MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Samer Naji 09/01/17
619-548-3388
WHAT: Grant K-8 New Facilities Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Back to School Night.
WHEN: Thursday, September 7 at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: 1425 Washington Place, San Diego, CA 92103 (event and parking map is attached).
VISUALS: A community celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new facilities at Grant K-8. Program includes a student band, a student singing the National Anthem, and district speakers. Students and district leaders will cut a red ribbon before initiating Back to School Night.
GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Cindy Marten, Board of Education President Richard Barrera, Facilities Planning and Construction Chief Officer Lee Dulgeroff, Principal Kathy Lorden.
PROJECT OVERVIEW: This $12,000,000 project included the construction of a new classroom building, new cafeteria, outdoor lunch court, and new parking lot. The new classroom building is an 8,400 SF, two-story, eight-classroom building with a data/technology room. Within this building are 5,800 SF of new cafeteria, food service, lunch court, educational support, and storage. To make way for the new building, eight portable classrooms were removed, and five relocatable classrooms were repurposed on campus.
The new parking lot provides 42 spaces, of which 37 are standard, three are designated for fuel efficient vehicles, and two are accessible. The lot also includes a new kindergarten drop off area and new landscaping.
Improvements to existing buildings include classroom air conditioning, a new intercom system, and fire alarm system. The site received an electrical service upgrade, a new eight-inch water line for fire safety, sewer improvements, and storm water improvements. The scope of work was developed with consideration for educational and facility needs, and with public comment received during a series of community meetings.
BACKGROUND: This project is funded by San Diego Unified School District’s Propositions S and Z, which are local bond measures approved by San Diego voters to repair, renovate and revitalize neighborhood schools. In addition to renovation and replacement, bond projects include classroom technology, facilities to support College, Career and Technical Education, classroom air conditioning, safety and security upgrades, and other facilities improvements at traditional and public charter schools throughout San Diego Unified. Prop. S is a 23-year capital facilities program that is funded by a $2.1 billion general obligation bond measure passed November 4, 2008. Prop. Z is a 15-year capital facilities program funded by a $2.8 billion general obligation bond measure passed November 6, 2012. By law, the funds cannot be used for teachers’ or school administrators’ salaries, nor can they be used for maintenance or operations.
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