Building a brighter future

Sierra Vista Unified School District (SVUSD) wants to thank you, our community, for your tremendous financial support. By aiding the District through the bond referendum, you are helping our schools provide the resources for students to excel in the 21st century. In return, SVUSD is committed to spending bond funds in an appropriate manner and to being transparent about this spending.

That's where this website comes in. On these pages, you will find the details about how and where your bond dollars are spent. SVUSD also will provide context on how these bond projects have impacted our staff and students.

Taking It to a Vote

On May 31, 2016, the Sierra Vista Unified School District Governing Board voted to call for a bond referendum to be placed on the Nov. 8, 2016 ballot for consideration by registered voters within SVUSD boundaries.

The bond passed with 55 percent of voters approving increased property taxes to support the $28,870,000 cost of the referendum. The bond's impact for a residence with a $100,000 assessed value is $52.31 per year for 22 years.

The Bond Oversight Committee

Shortly after the passage of the referendum in November 2016, SVUSD solicited volunteers from the community to serve on the Bond Oversight Committee, an ad hoc committee of the Governing Board. Seventeen community members expressed interest and were selected to serve, with Jerry Proctor and Bruce Dockter chosen to serve as co-chairmen of the Committee.

The Committee has divided itself into three subcommittees: Information Technology, Construction, and Finance/Transportation/Publicity. As a whole, the Commitee's purpose is to monitor the execution and progress of the capital improvement projects for which the bond was based.

>>View the complete list of SVUSD bond projects, the facility where each is located, and the associated cost.

First Bond Sale

The first bond sale was based the following estimates for capital outlays for IT, Transportation, and Maintenance and Construction. The total estimate came to just over $17 million.

Information Technology: $6,623,620

Transportation: $3,034,350

Maintenance/ Construction: $7,360,000

Total: $17,017,970

Note: All figures presented are current as of August 2019 but are subject to change as more projects are completed.

Staying Local

Extra attention was given to keeping as many of the bond fund contracts and purchases as possible “at home” through use of local businesses and contractors. This practice has continued in the second bond sale period.

Second Bond Sale

The second bond sale took place in April 2019. The $11.7 million in this bond sale is the second part of the total $28,870,000 bond originally approved in 2016.