FIELDS OF DREAMS: MAJOR ATHLETIC FIELD IMPROVEMENTS UNDERWAY IN GROSSMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Projects Funded by Props H and U School Bonds
July 24, 2009 (El Cajon) – Grossmont Union High School District announced this week that construction is underway to enhance athletic fields and facilities at several campuses. The projects are funded by the Proposition H and Proposition U bonds passed by East County voters in 2004 and 2008.
The work, which is being performed during the schools’ summer recess, provides parity for the sports facilities at the various campuses, and improves access as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Projects include:
• Steele Canyon High School (Spring Valley) – new synthetic rubber track; ADA upgrades, including sidewalks, handrails and striping; minor restroom updates; and drainage upgrades at track
• Mount Miguel High School (Spring Valley) – new synthetic rubber track, two 440-square-foot restroom facilities and ADA and path of travel requirements
• Santana High School (Santee) – new synthetic rubber track; new ticket booths; ADA upgrades, including making the concession stand accessible; drainage upgrades; and electrical work
• West Hills High School (Santee) – new synthetic rubber track, restroom building
• Chaparral High School (El Cajon) – new athletic field
• El Cajon Valley High School (El Cajon) – new synthetic surface field and track; new fencing, gates and landscaping; and significant upgrades to make the whole field/track area ADA compliant
• Monte Vista High School (Spring Valley) - new synthetic track to compliment synthetic field previously installed
• Granite Hills High School (El Cajon) - new synthetic rubber track; ADA upgrades, including sidewalks, handrails and striping; restroom upgrades
Proposition H was approved by 62 percent of voters in March 2004 to fund repairs of aging schools in the district as well as the construction of a new school. It was the first bond passed by voters in the East County in 37 years. The $274 million program includes student safety improvements, upgrades and expansion of technology and other infrastructures, renovations of outdated classrooms and the construction of new science classrooms.
Proposition U is a $417 million General Obligation Bond Measure passed by voters in November 2008. The program substantially completes the modernization of all district schools, providing classrooms and equipment for Career Technical Education, multi-purpose facilities to support the superintendent’s vision for the arts in education, and the construction of a new high school in the Alpine/Blossom Valley area.
More information about the construction programs is available on the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee Web site at http://cboc.guhsd.net. The Proposition H information can be found at http://proph.build-guhsd.com. Proposition U information is available at http://portal.guhsd.net/GUHSD/propu.