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District reports HVAC milestone and $1.1 billion in active projects
Summary
Facilities leaders told the board that Measure E HVAC work is near completion across student-occupied campuses and that active projects (construction, planning, design) total roughly $1.1 billion; presenters also outlined upcoming modernizations under Measure Q.
District facilities leaders reported a milestone: as of this summer, every student-occupied campus will either have air conditioning installed or be under construction to receive it—work that began after voters approved Measure E in 2016. Tracy, who leads the building program presentation, said the current phase is transitioning from Measure E HVAC installs into broader modernizations under Measure Q (passed 2022).
A facilities lead reported that when Measure E passed, 51 of 85 schools lacked HVAC; many of those projects are now complete or in construction. The pair also presented renderings for major upcoming projects including a three-story CTE classroom building at Poly High School, a Jordan High School gymnasium and aquatic center, modernizations at Stevenson Middle School, and site improvements at Lincoln, Whittier, Adams and King.
Senior staff cautioned that construction review timelines can be constrained by regional approval bottlenecks (DSA), staffing shortages and competing regional construction demands tied to the Olympics. They also noted the limits of bond dollars—Measure Q provides for capital projects but cannot be used for operations or administrator salaries—and said the facility master plan still identifies longer-term needs beyond the bond capacity.
