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By Tina Richards The Orange Unified School
District unveiled a revised set of architectural drawings depicting the “phase one” revamping of its four high schools if Measure K passes and funding becomes available. The plans for El Modena, Can-
yon, Orange and Villa Park High Schools presented at the Oct. 2 school board meeting are scaled- down versions of the original “master plans” drafted before the bond measure was placed on the ballot. Those plans included everything from performing arts centers to Olympic-sized swim- ming pools to state-of-the-art sci- ence facilities, gymnasiums, stu- dent centers, quads and improved parking lots. With a price tag of nearly $200 million each, critics contended that the master plans did not accurately reflect the buy- ing power of the $296 million bond, and that they served only to mislead voters. OUSD admits that the mas-
ter plans could not be built with Measure K funding; they were created as a “wish list” to illus- trate what the future might hold, given enough money. The dis- trict dispatched architects to meet with the four high school com- munities to find out what stake- holders wanted – with no holds barred. The result was the pala- tial renderings introduced shortly before the OUSD board approved the bond measure.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014 High school plans revised for Measure K funding
A new entrance at Villa Park High School will lead to a three-story science wing featuring 12 science labs and 30 1,200-sq.-ft. class- rooms to replace buildings 300 and 500. Buldings 100 and 200 will be remodeled with 24 classrooms. The library will be modernized and additional faculty restrooms added.
Renovations at Canyon High School will include a new building housing 12 science labs and four 1,200-sq.-ft. classrooms; portables will be replaced with 18 classrooms for humanities and the arts. Parking will be expanded and drop-off zones improved.
Architects for El Modena High School presented plans for a new science center with 12 labs and classrooms; renovated classrooms in buildings 200, 300, 500 and 600; a Vanguard center with six classrooms; an atrium and student forum; new restrooms and elevators.
dents and voters found that given the limitations of the proposed bond, what is really wanted is modernized classrooms and im- proved science facilities. OUSD called the architects back to re- draw the master plans to reflect
what improvements/refurbish- ments/repairs could be made on a $74 million-per-school budget. The new plans are considered to be “phase one” of the overall master plan. The short-term plans for each
school focus on high-tech sci- ence centers and renovated and modernized classrooms. The immediate goals are to replace portable classrooms with per- manent buildings, improve in- frastructure, increase student security, and create a learning environment employing com-
Modernization efforts at Orange High School include 12 new science labs; 20 classrooms; housing for administration and student ser- vices; renovations to provide for band and choral programs, football, wrestling and dance; a new snack bar and outdoor dining complex; Panther plaza and alumni corner; new and renovated restooms.
puter network-based technol- ogy. These modernization goals have already been showcased in a demonstration classroom at El Modena, completed in just six weeks last summer. The original master plans cost
taxpayers just under $700,000. OUSD spent around $300,000 on the phase one drawings to give voters a better understanding of what they can expect from their bond taxes. The language in the bond measure, however, has not changed. It is based on the origi- nal master plans that the district
used “in developing the scope of projects to be funded.” The legal- ly binding language of Measure K consigns taxpayers to fund an all-inclusive list of repairs, reno- vations and improvements on an “as-needed basis” -- as defined by the school board. The measure also notes that bond funds will be used for “planning, assessment, studies and documentation” even before the first hole is dug. How far the district can stretch the pro- posed 30-year, $296 million debt will be discretionary and subject to change.
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