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The board received proposals from DeAnza Force Soccer and the Harker School for joint occupancy of the former Blackford High School’s football/track and grass-field areas. Staff recommended negotiating leases with both groups, but the minutes record the board’s action as receiving and considering the proposals—not approving leases.
The board adopted an emergency resolution seeking county authorization to award a contract without competitive bidding for underground fire-line repairs at Ayala High School. The minutes confirm the resolution was adopted; they do not describe the underlying failure or any school closure.
The Liberty School District board agenda proposes Resolution 091726D to encumber Fund 40 for building a middle-school program at 112 Jewett Road. The agenda identifies this as an action item for board consideration; it does not establish that the resolution was approved.
The district’s Sept. 17 agenda proposes approving site and facilities lease agreements, plus contract documents, with Swinerton Builders for replacement of Prospect High School’s classroom and administration buildings. This is an agenda proposal, not a confirmed completed action in the supplied record.
The board agenda includes Resolution No. 12-26/27 declaring certain District-owned property (the Adelante Sites) as surplus and exempt surplus property, and declaring the Board's intent to lease the property subject to statutory priority offerings.
The September 17, 2026 board agenda includes a public hearing and vote on Resolution No. 18-2627 to adopt a Developer Fee Justification Study and increase Level 1 developer fees charged on new residential, commercial, and industrial construction within district boundaries.
The district reports that its Las Lomas High School Roofing Project is complete and has scheduled Resolution 26-27-17 for board consideration to record a Notice of Completion. The work covered the Girls Locker Room Building, 207-210 Wing, and Music Building 305-306; the contract increased from $717,560 to $736,467 after a $18,907 change order for significant dry rot.
The board approved a resolution prioritizing district employees for housing in San Diego Unified’s affordable workforce housing initiative. The update covered six additional property sites; in a survey of more than 1,300 staff, 68% said housing costs hurt their long-term ability to remain employed and 61% had considered leaving the district because of those costs.
The Sept. 14 board agenda proposed adopting a five-year facilities master plan and authorizing an application to California’s Small School District Program. The plan says the Shasta Montessori Elementary School campus is generally well maintained but identifies the noncompliant parking and path of travel, a septic leach-field valve and switch problem, water intrusion, poor exterior siding, roof-repair needs and other deferred-maintenance work.
The September 14 agenda recommends two additional Measure E & I service requests for Wagner Ranch: $7,700 for structural engineering related to dry rot found at a walkway canopy and Building 4 roof, and $8,375.60 to address a path of travel that does not meet current accessibility requirements.
The September 10, 2026 board agenda includes action to approve a comprehensive Deferred Maintenance and Facilities Master Plan, supported by an extensive set of attachments covering project prioritization, campus plans, and educational specifications across the district.
The Sept. 10, 2026 board agenda includes action items approving CEQA consulting (Sertior, $43,488) and surveying services (Kier & Wright, $137,900) for the Los Cerritos Elementary School Modernization project and its temporary campus at Baden, plus Baden Campus utility and modular building work, all under the Measure T Bond Program.
The board unanimously approved Resolution 491, a master energy-services agreement with SitelogIQ, and a separate solar operations-and-maintenance agreement. The approved plan covers troubleshooting and repairing the solar installations at the high school and Centennial; the presentation included a solar repair allowance of up to $100,000 and a base annual operations-and-maintenance cost of $19,045 for a 60-month term.
The board received a presentation on TK/K bathrooms update and funding, and considered a $121,165 architect contract with Quattrochi Kwok Architects specifically tied to Cadwallader TK/Kinder classrooms.
The board is scheduled to adopt resolutions acknowledging award of Career Technical Education Facilities Program (CTEFP) state grant funding for three projects: a Culinary Arts classroom and a Magnolia Agriscience Community Center classroom at Magnolia High School, and an Esports/digital broadcast facility at Katella High School, along with related CEQA exemption findings for each project.
The board is scheduled to approve a purchase of synthetic turf fields and running tracks at Katella, Kennedy, Loara, and Savanna high schools using a California Multiple Award Schedule contract with AstroTurf Corporation, at a total cost not to exceed $7,344,183, addressing drainage and field-condition issues.
At the September 9, 2026 regular meeting, the Board approved awarding a contract to BHM Construction LLC for preconstruction and construction services for the Pittsburg High School Athletic Performance & Training Center project.
The board authorized filing a Notice of Completion for the JESD Faculty and Staff Housing (Workforce Housing) Project, confirming contractor C. Overaa & Co. finished the work per contract documents.
The board adopted Resolution 2026-2027 #006, formally committing the district to facilities maintenance, renewal, and modernization funding for district facilities.
The September 9, 2026 agenda includes an action item for the board to consider/approve Resolution No. 2026-2027/002 acknowledging the five-year Facilities Master Plan certifications required under Office of Public School Construction SAB-administered programs.
The September 9, 2026 agenda lists several proposed facility actions for the football field area: bleacher bid approval, sewer line work for restrooms (not to exceed $32,000), restroom upgrade, and concession stand upgrade, alongside a separate concrete sidewalk improvement item (not to exceed $60,000).
A resolution (2026-41) on the September 8 agenda would prescribe terms and authorize the sale and issuance of Measure C general obligation bonds, Series A, including a paying agent agreement, bond purchase agreement, continuing disclosure certificate, and preliminary official statement.