The bond will fund projects in 4 critical areas:  campus security, seismic safety, climate resilience, and modern technology.  

About $9MM will be spent on campus security projects like priority fencing, fire alarm system upgrades, alarm and security camera systems, electrified door access, and Battery Energy Storage Systems.

Around $66MM will improve seismic safety and repair school facilities including rebuilding 65-year-old classrooms at Lower Laurel, rehabbing 20 year old facilities, repairing asphalt, and exterior painting.

Over $33MM will address climate resilience by installing all new electric HVAC including A/C in all classrooms, adding shade structures to the playgrounds, and expanding solar.

The remaining $6.5 will replace outdated technology like fiber and data wiring, 20-year-old smart screens in classrooms, and upgrading classroom AV, as well as installing EV chargers at each campus.

The project totals to around $156MM including project fees, of which more than $28MM will come from outside funds available for districts, like ours, pursuing facilities planning.