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Ravenswood City School District’s Measure A appears headed for approval as Tuesday night as early results show voters favor it by 66.2%, exceeding the 55% needed to pass.
The $70 million bond measure aims to fund the construction of new classrooms in response to the anticipated jump in enrollment after The Primary School in East Palo Alto closes this summer. Construction will primarily take place at Costaño School of the Arts.
Measure A will tax property owners an average of $27.50 per $100,000 of assessed valuation until June 30, 2053.
Up until a few years ago, many of Ravenswood’s schools had not been significantly renovated since the 1950s. Recently the district has completed the renovations of Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School, Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy and Belle Haven Elementary. The makeover at Costaño will mark the district’s fourth recent construction project.
Students at Ravenswood’s upgraded campuses are now learning in modernized classrooms with upgraded ventilation systems, technology, safety systems, green spaces and energy efficient infrastructure.
Last April, The Primary School, funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, announced it would shut down its tuition-free private school at the end of this school year.
With over 400 students being displaced, Ravenswood hopes to use the bond measure funds to adjust construction plans for the sudden increase in enrollment.
