2020 K-12 Bond Recap
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX While the final results have yet to be confirmed, bond issues from Arizona’s November 3rd elections appear to be a mix of approvals and rejections. In all, approximately $361.1M in bonds are headed for approval while approximately $334.6M are currently failing. Approximately $700M worth of Arizona K-12 school district bond measures were […]
CMAR Sought for New DVUSD Elementary School
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Deer Valley Unified School District is looking for help to develop a new Elementary School on approximately 14 acres located at the intersection of Inspiration Mountain Parkway and Pinnacle Vista Drive in Phoenix. The school district recently published a Request for Qualifications for Construction Manager at Risk (CM@R) and construction services for the $20.3M […]
Putting the West Valley into Major Growth Mode
By Erin Thornburn for AZ Big Media Remember the lyrics from Janet Jackson’s “Love Would Never Do (Without You)?” “They said it wouldn’t last. We had to prove them wrong … There’s no easy explanation for it. But whenever there’s a problem, we always work it out somehow.” If the West Valley could sing, she would likely […]
Planning Continues for Somerton High School
By Rachel Estes for Yuma Sun Somerton High School is beginning to take shape, at least conceptually, as the Yuma Union High School District governing board voted to award a design contract to DLR Group in the amount of $223,573 to launch the first five percent of the design programming needed to procure building permits and phase into construction once state […]
PUSD Preps Big Voter Requests
By Erin Brassey for The Glendale Star Peoria Unified School District will ask voters to approve a 13 percent budget override and $125M bond in November. The 13 percent override will continue to provide important funding for the district, said Michelle Myers, PUSD’s CFO. Voters approved the current 13 percent override in 2015. But an increase to 15 […]
MUSD Looking at Potential 2020 Election Impacts
Source: inMaricopa.com Maricopa Unified School District wants to open its second high school in 2022. The district is contemplating the size and curriculum of the school, how much of the cost will remain after the School Facilities Board grant and the possibility of seeking a bond. The district’s last attempt at bond failed with voters. Meanwhile, the district is examining the […]
Transforming Schools into Temp. Hospital Centers
By Bob Erickson and Eric Thomson for Corgan Already pressed for capacity, COVID-19 has ushered in an unprecedented demand on our healthcare spaces — spotlighting our dependency on these delicate ecosystems and our need for sustainable, creative solutions that support this critical infrastructure. As experts in healthcare and education design, Corgan tapped its internal research and development team and engaged partners Henderson […]
4 of 6 Mesa High Schools Overcrowded
By Christopher Boan for East Valley Tribune Four of Mesa’s six high schools are so overcrowded the district may have to consider building a new one, according to a master plan introduced to the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board last week. The report by Alpha Facilities Solutions also said the overall condition of many schools […]
Gov. Doug Ducey Unveils $12.3B State Spending Plan
By Maria Polletta, Andrew Oxford, Lily Altavena and Rachel Leingang for The Arizona Republic Buoyed by even healthier than expected state revenue projections, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey unveiled a $12.3B spending plan for the next fiscal year that places two of his longtime priorities — public safety and education — front and center. The plan boosts spending by more than $600M above […]
Is Lack of Oversight at Alhambra Leading to Wasteful Contracts?
By Rebekah Morris for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Inefficient contracts… Lack of oversight and documentation… Resistance to market trends… These are a few of the issues plaguing one of the poorest public school districts in a state that Governing.com has ranked 49th in per pupil funding as recently as June 2018. Forty-five million dollars in bond […]