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REGION: Poway, San Dieguito districts get construction funds
By North County Times | ∞
NORTH COUNTY ---- Two North County school districts will be among the beneficiaries of about $236 million released by a state agency Thursday for the construction and repair of school facilities.
Poway Unified School District will receive more than $35 million for construction of Willow Grove Elementary and Del Norte High schools. San Dieguito Union High School District will receive $1.8 million for construction on San Dieguito High Academy.
The funds were distributed by the State Allocation Board, the policy-making arm of the Office of Public School Construction. The funding comes from Proposition 1D, approved by voters in 2006.
The State Allocation Board awarded $202 million to 79 schools and county offices of education for construction and modernization programs. The board allocated $21 million in joint-use funds to 15 school districts throughout the state, supporting efforts to improve gyms, libraries and other facilities that benefit both students and members of the community, officials said.
Roughly $11 million in Emergency Repair Funds was included in the SAB funding package.
"Even though our student population is leveling off, the need for new and improved schools remains great because of the age of our facilities," said state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell, a member of the board.
"In the next five years, we need to build 16 new classrooms and modernize another 21 each day in order to provide safe and secure living environments for our students," O'Connell said.
---- City News Services
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