Why does the school district have bond propositions on the ballot every year?

The district’s mission is to educate students for success in life. Maintaining quality school facilities is essential to the support of this mission. This is no small task for a school district among the 100 largest in the U.S. The district owns 93 schools and six support facilities, consisting of more than 7.5 million square feet of space, at a present value of about $1.7 billion. A quality school’s functional life without major renewal ranges from between 30 years to 50 years maximum. For 93 schools, this would require the district to present bond ballot propositions for two to three major renewals every year. This does not consider that many schools were built during the 60s and 70s at a time of pronounced population growth; they are now candidates for renewal.