4,577 / 77.45% Yes votes ...... 1,333 / 22.55% No votes

See Also: Index of all Measures

The Board of Trustees is asking the community to support an aggressive facility plan that continues the effort to upgrade all school facilities for our children. They deserve the finest and safest facilities we can provide.

The Facts:

With the approval of this bond, every school will receive the necessary repairs, safety retrofitting, and upgrades including:

• Provide school libraries to accommodate technology and the current curriculum standards.
• Renovate school grounds and entrances to increase safety and security.
• Upgrade multi-purpose rooms to better meet community and student needs.
• Continue to upgrade classrooms to meet current educational standards.

A "YES" vote on Measure I continues our community's long time commitment to our children. The school board assures the community that these bonds will be issued without raising the tax rate above the historical level and that every penny will be spent wisely. Measure I funds can be used only for the work specified in the ballot, and by law, no funds can be spent on salaries. Also, an independent CPA firm will be employed to audit the funds annually.

Measure I is the right way and the most effective way to continue improving the community's schools. South Whittier neighborhood schools and their students are the heart of the community. They deserve our support in providing a safe, clean and order1y educational environment. A "YES" vote on Measure I will help us continue to meet these goals. Please show your support for our children and our future. Please vote "YES" on Measure I.

(No arguments against Measure I were submitted)

"South Whittier Neighborhood Schools Repair Measure . To improve student safety, repair and upgrade every neighborhood school, shall the South Whittier Elementary School District upgrade fire alarm systems, install security locks, improve outdoor security lighting, upgrade classrooms to meet current standards, upgrade electrical wiring for technology, repair, construct, acquire, equip classrooms, libraries, sites and facilities, by issuing $7,500,000 in bonds at legal rates, with guaranteed annual independent financial audits, citizen oversight, and no money for administrators' salaries?"

The Board of Trustees of the South Whittier Elementary School District has evaluated the safety, class size reduction, and information technology needs in developing the scope of school facility projects to be funded. The Board has further prioritized key health and safety needs so that the most critical needs at each school within the District are addressed. The projects were identified with the input of teachers, school site staff, community members and local business leaders.

PROJECTS

Carmela Elementary School

• Renovate library and technology center
• Renovate school entrances and offices to increase safety and security
• Renovate multi-purpose room and office to better meet community and student needs
• Renovate classrooms
• Upgrade fire alarm system to improve safety conditions

• Renovate library and technology center
• Renovate school entrance and office to increase safety and security
• Renovate multi-purpose room and office to better meet community and student needs
• Renovate classrooms
• Upgrade fire alarm system to improve safety conditions

• Renovate library and technology center
• Renovate school entrance and office to increase safety and security
• Renovate multi-purpose room and office to better meet community and student needs
• Renovate administrative building to add classroom space
• Renovate classrooms
• Replace 65-year-old windows
• Upgrade fire alarm system to improve safety conditions

• Renovate library and technology center
• Renovate school entrance and office to increase safety and security
• Renovate multi-purpose room and office to better meet community and student needs
• Renovate classrooms
• Upgrade electrical service to provide air conditioning for multipurpose room
• Upgrade fire alarm system to improve safety conditions

• Renovate library and technology center
• Renovate school entrances and offices to increase safety and security
• Renovate multi-purpose room and office to better meet community and student needs
• Renovate classrooms
• Upgrade fire alarm system

• Renovate library and technology center
• Renovate school entrance and office to increase safety and security
• Renovate office to better meet community and student needs * Renovate classrooms
• Install additional security lighting in lunch shelter area * Upgrade fire alarm system

• Renovate library and technology center
• Renovate school entrance and office to increase safety and security
• Renovate multi-purpose room and office to better meet community and student needs
• Renovate classrooms
• Upgrade fire alarm system

• Install additional security lighting
• Upgrade fire alarm system
• Improve landscaping around recently renovated buildings
• Renovate athletic field

Fiscal Accountability: The expenditure of bond money on these projects are subject to stringent financial accountability requirements. Performance and financial audits will be performed annually, and all bond expenditures will be monitored by an independent Citizens' Oversight Committee to ensure that funds are spent as promised and specified.

No Administrator Salaries. Proceeds from the sale of the bonds authorized by this proposition shall be used only for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of school facilities, including the furnishing and equipping of school facilities, and not for any other purpose, including teacher and administrator salaries and other operating expenses. By law, all funds can only be spent on repair and improvement projects.