Overview

Video

AGE of GUHSD Facilities

Facilities Needs

Specific Projects

Governing Board Resolution

Ballot Text

Bond Questions & Answers

 

"As I walk into my classroom I see rusted pipes and decaying walls. My next class will be worse. It's in a hot, run down portable with out air conditioning. Should I make my way to the bathroom or cafeteria during
lunch? Doing both is impossible given the long lines. I'd rather avoid
the bathroom. It always stinks"
Unfortunately, too many of the 24,500 students in
the Grossmont Union High School District could have
written the preceding narrative.

For information about the facilitiy needs at each school click on the school name below:
El Cajon Valley
El Capitan
Granite Hills
Grossmont
Helix
Monte Vista
Mount Miguel
Santana

Steele Canyon
Valhalla
West Hills
Chaparral
Homestead/Frontier
Viking Center
Work Training Center


Vote on March 2, 2004

 

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Crowded library
overcrowded library


splintered door
splintered door


bathroom stall
dilapidated bathroom stall

corroded electrical panel
corroded electrical panel

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The problem . . . 

Urgent repairs are needed throughout Grossmont Union High School District. Roofs are leaking. Pipes are rusting. Walls are decaying. Electrical systems are outdated and unable to accommodate today's technology. Schools are overcrowded. But funds are not available to handle mounting repairs for 24,500 students at 12 high schools, and 30,000 adults at 7 adult education sites throughout the District. And school populations are on the rise.

While the District is doing the best job it can with the funds it has, there simply is not adequate funding to address necessary structural repairs and meet the needs of growing enrollment.

Our schools are overcrowded . . .

Most of our schools are operating well over their intended capacities, and student enrollment continues to increase.

Too many of our schools are old and run down . . .
More than half of our schools were built before 1965.

Schools are safer when they are well maintained…
Right now, fire alarms and sprinklers are outdated, old wiring doesn't meet modern standards, public address systems are old, and every class is not equipped with a telephone, making it hard to call for help in an emergency.

Making our schools safe and sound benefits everyone …
In addition to benefiting students and teachers, everyone in the community would benefit from improved classroom facilities. Studies show a direct link between the quality of local schools and property values, community members without kids in local schools also benefit from a strong local school district when it comes to the local economy and quality of life.

What is being done…
While the District has an ongoing maintenance program in place to address some of these problems, available funding is not adequate to do much more than 'band-aid' repair.  The District has been unable to address the basic structural issues at the root of these problems, and replace outdated equipment and systems

Who we are …
The Grossmont Union High School District is overseen by a five member Governing Board and serves the following communities:

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Alpine
Casa de Oro
Crest
Dehesa
Dulzura

El Cajon
Jamul
Lakeside
La Mesa
Lemon Grove

 Mt. Helix
Rancho San Diego
Santee
Spring Valley

For specific information about school needs in the Grossmont Union High School District, contact Catherine Martin, Coordinator of Public Affairs.