Why is the District renovating its tracks and fields while asking the voters to pass a parcel tax?
Renovations of tracks and fields are being funded by Construction Bonds approved by the voters in June 2008. The law prevents these funds from being used to fund academic programs and services. A Citizens Oversight Committee monitors appropriate use of the bonds to ensure that they are not used for salaries unless the positions are directly tied to completing construction projects. FUHSD schools are among the few in the Bay Area that do not yet have renovated artificial turf fields. All the current fields were designed at least 40 years ago, before high school athletic programs expanded to include competitive sports for young women, which, in effect, doubled athletic field use.
