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Education Blog\nWednesday, January 4th, 2012
\nWritten By Katy Murphy<\/p>\n
Education Blog
\nWednesday, January 4th, 2012
\nWritten By Katy Murphy<\/p>\n
This evening, after the Oakland school board picks a president and vice president for 2012, it moves onto its facilities master plan.<\/p>\n
The presentation posted on the agenda (links below) covers enrollment and demographic trends, facts about the number, age and size of district buildings, and a list of projects that might be undertaken if OUSD had the money.<\/p>\n
If OUSD tackled every project on that list it would cost an estimated $1.46 billion, not including change orders and cost overruns. (The figure is listed on one slide as $1,460 million, which \u2014 though probably standard for these kinds of reports \u2014 sounds a little like someone saying they\u2019re five-foot-twelve.)<\/p>\n
It includes: $145 million in projects from the 2005 master plan that never materialized, such as upgrades to fire alarms; $333 million in seismic safety improvements; $457 million in modernization projects; $53 million in solar and energy efficiency; $300 million to replace portable buildings and $172.5 million for community kitchens, health care centers and other \u201csite optimization\u201d projects.<\/p>\n
As most of the Measure B funds have been allocated or spent, this project prioritization appears to be in preparation for another bond measure campaign, which the board discussed last fall (election date and amount TBD).<\/p>\n
You can find links to the relevant documents\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and the projects list below. Come 6 p.m., you\u2019ll find a link to a live video stream of the meeting\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and something called \u201ceComment,\u201d which I hadn\u2019t noticed before.<\/p>\n What\u2019s your take on the facilities master plan?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Education Blog Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 Written By Katy Murphy This evening, after the Oakland school board picks a president and vice president for 2012, it moves onto its facilities master plan. The presentation posted on the agenda (links below) covers enrollment and demographic trends, facts about the number, age and size of district buildings, … Continue reading If the Oakland school district had $1.46 billion\u2026<\/span>