Chairperson Message

Welcome from the Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee. We are a group of citizens appointed to review the progress of school construction at WCCUSD that uses taxpayer-approved local school bonds. We come from a variety of backgrounds but are united in our desire to get the most value out of these funds for the kids, the staff, and the general public.

The CBOC has evolved over the years. When established the committee had as many as 21 members, the current number of members is 14. The District has 54 schools, over 32,000 students and covers five cities with diverse populations and economic profiles. Voters have approved 6 Bond Measures, for a combined $1.6 Billion. The $1.6 billion dollars have been reduced to $480,000,000; there is approximately $200,000,000 in bond authority to be divided up amongst 21 schools. The CBOC has been asking the question, “What is the end game?” The CBOC has questioned how the District would keep the promises it made to communities as Bond funds are reduced and new Bond Measures may or may not be approved by voters.

The question now is, will the District be able to complete the rest of the schools within the District with the available funds? That question has led the CBOC to recommend that the District create a New Long Range Facilities Master Plan. The Master Plan has not been updated since 2007. This New Master Plan will establish priorities in order to allocate remaining bond funds and determine how the District should use those bond funds amongst the 21 “priority schools”. According to district documents, priority schools are defined as those which have had “no or minimal improvement work done to them since they were originally built with minor exceptions for maintenance and site improvements.” School construction and modernization affects our children’s education and the communities, now and for generations to come. A good school District raises property values and encourages investment. The CBOC believes that the District’s construction policy and philosophies must be rethought and updated and a New Master Plan is the first step in that process. The CBOC looks forward to receiving the District’s new plan in the spring of 2016.

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