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Board adopts five-year facilities master plan with multi‑hundred‑million dollar options
Summary
The board approved a required five‑year facilities master plan that outlines facility conditions, declining enrollment projections and two capital options costing roughly $163.9M or $174.5M; the plan prioritizes Sierra Vista Memorial and Robertson High School and identifies district and state funding sources.
The Las Vegas City Schools Board of Education voted to accept the district’s five‑year facilities master plan after a presentation that laid out enrollment declines, current facility conditions and two capital-scope options.
Colleen Martinez of Visions & Planning presented demographic trends showing a long-term enrollment decline (district enrollment down roughly 35.9% over the past decade with the middle school most affected) and school-by-school capacity and utilization rates that are well below state targets. Martinez reviewed facility-condition assessments (aging roofs, HVAC nearing end of life, structural repairs noted in a 2016 report that remain incomplete) and said the district currently operates and maintains roughly 492,060 square feet of educational and support space.
Her team proposed two capital options for board consideration. Option 1 included a larger scope with replacement of the high school and additional projects at Mike Mateo; Martinez estimated construction costs at about $174,500,000. Option 2 reduced some scope (retaining renovation rather than full replacement in places) and was roughly $163,900,000. Martinez presented estimated district shares for those options — roughly $95 million for option 1 and about $89.7 million for option 2 after projected state match on eligible projects — and reviewed funding sources including remaining bond proceeds (noted $1.2M from a 2021 GEO bond), SB‑9 allocations (approximately $720,000 annually with a state match of roughly $230,000), and future bond planning.
Board members asked about site options for relocating transportation and maintenance, historic‑district implications for the high‑school site, and phasing logistics for any high‑school replacement. The plan prioritizes Sierra Vista Memorial campus work (design process already approved and some state funding expected), followed by Robertson High School and Mike Mateo projects, with detailed cost estimates and a suggested sequence that the board can adopt for bond planning or state capital-outlay requests.
A motion to accept the five‑year facilities master plan as presented passed. The board also discussed potential next steps for funding and design work if it chooses to pursue replacement versus renovation for specific campuses.
