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Proposition Z

Proposition Z. San Diego Neighborhood Schools Classroom Safety & Repair Measure. 9/4/12. Key Features. Alignment with strategic process to create a quality school in every neighborhood N eeded repairs and renovations to aging schools Student health, safety and security

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Proposition Z

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  1. Proposition Z San Diego Neighborhood Schools Classroom Safety & Repair Measure 9/4/12

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 2012 Bond and Prop. S Combine to Eliminate Deficiencies 15-year plan to reduce Facility Condition Index from 18% to 4% 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

  7. 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 Kitchen upgrades Site security Seismic upgrades

  8. Classroom and Student Technology: $355.1 million i21 classroomtechnology: $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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Capital Improvements that Reduce General Fund Costs 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

  14. 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

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

  16. 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

  17. Viability & Timing Presidential election opportunity • Offers largest most diverse electorate Community support • Polling indicates bond can be approved

  18. 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

  19. Questions

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