Update on Dublin High and Other School Improvements
Dublin’s residents and school district are fully committed to providing the best education possible for our students. As part of this commitment to improving the overall educational experience for students, residents passed the $184M Measure C bond program back in 2004 so that the Dublin Unified School District (DUSD) could upgrade its school facilities and IT hardware and software in the classrooms. Tremendous progress has already been made on many of the Measure C infrastructure improvement projects – a recent example includes the completion of the Dublin High School Math & Science buildings.
Here are updates on some of the exciting Dublin school facility projects that are in planning, in process, or recently completed:
Dublin High School New Administration, New Humanities, and Modernized Library Buildings (Phase 2A)
- The new Humanities building will include 5 visual arts, 11 social studies, 3 computer, and 17 english classrooms.
- This project is estimated to be completed by the winter of 2010 and cost $43.5M.
Dublin High School New Sports Complex (Phase 2B)
- 27,772 sq. ft. gym with bleacher and floor capacity for 2,200 fans. The locker room will be able to accommodate 240 coaches, athletes, etc.
- This project is estimated to be completed by spring of 2010.
Dublin High School New Cafeteria Building (Phase 3A)
- New food prep kitchen, cafeteria food service area, adjacent outdoor dining area, and a new culinary academy / home economics classroom.
- This project is estimated to be completed by spring or summer of 2010 and cost $7.1M.
Dougherty Elementary Outdoor Lunch Shade Structure
- This will be a feature that many other campuses already have to help protect our students from the outdoor elements.
- This project is estimated to be completed by winter 2009 and cost $213K.
Frederiksen Elementary School Kindergarten Classroom Buildings
- Construction of five new kindergarten classrooms and outdoor play spaces.
- This project (including a separate roof replacement project at Frederiksen) is estimated to cost a total of $9.4M.
In addition to the fantastic projects noted above, there are also projects to replace and construct energy-efficient roofs at the Frederiksen, Murray, and Nielsen Elementary School buildings.
Please check out the DUSD’s website for more information about all of the ongoing school building projects (by clicking here) or please contact our DUSD Board Trustees (by clicking here) to provide feedback or follow-up questions.
11:00 AM on December 30th, 2008
Given the current economic conditions and the status of the district’s financing, will these timelines for completion stay true or are they likely going to be delayed?
7:25 PM on December 30th, 2008
Hi Anonymous – I believe that these projects are being funded by Measure C program proceeds which are kept separate from the operating fund. Based on this, any delays would likely be due to something other than financing.
Maybe a DUSD Board member or Dan Cherrier could provide more detail?
Thx, John Z.
10:15 PM on December 30th, 2008
John Z. et al,
John is correct in that these construction projects are funded via Measure C bonds, which sell in 2009 to pay for them. With people like Dan Cherrier on the bond oversight committee, and staff and board consistently monitoring things there should be little or no delay. In fact, district staff looks to complete projects sooner if money can be saved.However, we did have a 2 month delay in the DHS math/science building due to bad steel materials.
The hard economic times are primarily General Fund related, meaning people and programs. Expect to see a lot of activity in this area over the next six months. However, the condition of the bond market could have some effect on when and how we sell bonds, although we have traditionally had excellent bond ratings due to how DUSD manages finances. Hope this is helpful.
1:47 AM on December 31st, 2008
Is there any allocation of money to improve teaching methods and staff?
2:20 AM on December 31st, 2008
Thank you to both John L. and John Z. for your response. Much appreciate it.
1:45 PM on December 31st, 2008
To Anonymous on December 31, 2008 12:47 AM
There have been existing staff development and other funding for improving teaching methods and staff. Measure L specifically is also partially devoted to that. However, with the anticipated cuts, some of the existing money – before Measure L goes into effect in July, 2009 -is likely to be lost. As I mentioned, a formal process will start in January that will address this critical problem. Check the district website – http://www.dublin.k12.ca.us – for meeting times and announcements. Thanks. John Ledahl
9:04 PM on September 8th, 2009
Asian population in Dublin High School will accelerate in the next decade.
1:44 PM on September 9th, 2009
And your point is?
Some troll on this board seems very obsessed with Asian immigration (and airports).
Demographics keep changing, its a fact of life. Each city in the valley has seen drastic demographic changes in various directions over the past 20 years which could change again rapidly in the future as history taught us.
1:10 PM on September 9th, 2009
The Around Dublin Team cannot find any corroborating documentation to support these claims made on 2009/09/08 at 9:03pm.