Bond Program

• On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 70.01% of voters in the Sunnyvale School District passed Measure C, a $214 million school bond. Measure C will provide funds to renovate older schools, improve instructional technology, and increase campus safety and security at schools in the District. The average yearly cost to property owners in the Sunnyvale School District will be $15 per $100,000 of assessed valuation (not market value).

  Measure C funds will be used to continue the renovation and modernization of all district schools, providing students and teachers with comparable classrooms and facilities. The bond will help provide schools with long-term capital facility maintenance funds.

  Measure C will:

  • Fix or replace leaky roofs and windows
  •  Improve accessibility for students with disabilities
  • Expand counseling facilities to support the mental health of students
  • Update classrooms, science labs, and technology to meet current instructional standards
  • Upgrade and improve school safety and security
  • Modernize Sunnyvale Middle School

  Measure C aligns with the Facilities Master Plan, a comprehensive facilities analysis conducted in 2021 with considerable community input. The Facilities Master Plan focuses on coordinating the district’s educational goals with the proposed facility improvements included in Measure C.

  Measure C provides for strict accountability as bond funds are spent. The School Board adopted a specific project list when calling this election. In addition, an Independent Citizens Bond Oversight Committee will monitor and review all bond expenditures. This committee of local residents will be tasked with ensuring that all bond funds are spent as planned for the benefit of local students. 

  None of the money will be used for school administrator or teacher salaries.  All of the money generated by Measure C will pay for school construction projects. 

  Construction costs cannot be paid for by lottery funds.  State law (Government Code Section 8880.5) forbids the use of lottery funds for school construction.

On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, all of the voters in the Sunnyvale School approved Measure GG, a $100 million school bond. Measure GG will provide funds to renovate older schools, improve instructional technology, and increase campus safety and security at schools in the District. The average yearly cost to property owners in the Sunnyvale School District will be $10 per $100,000 of assessed valuation (not market value).

Measure GG funds will be used to continue the renovation and modernization of all district schools, providing students and teachers with comparable classrooms and facilities. The bond will help provide schools with long-term facility maintenance funds and updated instructional technology.

In November 2013, voters in the Sunnyvale School District passed Measure G: a $96 million school bond measure to continue rebuilding Sunnyvale School District.

Measure G passed with 68% of voters supporting the measure. The bond proceeds provide funding for technology improvements, comparable classrooms for all students, and increasing energy efficiency efforts throughout Sunnyvale School District.

In November 2004, voters in the Sunnyvale School District approved Measure P, a $120 million General Obligation Bond measure, to maintain a safe learning environment at Sunnyvale's elementary and middle schools by:

• Upgrading infrastructure;
• Improving and expanding school libraries;
• Repairing, replacing and rehabilitating aging facilities;
• And, constructing and equipping classroom buildings and student support facilities.

Facilities improvements to be funded by Measure P were identified by Sunnyvale School District faculty, staff, students, independent facilities professionals, and community residents. The result of their work is a comprehensive Facilities Standards and Master Plan to be implemented over the next ten years. The Facilities Standards and Master Plan provide a cost-effective "road map" to achieve high-quality instructional facilities required to accommodate the future educational programming needs of our students.

Laws governing the passage of Measure P require strict accountability for the spending of funds received as a result of voter-approved bonds. These include annual independent audits and public oversight. An independent Citizens Oversight Committee (COC), comprised of local senior citizens, homeowners, taxpayers, and parents, among others, has been appointed to monitor expenditure of all Measure P funds and to keep the public informed of the progress of the Measure P.

In November 1996, 85% of voters in the Sunnyvale School District generously approved Measure A, a $34 million dollar bond, to begin the repair and renovation of our aging elementary and middle school facilities. These funds have been used to replace leaky roofs, upgrade outdated electrical systems, renovate classrooms and science labs, remove asbestos and build new classrooms. These projects were completed on time and under budget. The school district refinanced the bonds, securing a lower interest rate to save taxpayers money. While much improved, Sunnyvale's elementary and middle schools are 40-60 years old and further repairs and renovations were needed. For example, leaks in the water system are common. One of these leaks resulted in the flooding of a school library. Measure P will fund the next phase of school repairs in the District.