Amid declining funds and enrollment, the Capistrano Unified School District is considering several steps to keep operations afloat, including placing multi-million dollar bond measures on the November ballot to make improvements to district schools.
These bond measures include $98 million bond for seismic structure updates at Dana Hills High School, and one $77 million bond for needed repairs and updates at several schools in Aliso Viejo.
The district’s board voted 4–1, with one abstention, to approve the Dana Hills High School bond.
Trustee Gila Jones said during the meeting that she voted in favor of the Dana Hills High School bond because construction projects would otherwise be impossible with the district’s current financial capacity….