News Releases

March 29, 2006	Media Advisory: Community to break ground on new school in City Heights (Mary Lanyon Fay Elementary named for well-known civic leader)
March 27, 2006	Media Advisory: New Mead Elementary School opens its doors (First day of classes for students in new school)
March 22, 2006	Media Advisory: Students to dedicate brand-new school (Walter J. Porter Elementary School in southeastern San Diego celebrates grand opening)
January 17, 2006	Media Advisory: Two brand-new schools to open (New schools are funded by Proposition MM)
November 14, 2005	Media Advisory: Scripps Ranch will break ground on $57 million middle school
October 17, 2005	Media Advisory: District will dedicate new school named for first Latino principal (Herbert Ibarra Elementary eases overcrowding)
October 11, 2005	Media Advisory: First Proposition MM school to be dedicated (Superintendent, Deputy Mayor and Board President to cut ribbon with students)
August 2, 2005	Photo Release: Construction underway at Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary School
June 20, 2005	News Release: Community will break ground on new school in City Heights (Family of Florence Griffith Joyner will attend the celebration)
June 23, 2005	News Release: Proposition MM bond refinancing saves  taxpayers $63 million
June 23, 2005	Photo Release: Construction underway on Normal Heights Elementary School
June 15, 2005	Media Advisory: Students will break ground on Normal Heights Elementary (New Prop. MM school will have unique design, bright colors)
May 19, 2005	News Release: Proposition MM receives Grand Golden Watchdog Award from San Diego County Taxpayers Association (Bond refinancing saves taxpayers $26 million)
March 17, 2005	Media Advisory: Grand opening and dedication of school library and Tile Wall at Benchley-Weinberger Elementary
February 7, 2005	News Release: Community input needed to name new preschool (Preschool in NTC area to open in September 2005)
January 26, 2005	Media Advisory: Students will break ground on Walter J. Porter Elementary (Prop. MM school will serve students in southeast San Diego)
January 7, 2005	News Release: Report available for proposed new middle school (Community meeting to be held on January 27, 2005)
December 15, 2004	News Release: David Umstot named Deputy Chief Facilities Officer for San Diego City Schools
December 7, 2004	News Release: Susie Sovereign appointed principal of Herbert Ibarra Elementary (New Proposition MM school to open in September 2005)
December 7, 2004	Media Advisory: Groundbreaking ceremony will kick off construction for the new Lincoln High School
November 17, 2004	Media Advisory: Farb Middle School celebrates opening of new Proposition MM buildings
November 5, 2004	News Release: Construction contract awarded for new Lincoln High School
November 5, 2004	News Release: New elementary school named in honor of Jonas Salk (Proposition MM school will serve Mira Mesa students)
November 1, 2004	News Release: Dr. Richard Cansdale appointed principal of Cherokee Point Elementary (New Proposition MM school to open in September 2005)
September 28, 2004	Media Advisory: Students will break ground on new elementary school (School will serve students in Golden Hill)
September 21, 2004	News Release: School district begins review of three middle school sites (Proposed middle school will open in Fall 2008)
September 21, 2004	Photo Release: Construction more than one-third complete at Cherokee Point Elementary School
September 21, 2004	Media Advisory: Two Point Loma schools will dedicate and open new libraries (Brand-new library buildings are funded by Proposition MM)
September 9, 2004	News Release: Leading credit firms reaffirm San Diego City Schools bond ratings (District sells more than $500 million of Proposition MM bonds)
August 4, 2004	News Release: Leon Brooks appointed to Proposition MM oversight committee
July 19, 2004	News Release: Construction has begun on new Mead Elementary School (Building on district-owned property will save $10 million)
July 19, 2004	Photo Release: Construction has begun on Mead Elementary School
July 8, 2004	Media Advisory: District will break ground on Mead Elementary School
July 6, 2004	Photo Release: Modular classrooms installed at Valencia Park Elementary
June 25, 2004	News Release: Board of Education reappoints two local leaders to Proposition MM oversight committee
June 22, 2004	News Release: Bob Kiesling named Chief Facilities Officer for San Diego City Schools
June 21, 2004	News Release: Proposition MM reaches $1 billion in contracts awarded
June 1, 2004	News Release: Eighth Area Elementary School will not be built
May 13, 2004	News Release: Construction will begin on Herbert Ibarra Elementary (New school will honor first Latino principal)
May 13, 2004	Photo Release: Construction to begin on Herbert Ibarra Elementary School
May 3, 2004	Media Advisory: District will break ground on school named for San Diego's first Latino principal (Ceremony will honor Herbert Ibarra)
April 30, 2004	Media Advisory: Oak Park Elementary students will celebrate ribbon-cutting ceremony for new school library
March 31, 2004	News Release: District breaks ground on Proposition MM elementary school in City Heights
March 31, 2004	Photo Release: San Diego City Schools breaks ground on first new Proposition MM school
March 24, 2004	Media Advisory: District will break ground on Proposition MM elementary school (School is first of 15 schools to be built/rebuilt over the next four years)
February 25, 2004	Media Advisory: Freese Elementary dedicates brand-new library and classroom building
November 24, 2003	Media Advisory: Cabrillo Elementary dedicates new library building & Proposition MM celebrates five-year anniversary
November 18, 2003	News Release: Community chooses names for new schools (Mary Lanyon Fay Elementary and Normal Heights Elementary will open in Fall 2006)
November 18, 2003	Media Advisory: Two schools will cut the ribbon on new buildings (Sessions Elementary will open new library;  Grant Elementary will open two-story classroom building)
October 22, 2003	Photo Release: Modular library installed at Torrey Pines Elementary
October 17, 2003	Media Advisory: Mission Bay High School to dedicate brand-new library building and science labs
September 24, 2003	Media Advisory: Clairemont High School to dedicate brand-new library building and amphitheater
September 23, 2003	Media Advisory:First building to be demolished to make way for new Lincoln High
September 17, 2003	Media Advisory: San Diego High will dedicate two brand-new classroom buildings
September 5, 2003	Media Advisory: Birney Elementary students will cut ribbon on new library and classroom building (First Proposition MM ribbon-cutting event of the school year)
August 26, 2003	News Release: Community invited to help design and name new Mason/Hage area elementary school
July 22, 2003	News Release: New schools named in honor of Laura Rodriquez, Walter Porter (Schools are scheduled to open in Fall 2006)
July 18, 2003:	News Release: Help design and name the new 52nd Street elementary school
July 7, 2003:	Media Advisory: Carson Elementary students will dedicate new library (Ribbon cutting will be accompanied by traditional African drummer)
June 4, 2003:	Media Advisory: Lincoln High School will close its doors (All-community Closing Ceremony held Saturday, June 7)
May 14, 2003:	Media Advisory: Clay Elementary students will cut ribbon on brand new library building
May 2, 2003:	News Release: Community input needed to name new elementary schools (School name suggestions are due May 30)
May 1, 2003:	Media Advisory: Gage Elementary students will cut ribbon on brand new library building
April 28, 2003:	Photo Release: Library and classroom building underway at Freese
April 18, 2003:	Photo Release: Library at Bayview Terrace more than 50 percent complete
April 9, 2003:	News Release: Community is invited to help design new elementary school (New school in Logan Heights will ease crowding at King, Logan and Perkins)
April 9, 2003:	News Release: Local firms awarded $43 million in Prop. MM contracts
April 8, 2003:	News Release: Site selected for new school in Logan Heights (New school will ease crowding at King, Logan and Perkins elementary schools)
March 25, 2003:	News Release: Expansion sites selected for Burbank and Mead elementary schools (Two schools will be rebuilt and expanded under Proposition MM)
February 28, 2003:	Media Advisory: Angier Elementary students to cut ribbon for new library (Grand opening celebrates Dr. Seuss Day and Read Across America Day)
February 18, 2003:	News Release: Save the date for Design Task Force meeting (Community to help design new school in Normal Heights)
February 10, 2003:	News Release: Community input needed to name new school in Normal Heights (School name suggestions are due March 7)
February 5, 2003:	Media Advisory: Bell Junior High students cut ribbon for new library
February 5, 2003:	News Release: Cost management recommendations approved for Proposition MM (Recommendations are in response to rising land, construction costs)
December 27, 2002:	Photo Release: Interior work begins on new building at Point Loma High School
December 27, 2002:	Media Advisory: Construction and maintenance teams don't stop when school's out (School construction in full force at San Diego City Schools)
December 10, 2002:	News Release: Site selected for new elementary school in Normal Heights (New school will alleviate overcrowding at Adams and Franklin schools)
December 4, 2002:	News Release: Four local firms awarded $31 million in Prop. MM contracts
December 3, 2002:	Photo Release: Early completion of demolition for new school site
December 3, 2002:	Photo Release: Clairemont students leave their mark on new library
December 3, 2002:	Photo Release: New classrooms, library underway at Birney Elementary
November 15, 2002:	News Release: Community input needed to name new schools (School name suggestions are due December 20, 2002)
November 13, 2002:	News Release: Site selected for new City Heights elementary school (New school is one of four planned for City Heights under Proposition MM)
October 28, 2002:	News Release: San Diego City Schools celebrates four-year anniversary of Proposition MM (Clairemont Mesa students host anniversary event)
October 16, 2002:	News Release: Save the date for Scripps Ranch Middle School Design Task Force meeting
October 16, 2002:	News Release: $30 million in school construction contracts awarded (Nine schools move ahead with Proposition MM projects)
October 9, 2002:	News Release: San Diego City Schools and City of San Diego to maximize joint use and property resources (School district and City to update 1948 joint use agreement and establish property exchange ledger)
October 9, 2002:	News Release: San Diego City Schools and Navy approve preschool proposal for former Naval Training Center (San Diego City Schools also revises elementary school boundaries for NTC)
October 3, 2002:	News Release: Community invited to learn about Middle School Education Specifications
September 19, 2002:	Media Advisory: Loma Portal Elementary School dedicates new library (One of 104 libraries to be dedicated under Proposition MM)
September 16, 2002:	News Release: Harriet Tubman Village School dedicates new library (Library is one of 104 being built by Proposition MM)
September 11, 2002:	News Release: Site selected for the new Lincoln High School (Decision is made after unprecedented community involvement effort)
August 15, 2002:	News Release: San Diego City Schools receives AA bond ratings from leading credit firms (District issues $275 million in general obligation bonds for Proposition MM)
August 9, 2002:	Photo Release: Construction 50 percent complete at Dana Middle School
August 8, 2002:	News Release: Board of Directors appointed to lead San Diego Model School Development Agency (Board will oversee urban village project that provides a new school, replacement housing, open space, retail and family services)
July 30, 2002:	Photo Release: New library at Loma Portal Elementary completed ahead of schedule
June 25, 2002:	News Release: Joint Powers Agency to develop San Diego Model School in City Heights (Urban village project provides new school, replacement housing, recreation area, open space, retail and family services)
June 7, 2002:	Media Advisory: Foster Elementary breaks ground on new Proposition MM library (Proposition MM kicks off aggressive summer work schedule)
May 30, 2002:	News Release: San Diego City Schools earns top award for how it plans new schools (American Planning Association recognizes school district's collaborative approach)
May 23, 2002:	Photo Release: Marshall Middle School's multi-purpose room reaches 75 percent completion
May 7, 2002:	Photo Release: Demolition work begins on new Cherokee Point Elementary School site
May 2, 2002:	News Release: Proposition MM awarded Regional Golden Watchdog by San Diego County Taxpayers' Association
April 30, 2002:	News Release: Work begins on new Central Area Elementary School site (Five new Proposition MM schools will alleviate overcrowding in Mid-City)
April 24, 2002:	Photo Release: Scripps Ranch High School adding 18,000 square feet of classrooms and labs
April 16, 2002:	Photo Release: Construction 50 percent complete at Keiller Middle School
April 12, 2002:	News Release: Site selected for new Scripps Ranch Middle School (Community and school district agree on Alternative B/Alliant University site)
April 12, 2002:	News Release: Three local firms awarded $16.5 million in construction contracts (Proposition MM work to get underway at four high schools)
April 8, 2002:	Photo Release: Angier Elementary's library reflects aeronautical design
March 13, 2002:	News Release: $4 million in Prop. MM funds awarded to two local firms (Phase 2 construction work to begin on Carson, Central and Carver Elementary Schools)
February 12, 2002:	News Release: San Diego City Schools Partners with Division of the State Architect and Office of Public School Construction ($100 million available for construction contracts)

Other Proposition MM Fact Sheets:
Annual Update 2006 English | Español | Cambodian | Lao | Tagalog
Business Outreach
Cost Management
Facts About Fence Replacement
Naming Facilities And Fields
Naming New Schools
New Schools Process
San Diego Model School

Special Reports

ICOC Annual Reports
Each year, the Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee produces an independent annual report that assesses the implementation of Proposition. Click on the links below for past years' reports:

ICOC Annual Report 2005 English | Español
ICOC Annual Report 2004 English | Español
ICOC Annual Report 2003 English | Español
ICOC Annual Report 2002 English | Español
ICOC Annual Report 2001
ICOC Annual Report 2000

Cost Growth Report
The Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee has developed a package of $201 million of cost management recommendations to address rising construction and land costs. Click on the links below for more information.

Cost Management Fact Sheet
Cost Management News Release
Board of Education Report E.6.o. (02/04/03): 

Implementation Update
Twice per year, senior management of Proposition MM presents an Implementation Update to the Board of Education. Click on the link below for the most recent update.

Proposition MM Implementation Update, July 26, 2005
 

In June 2002, the San Diego chapter of the American Planning Association gave a first place award to the Proposition MM New Schools Site Selection Process. The award is given for the school district's approach to selecting sites for new Proposition MM schools. The district's approach dovetails the highest quality of environmental review (technical analysis of potential sites) with collaboration with community planning groups, neighbors and parents. Read the news release.

Proposition MM was honored as a finalist in an awards competition for commitment to diversity. The San Diego Business Journal's Multicultural Awards 2003 "honors San Diego's most prestigious firms for their commitment to diversity in their organization and their community." Proposition MM was one of 50 area organizations honored for its minority business outreach efforts, engaging diverse communities, and creative partnerships with key agencies. Read the fact sheet about Proposition MM's business outreach efforts.

Engineering News Record (ENR), a leading national publication of the construction industry, released its list of Top 25 Newsmakers of 2003 which includes Lou Smith, chief operating officer of Facilities Management. The list, created by the editors of ENR, is comprised of "leaders who serve the best interests of the construction industry." All leaders named in the list are also nominees for ENR's Award of Excellence, which will be announced in April. Read the article.

The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering - Southern California Section selected Lou Smith as recipient of its 2004 President's Award. The award recognizes leadership in project/program management and controls of Proposition MM.
 
 

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