Mountain View, CA – At its March 8th meeting, the Mountain View Los Altos High School District’s Board of Trustees approved a bond measure to be placed on the June 2010 ballot.  The bond would help alleviate expected overcrowding and improve education at Los Altos and Mountain View High Schools without raising the current tax rate.

Over the next 10 years, enrollment at both Mountain View and Los Altos High Schools will grow by at least 25%.  At that rate, by 2012, both schools will be overcrowded.

“This bond is key to ensure that we are adequately prepared for our growing student enrollment by adding more science labs, classrooms, and equipment”, said Barry Groves, District Superintendent.

“And this bond would raise the necessary funds without increasing the tax rate above current levels.”

Now that the proposed bond of $41.3 million has been approved by the Board, it will be considered by voters as part of the June 8, 2010, Primary Election.  If approved, the bond would prevent overcrowding in district schools, support core academic programs such as English, math and science through improved classroom technology and facilities and upgrade fire and earthquake safety systems to meet modern standards.

“As a Board, we wanted to provide for our schools’ future without creating a heavier tax burden on local taxpayers”, said Joe Mitchner, Board President.

“This bond would provide ample planning for a smart, fiscally conservative plan before the schools become overcrowded, without an increase in the tax rate.”

The Mountain View Los Altos High School District consists of two comprehensive high schools, an adult school and three alternative programs that serve the richly diverse communities of Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills.  According to Newsweek, Mountain View and Los Altos High Schools both rank in the top 3% of more than 21,000 high schools nationwide.