The public review and comment period for the Lynbrook and Monta Vista High Schools Tracks and Fields Projects Draft Environmental Impact Reports was held from July 2, 2010 through August 30, 2010.
The public review and comment period for the Homestead High School Track and Fields Project Draft Initial Study was held August 3, 2010 through September 1, 2010.
Need to Complete New Fields at Fremont High
Major work is nearly complete on the new Fremont High School softball, baseball and multi-use fields. The main football field and track will remain under construction through the fall, but band and football practice will be starting in early August. So, having the new artificial turf, multi-use fields completed to the point that students can use them within the next two weeks is critical. Therefore...
Temporarily Extended Construction Hours at Fremont High School
CPUC Ruling does NOT affect our Solar Projects
On July 9, 2010, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) handed down a ruling that puts a hold on setting the California Solar Initiative (CSI) incentive rates for new government and non-profit solar projects. This ruling does NOT affect projects which were reserved prior to that date.
All of the Fremont Union High School District solar projects were issued reservations with a committed incentive rate during 2009 and thus are NOT affected by the CPUC ruling of July 9, 2010.
UPDATE ON BOND PROGRAM - June 25, 2010
Homestead, Fremont and Cupertino Tracks and Fields
The contractor will release Homestead’s new baseball, softball and multi-use fields to the school on July 12. While there may still be some minor tasks and landscaping going on, the school will have unrestricted access from July 12 on. The situation is similar at Fremont but running a few weeks after Homestead.
Construction has started on the new baseball field at Cupertino High. The main field and track construction work will not begin until after football season 2010. The softball/multi-use field construction will start in May 2011.
Solar Project
The last phase of solar construction started in June 2010 and should be complete by the end of 2010. The big projects currently underway are the Fremont and Monta Vista student parking lots and the Cupertino and Homestead staff parking lots.
Analysis of the District Solar Electricity System
Program Implementation Plan (PIP)
District consultants Kitchell CEM and HMC Architects are putting the final touches on the PIP documentation but in the meantime staff is moving forward to identify qualified pools of architects and get some of the smaller and/or more urgent projects off the ground. Just a few of the big projects that will be tackled over the next few years include: a new two story library/cafeteria/student services building at Cupertino High; new classroom buildings at Fremont and Monta Vista; a global learning center and expansion for student services at Lynbrook; and classroom and library renovations along with a new field house at Homestead High. Look for lots more information on these and other exciting PIP projects as the details take shape over the coming months.
Technology Project
Installation of classroom digital projectors and audio systems has been completed at Monta Vista and Homestead and is underway this summer at Cupertino, Fremont and Lynbrook High Schools. Site and District staff visited the Wallenberg Center at Stanford this spring and are investigating how some of the exciting concepts developed there can be applied at District high schools.
You may be wondering . . .
If the state budget and school funding are in trouble, why are we doing construction?
Voters approved a SCHOOL FACILITIES BOND in June 2008 for the Fremont Union High School District (Cupertino, Fremont, Homestead, Lynbrook Monta Vista High Schools). By law, a SCHOOL BOND may ONLY be spent on facilities and equipment — NOT for teacher salaries, textbooks or other operating expenses. We are using these funds to install SOLAR PANELS in our parking lots and those panels will SAVE the District over $1,000,000 per year. Those savings can and WILL be used for teacher salaries and educational programs!
