Facilities

Thanks to the local community for their support of four general obligation bonds – Measure A (1992), Measure AA (2000), Measure I (2010), and Measure G (2020) – have provided the Berkeley Unified School District with a unique opportunity to carefully review its facilities needs and plan for the future. Staff presented to the Board fourteen separate comprehensive plans over the years that defined the major elements of the district’s massive construction efforts.

The Facilities Department oversees the facilities construction bond and all capital improvement projects of district schools, buildings, and property. Providing oversight of bond expenditures is the Construction Bond Oversight Committee. The Committee members are appointed by the Board of Education.

Facilities Subcommittee of the Board of Education serves as a key forum for discussion and recommendations to the Board regarding facilities planning and future construction projects.

Measure H of 2010 and again in 2020 are the School Maintenance Taxes that have supported the community’s investment in safe, modernized schools and facilities. More information is available on the Maintenance Department webpage.

Facilities Safety and Maintenance Oversight Committee (FSMOC)

Community Meetings

Meetings will take place from 6:00-7:30 pm via Zoom. Please select the date of the meeting on the BUSD Calendar for the Zoom link.

Upcoming Meetings

• BHS Florence Schwimley Little Theatre Modernization – 12/5/23
• BHS Program Capacity & Expansion Opportunities – 1/9/24
• Child Development Centers Modernization – 1/30/24

Recordings of Previous Meetings

• If not listed here, check project information pages below 
• Emerson Modernization – Project Information Meeting – 4/25/23
• Longfellow Modernization – Project Information Meeting – 5/10/23
• Washington Modernization – Project Information Meeting – 5/16/23
• BAM Modernization – Project Information Meeting – 5/18/23
• Longfellow Modernization – Community Meeting – 9/12/23
  • 9/12/23 LF Mod CM Presentation– English
  • 9/12/23 LF Mod CM Presentation– Spanish
• BAM Modernization – Community Meeting – 9/26/23
  • 9/26/23 BAM Mod CM Presentation – English
  • 9/26/23 BAM Mod CM Presentation – Spanish
• Emerson Modernization – Community Meeting – 10/3/23
  • 10/3/23 Emerson Mod CM Presentation – English
  • 10/3/23 Emerson Mod CM Presentation – Spanish
• Sylvia Mendez Mod Interim Housing- Community Meeting – 10/16/23
  • 10/16/23 SM Mod Interim Housing CM – English & Spanish
• Berkeley Adult School Modernization – Community Meeting – 10/17/23
  • 10/17/23 BAS Mod CM Presentation – English & Spanish
• Washington Modernization – Community Meeting – 10/24/23
  • 10/24/23 Washington Mod CM Presentation – English & Spanish

Facilities Committee of the Board of Education

Facilities Bonds

Current Bond Measures

Measure G of 2020

• Construction Bond Oversight Committee
• Measure G Bond Text
• Measure G Implementation Plan
  This implementation plan shows the current intended use and timing of the Measure G Bond funds. Please note that all projects are subject to Board approval and the timing or approval of all projects may shift based on a myriad of factors and District needs.
• Financial Statements and Performance Audits

Completed Bond Measures

Measure I of 2010

• Construction Bond Oversight Committee
• Measure I Bond Text
• Financial Statements and Performance Audits

Measure AA of 2000

• Resolution Supporting Measure AA

Measure A of 1992

• Measure A Overview

Financial & Performance Documents

Audits

• Bond Measure Financial Statements and Performance Audits

Current Project Labor Agreement

(Alameda Building Trades Council)

Current Measure G Projects

Community Engagement is a high priority for BUSD, please find more information on how you can be involved at each of our project links.  We also invite you to review our Community Engagement Protocol, which is implemented for many of our major capital projects.  

Board Approved Measure G Projects

(Updated as of 10/3/23)

Facilities staff maintains detailed budgets for each project and reviews / updates the budgets regularly.  For more information on the budgets and expenditures for projects listed above, please review the following reports:

• Sources and Budget Report which summarizes each project and outlines the given budgets for various services required to complete the project. 
• Consolidated Expenditures which combines all projects and provides information on budgets and expenditures across all projects, sorted by expenditure type.  
• Please note that all budgets are subject to change and are updated approximately quarterly
  • Last Updated: 10/3/23

Project Information Pages

• Sylvia Mendez Elementary: Campus Wide Modernization
• Longfellow Middle School: Campus Wide Modernization
• Additional information pages are under construction