will be used to develop ballot language and budget planning should the board decide to move forward with a bond.
