School Bond Measure Approved by 86% of Voters

Voters showed overwhelming support for a $10-million school bond measure, approving Measure A by 86%--the largest margin of approval for a school bond measure in Los Angeles County history.

School Services of California, a Sacramento-based consulting and lobbying firm for school districts which has been tracking local bond measures since 1986, has no record of a larger margin of approval in the county.

District officials said they were ecstatic about passing the district’s first school bond measure Tuesday. Passing the bond allows the district to apply for up to $25 million in matching funds from Sacramento.

Supt. Bruce McDaniel said the district plans to use the funds for modernization and the expansion of the six schools. The district also plans to build a new school.

He said district schools, most of which were built in the 1950s, were made to accommodate 3,100 students. McDaniel said district enrollment is 6,600 and projected enrollment for 2000 is 7,200.

“This is a real strong show of support from the community,” McDaniel said. “It shows us that the residents like what the district is doing for the children.”