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SAN LEANDRO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
<br />MEASURE B, TRANSFORMING OUR SCHOOLS
<br />The Second Annual Report of the Measure 8 Citizens' Oversight Committee March 17, 2009
<br />GYMNASIUM BUILDING - VIEW FROM E. 14TH ST
<br />Artist's rendering of the gymnasium, a joint project with the City of San
<br />Leandro, located on the new 9th Grade Campus
<br />Introduction and Background
<br />Measure B is the $109 million school
<br />facilities bond approved by San
<br />Leandro voters in the November 7,
<br />2006 election. For this type of bond
<br />(general obligation bond) California law
<br />(Education Code section 15278(b))
<br />requires that a Citizen's Oversight
<br />Committee (the "Committee") inform
<br />the residents of San Leandro about
<br />the expenditure of Measure B bond
<br />revenues, actively review and report on
<br />the proper expenditure of taxpayers'
<br />money for school construction, and
<br />advise the public as to whether the
<br />school district is in compliance with
<br />the pertinent provisions of the
<br />California Constitution.
<br />Committee Members
<br />By law (Education Code Section
<br />15282), a Citizens' Oversight
<br />Committee must have no less than
<br />seven members. In February 2007,
<br />the San Leandro Unified School
<br />District (SLUSD) Board of Education
<br />appointed ten seats on the Measure
<br />B Citizens' Oversight Committee. The
<br />current members of the Committee
<br />are as follows:
<br />Mary Beth Barloga
<br />Robert Brannan
<br />Deborah Cox, Chair
<br />Raymond E. Davis III
<br />Charles Gilcrest
<br />Juan Gonz6lez III
<br />Andrew Kopp
<br />Gabrielle Koizumi, Student
<br />Jim Moher, Vice Chair
<br />Mark Montoya
<br />Former SLUSD Board Trustee Ray
<br />Davis and Jefferson Elementary PTA
<br />President Mark Montoya were
<br />appointed to the Committee by the
<br />Board on January 21, 2009. Mr.
<br />Montoya is serving as a representative
<br />of a school site organization. Mr. Davis
<br />is filling the requirement of a person
<br />active in a "bona fide taxpayers'
<br />organization," through his affiliation
<br />with a homeowners' association.
<br />Committee Meetings
<br />The Committee held five meetings in
<br />2008. Its first meeting this year was
<br />held on January 22, 2009. Future
<br />meetings are scheduled forMarch
<br />26 and June 30, 2009.
<br />The Committee and
<br />District have had frank
<br />and open discussions
<br />on financial, technical
<br />and transparency
<br />issues relating to the
<br />expenditure of
<br />Measure B funds,
<br />progress on bond
<br />projects, and related
<br />Measure B topics. The
<br />District has been
<br />cooperative and
<br />responsive to the
<br />Committee's requests
<br />for information,
<br />questions, comments
<br />and concerns. All
<br />Committee meetings
<br />are open to the public.
<br />Citizens are welcome
<br />and encouraged to attend.
<br />school parking lot should be ready for
<br />use in spring of this year. Ceremonial
<br />groundbreaking for the 91" Grade
<br />Campus occurred on November 19,
<br />2008, and actual construction started
<br />on December 1, 2008. Table 1
<br />summarizes current and future
<br />projects authorized under the Bond.
<br />Funds expended through June 2008
<br />reflect architectural and engineering
<br />planning in preparation for projects, as
<br />well as any construction performed to
<br />date.
<br />SCHOOL NAME PROJECT NAME
<br />BUDGET AS OF
<br />PY O7=11"Interim
<br />ACTUAL EXPEND
<br />FY 06107 8 OWNS
<br />Cost oflssuance of Bond Cost of Issuance
<br />634,083
<br />668758
<br />Financial Reserve Financial Reserve
<br />1,700,000
<br />0
<br />Bancroft ASdde School ModField
<br />800,000
<br />798.889
<br />Bancroft NNdde School Padang Lot Expansion
<br />417,705
<br />417,705
<br />Bancroft MS Renovation 8 Upgrade
<br />5,833,493
<br />408.223
<br />Garleld ES Renovation 8 Upgrade
<br />1,821,581
<br />815.410
<br />Jefferson ES Renwation 8 Upgrade
<br />271,471
<br />247,856
<br />Lincoln CHS Renovation 8 Upgrade
<br />600,000
<br />45,503
<br />Madrson ES Renovation & Upgrade_
<br />723,877
<br />647,767
<br />McKinley ES Renovation 8 Upgrade
<br />2,334,923
<br />930.604
<br />Monroe ES Renovation 8 Upgrade
<br />2.213,623
<br />700.369
<br />Muir MS Renovation B Upgrade
<br />7,769 870
<br />453,348
<br />New District Parting Lot at SLHS
<br />3,786,008
<br />1,317,384
<br />Rooseveh ES Renovation 8 Upgrade
<br />2.167,8
<br />358,923
<br />_358,M_
<br />San Leandro High School AroEducab" Center
<br />20,864221
<br />1,394,114
<br />San Leancto High School Career Tech Educalion
<br />3,966,972
<br />257217
<br />San Leandro High School Library Expansion
<br />900,000
<br />129,329
<br />San Leandro High School Open Space
<br />1,550,000
<br />71,528
<br />San Leandro High School Renovation 8 Upgrade
<br />9,971,914
<br />2,640,413
<br />SLHS g" Grade Campus I 9"Grade Campus
<br />45,377,638
<br />9,624,652
<br />Washington ES Renovadon 8 Upgrade
<br />1 945,320
<br />818,903
<br />Wilson ES Renovation 8 Upgrade
<br />6,403,028
<br />545.461
<br />TOTALS
<br />$122.053,508
<br />$22,492,355
<br />Bond Projects and Progress
<br />The 2006 Measure B Bond authorized
<br />a combination of new construction and
<br />modernization projects at school sites
<br />throughout the District. Roofing
<br />modernization has been nearly
<br />completed district wide. District wide
<br />restroom modernization started with
<br />the two oldest schools. The new high
<br />Table 1
<br />Additional Funding Sources
<br />The District continues to explore
<br />opportunities to obtain matching funds
<br />from other sources. At this time, the
<br />District has received approval for a
<br />total of $15.6 million state matching
<br />funds, which includes $7.6 million for
<br />Overcrowding Relief and Land
<br />Aquisition and $8 million for Career
<br />Technical Education.
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