MEASURE I to Improve Arcadia Schools

At the September Camino Grove PTA Meeting, the membership voted to endorse Measure I to improve Arcadia schools. The bond measure, approved by our school board in August will improve the school facilities at EVERY school site. . Improving our schools will allow the District to improve the quality of education at all of our neighborhood schools, and continue to retain and attract high-quality teachers. Here is a little bit about the measure:

Working with community leaders, parents, and teachers, the Arcadia Unified School District Board has placed a $218 million bond measure on the November 7^th ballot. Most of our schools are over 50 years old and are in need of major repairs and renovations. Bond proceeds will be used to make these much-needed repairs, as well as to expand and build new classrooms and educational facilities.

Every neighborhood school – elementary, middle, and the high school – will receive upgrades and improvements by the Measure I plan adopted by the Board. At each school, the Measure I plan calls for:

· upgrading school libraries;

· upgrading technology in all classrooms to enhance learning;

· renovating/repairing restrooms to meet new standards;

· expanding classrooms and student educational support areas; and

· replacing fencing and smoke detectors, removing toxic materials, replacing door locks, and phone systems.

Here is what Measure I will mean to your student -

CAMINO GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• Expand the student support building
• Upgrade the cafeteria/multipurpose room building
• Upgrade the library
• Upgrade and repair restrooms
• Upgrade electrical power, plumbing, and selected fencing campus-wide
• Upgrade technology infrastructure and equipment in every classroom
• Add security lighting, master bell system, and a phone system campus-wide

DANA MIDDLE SCHOOL

• Expand student services and library buildings
• Add a running track to the field area
• Convert six classrooms to science labs
• Expand the size of the music building
• Upgrade the education center and multipurpose room buildings
• Upgrade locker rooms, library, and kitchen
• Repair drainage in mariner’s court

• Upgrade and repair restrooms
• Upgrade electrical power, plumbing, and selected fencing campus-wide
• Upgrade technology infrastructure and equipment in every classroom

• Add security lighting, master bell system, and a phone system campus-wide

ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL

• Add 36 new classrooms including a new Science Lab Building with 16 lab classrooms
• Add new Performance Classroom Building
• Add Student Support and Media Classroom Building
• Add Multipurpose Classroom Building
• Reconstruct Library Building
• Replace North Gym floor and bleachers
• Replace stadium bleachers and restrooms
• Add student restroom building
• Upgrade Cafeteria, Outdoor Common Area, Lunch Structures, and Student Circulation Hallways
• Upgrade and repair restrooms
• Upgrade electrical power, plumbing, and fencing campus-wide
• Upgrade technology infrastructure and equipment in every classroom
• Add security lighting, master bell system, and a phone system campus-wide

Essential upgrades will not only result in an improved appearance, but will also render our educational facilities more versatile for multiple instructional uses.

The bond would cost about $4.99 per month for every $100,000 in assessed valuation of your property (not the resale value). Passage of Measure I will allow our schools to qualify for additional state money, stretching our local dollars. The bond also includes a provision for a Citizen Oversight Committee to assure that the money will be spent for the purposes stated and not for administrative salaries or other unauthorized purposes.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 7

For more information, contact –

ü Website link at www.ausd.net - “Arcadia Schools Nov 7 Bond”

ü School Principal

ü PTA President, Lisa Brock, at 205-2028 or brockmom24@aol.com

ü AUSD Board President Jim Romo at 626-355-5342