Proposition Z

San Diego Neighborhood Schools

Classroom Safety & Repair Measure9/4/12

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Key Features

• Alignment with strategic process to create a quality school in every neighborhood

• Needed repairs and renovations to aging schools• Student health, safety and security • Energy efficiency• Equitable share of funding for charter schools• Local Job Creation – Architects, Engineers, CMs,

Skilled Trades, Contractors and Sub-Contractors

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Quality Neighborhood Schools

Impediments to quality neighborhood schools • Some neighborhood, resident student populations exceed classroom

capacity• Schools lack sufficient facilities such as gymnasiums,

theatres, physical education facilities and athletic fields• Excess older portables left over from the last baby

boom that need to be removed• Old portables need to be replaced with permanent bldgs.• Inadequate parking at schools• Need for joint-use facilities to meet community needs• Condition of school facilities and lack of parity

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Quality Neighborhood Schools

$561.6 million to address deficiencies and create parity• Construct new capacity to enable students to attend quality

schools in their neighborhoods• Build visual and performing arts facilities• Renovate and construct physical education

facilities and athletic fields• Develop joint-use fields and facilities• Turf fields at elementary and middle schools• Remove/replace aging portable classrooms

$25.8 million• School and classroom resources $200 per student

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Repairs to Schools and Facilities: $574.6 million

Building systems repair and replacement at 228 schools and educational facilities across the district

• Most built 30-50 years ago; average building age is 43 years• 14.9 million square feet of buildings• State budget cuts forced San Diego Unified School District to defer

all but the most critical, immediate repairs• The pace of Prop. S slowed due to declined property values• Lack of facility parity is an impediment to strategic process school

alignment and marketing

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2012 Bond and Prop. S Combine to Eliminate Deficiencies

FCI = Cost of repairs divided by value of facilities• 14.9 million square feet of buildings (average age is 43 years)• Current replacement cost is approximately $347 per square foot• 1.5% per year deterioration, 2% inflation, 15-year implementation schedule

15-year plan to reduce Facility Condition Index from 18% to 4%

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Student Health, Safety & Security: $427.6 million

• Install/replace air-conditioning and heating (Climate Zone 2)

• Fire alarm systems, smoke and heat detectors• Seismic structural safety• Asbestos removal• Site security (lighting, fencing, etc.)• Food service area and prep kitchen renovation

Seismic upgrades

Site security

Kitchen upgrades

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Classroom and Student Technology: $355.1 million

i21 classroom technology: $135 million• Student computing device replacement• Interactive whiteboard & projector sustainability• Teacher tablet replacement• Potential $12M per year General Fund savings

Technology infrastructure: $163 million• Network infrastructure, wired & wireless• High speed backbone• Voice over internet protocol phones• Bond enables district to obtain federal technology matching funds (E-rate)• Computing backup systems

Student and business database system upgrades: $57 million• Upgrading district’s enterprise software systems (Oracle PeopleSoft,

student information systems, parent engagement/outreach systems)• Potential $3.7M per year General Fund savings

i21 interactive classroom

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Charter Schools: $350 million

Pro-rata share of bond proceeds based on enrollment

• Facility improvements

(Major Repair & Replacement,

Americans with Disability Act, etc.)• Development of new equitable

facilities• New classroom capacity

− Land acquisition− Expansion

• Site reconfiguration to better accommodate co-location• Technology• Sustainable projects that reduce operating costs

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Accessibility & Code Compliance: $208.9 million

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)− Provides equal access− Reduces potential for legal liability

• Portable access and certification• Title IX gender equity (athletic facilities)

$20.1M facility improvements to meet the

needs of Special Education students

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Energy Efficiency & Sustainability: $210 million

• Energy efficient air-conditioning and heating• Solar panels, solar lighting • Recycled water for irrigation• Efficient toilets and fixtures• High efficiency lighting

(LED/fluorescent)• Building insulation and

dual-pane windows• Replacement of inefficient

mechanical systems• Potential utility savings: $5M-$8M

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College, Career, and Technical Education: $66.3 million

Classrooms, labs and specialized facilities• Sustainable/green technologies• Automotive• Business• Biotech• Computer• Culinary• Multimedia/

Broadcast Journalism

Career Technical Education

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Reduce district utility bills: $5-$8 million/year• Energy efficient buildings

− Lighting / Solar lighting− Mechanical systems− Insulation / windows

• Solar energy− New solar panels− Existing contact buyout

• Water savings− Recycled water for irrigation− Water saving plumbing fixtures

Major renovation: $8-15 million/year• State funds for district’s ongoing repair/replacement will end in 2014• Without new funds, General Fund would need to assume this cost

Capital Improvements that Reduce General Fund Costs

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Bond Allocation Summary

Building Systems Repair & Replacement $574.6 million

Quality Neighborhood Schools $561.6 million

Student Health, Safety and Security $427.6 million

Classroom and Student Technology $355.1 million

Charter School Projects $350 million

Accessibility and Code Compliance $208.9 million

Energy Efficiency and Sustainability $210 million

College, Career, and Technical Education $66.3 million

School and Classroom Resources $25.8 million

Special Education Facilities $20.1 million

Total Bond $2.8 billion

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Bond Finances & Timeline • $2.8 billion

– $60 per $100,000 of assessed valuation tax rate increase

• 15-year Design and Construction Implementation• Local Job Creation - Over 30,000 job-years (based on Federal

metrics for job creation)

Morse HS Child Development Center Building Point Loma HS Two-story Classroom Building

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Accountability & Oversight

• Independent Citizens’

Oversight Committee• Annual financial and

performance audits• No bond funds for teachers’

or administrators’ salaries• A source of funding that Sacramento can’t take

away

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Viability & Timing

Presidential election opportunity• Offers largest most diverse electorate

Community support• Polling indicates bond

can be approved

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Consequences of Inaction

• Growing unfunded backlog of deferred maintenance– Leaking roofs– Plumbing and electrical problems– Unprotected assets

• Classrooms with depleted/

obsolete technology• Unmet need for classrooms and

schools in underserved areas• Higher utility bills

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QUESTIONS