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A $2.3 million project to improve the pool deck and plaster at Miramonte High School is under construction. The packet says Phase 1 represents 60% of the project; the remaining 40% was scheduled to go out to bid on November 2, 2026.
The Oct. 15 agenda asks trustees to ratify a $3 million expansion of the Magnolia High School improvements project. The added work covers CTE culinary-arts improvements and a CTE classroom at the Magnolia Agriscience Community Center, bringing the project cost ceiling to $3.63 million.
The Oct. 15 agenda asks trustees to ratify an $8 million fifth amendment for Phase 3 of the Orangeview Junior High School modernization. That would raise total project costs, including contingencies and allowances, to no more than $22.96 million.
OUSD’s Oct. 14 agenda proposes authorizing Oakland to conditionally award Oakland United the right to redevelop and operate Sobrante Field, while district staff negotiate a sublease. The proposal would rehabilitate the 195,000-square-foot grass field, then replace it with artificial turf, lighting and other improvements; it also offers free after-school programs projected to serve 600+ students weekly.
The district held a public hearing on a proposed agreement to receive about 7.42 acres on Communications Hill for a new school. The board did not approve the agreement at this meeting; staff said it would return for board approval on October 27, and an illustrative timeline puts site possession in 2031.
Phase 2 Measure D modernizations at Camino Pablo and Los Perales remain a district priority, with construction targeted to start in June 2027. The planning budget is $8 million per campus—$6 million in estimated construction costs and $2 million in soft costs—with design completion targeted for October 2026 and state review submission for late November.
The board is scheduled to consider giving staff direction on conceptual Facilities Master Plan funding allocations totaling $44,155,000. The agenda says the money would be divided among facilities project buckets, but does not identify project-level amounts or approve a final allocation.
In June the superintendent announced a 00,000 AgWest grant for new, ADA-accessible bleachers, adding to about ,000-,000 raised. The grant will not cover the full cost. The October 12 agenda asked the board to accept a bid to buy and install gym bleachers, with work hoped for spring 2027.
The board approved applicants for a School Consolidation Advisory Committee to review district school sites and consider whether any may no longer be needed, including possible closures, mergers or consolidations. The committee will make recommendations; the board retains the final decision.
The September 24 agenda recommends a $152,640 agreement to rent and install interim modular classrooms for the Sunshine Gardens Elementary School Modernization Project, plus a $138,735.54 amendment to procure long-lead project materials and equipment early. These are proposed approvals, not completed decisions.
FUHSD completed and opened its new District Robotics Center at Cupertino High School. The Board authorized filing the project’s notice of completion and noted that students helped advocate for and shape the center’s design.
Orland Unified has opened a process to find a design-build team for a planned new gym at Orland High School. Teams are being invited to submit qualifications before proposals are requested; the minutes do not report a final construction approval or project cost.
The board received proposals from DeAnza Force Soccer and the Harker School for joint occupancy of the former Blackford High School’s football/track and grass-field areas. Staff recommended negotiating leases with both groups, but the minutes record the board’s action as receiving and considering the proposals—not approving leases.
The board adopted an emergency resolution seeking county authorization to award a contract without competitive bidding for underground fire-line repairs at Ayala High School. The minutes confirm the resolution was adopted; they do not describe the underlying failure or any school closure.
The Liberty School District board agenda proposes Resolution 091726D to encumber Fund 40 for building a middle-school program at 112 Jewett Road. The agenda identifies this as an action item for board consideration; it does not establish that the resolution was approved.
The district’s Sept. 17 agenda proposes approving site and facilities lease agreements, plus contract documents, with Swinerton Builders for replacement of Prospect High School’s classroom and administration buildings. This is an agenda proposal, not a confirmed completed action in the supplied record.
The board agenda includes Resolution No. 12-26/27 declaring certain District-owned property (the Adelante Sites) as surplus and exempt surplus property, and declaring the Board's intent to lease the property subject to statutory priority offerings.
The September 17, 2026 board agenda includes a public hearing and vote on Resolution No. 18-2627 to adopt a Developer Fee Justification Study and increase Level 1 developer fees charged on new residential, commercial, and industrial construction within district boundaries.
The district reports that its Las Lomas High School Roofing Project is complete and has scheduled Resolution 26-27-17 for board consideration to record a Notice of Completion. The work covered the Girls Locker Room Building, 207-210 Wing, and Music Building 305-306; the contract increased from $717,560 to $736,467 after a $18,907 change order for significant dry rot.