Modesto City Schools announces potential plans for new elementary school bond measure
Modesto City Schools is taking the first steps toward again putting a bond measure on the ballot to address needs at its elementary schools.
According to a district staff presentation to trustees on Monday, only nine of the 22 elementary schools were approved for major facilities improvements through bond Measures D and E, which passed in 2018.
During the next school board meeting, scheduled for Oct. 23, the Board of Education will be asked to approve the Survey and Outreach Consultant Contract. After the contract has been created, the district will conduct a public opinion survey and do community outreach in November and December.
According to its timeline, the district will review a draft of the bond documents and measures and on June 17, there will be a board resolution calling for the bond measure.
Bond Measures D and E brought multiple construction projects for Modesto City Schools’ elementary and junior high school campuses. Some of these major facilities projects are currently being built at Fremont Elementary, El Vista, and Tuolumne TK-8.
John Muir Elementary, Franklin Elementary and Orville Wright Elementary also will receive major facilities improvements through bond Measure D in the upcoming months
“If we were to consider a presidential election bond measure, that would be in Nov. 2024, which our consultants would tell us that’s a good election to be on, this would be the timeline,” said associate superintendent of business services Tim Zearley to the school board.
This story was originally published October 11, 2023 at 12:14 PM.
