Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District

Measure E Bond

MVLA is proud to offer innovative, award-winning academic programs that prepare our students for college and jobs of the future. Our high schools rank amongst the best in the state and the nation, yet years of sustained enrollment growth mean we face significant overcrowding. Additionally, aging classrooms, labs and student support facilities at each of our campuses are in need of repair and modernization to meet 21st-century educational standards.

Bar Chart showing expected increased enrollment from 2011-2022

In 2017-18, Mountain View Los Altos High School District (MVLA) worked closely with our community to complete a comprehensive Facilities Master Plan to address facilities’ needs and sustained enrollment growth in our schools. Through regular public board meetings, site meetings and a district-wide survey, we worked with our community to develop a long-term solution for current and future students. As a result of this process, we know that a local source of funding is needed.

In February, the MVLA Board of Trustees unanimously voted to place a $295-million bond measure on the June 5, 2018 ballot. Measure E passed with 66% of the vote. This proposed local source of funding will help combat growing enrollment in our district and upgrade aging classrooms, labs and school facilities. Based on what we have heard from our students, parents, teachers and community, priority projects funded by this bond measure will include:

Adding classrooms to accommodate growing student enrollment and prevent overcrowding
Providing facilities to expand programs in science, technology, engineering, arts and math
Updating aging classrooms and replacing old roofs, outdated plumbing and inefficient wiring and electrical systems to meet modern safety standards
Expanding libraries, cafeterias and other student support facilities to accommodate growing student enrollment
Equipping classrooms and labs with 21st-century learning technology

2022-2023 Measure E Financial Audit Report

2022-2023 Measure E Performance Audit Report

Construction Update

Following Measure E’s approval, MVLA got right to work identifying priority school upgrades, relying heavily on the community recommendations outlined in the Facilities Master Plan. Priority projects were aimed at expanding capacity to accommodate the sustained enrollment growth projected in our local high schools.

Phase I, new classroom buildings and STEM labs at each campus to accommodate enrollment and support the latest 21st-century instructional methods, along with urgent repairs to existing facilities were completed in Summer 2021.

Projects currently underway in Phase II include:

Construct Student Services buildings at Mountain View and Los Altos High Schools to provide academic, college and career, and wellness support for every student Estimated completion Summer 2023
Complete auxiliary gymnasiums at Los Altos and Mountain View High Schools Estimated completion October 2021 (Los Altos), and December 2022 (Mountain View)
Build new classrooms and labs for Freestyle Academy Estimated completion February 2023s Replace aging grass athletic fields with synthetic, drought-resistant turf Completed!

Phase III projects estimated to begin Summer 2023 include:

Modernize existing libraries to support 21st-century education - To Be Determined (Fall 2026)
Upgrade cafeterias to provide healthy meals more efficiently - Los Altos High School (Fall 2025)
Improve capacity at existing gymnasiums and fund repairs needed for long-term student safety - To Be Determined (Fall 2026)
Expand existing classrooms and labs that are currently undersized to support modern learning - (In phases, to be completed Summer 2025)
Increase capacity for music and arts programs to support a well-rounded education - (Fall 2025)

Construction FAQ

Construction Update Presentation Archive

CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR MEASURE E SPENDING

The MVLA High School District has established a Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee to review expenditures from construction activity associated with Measure E, which was approved by District voters on June 5, 2018.

The Committee is responsible for ensuring that bond revenues are used only as voters intended and for informing the public of bond expenditures. The members are: