Here are measures to bond school districts in the Long Beach, South Bay areas – Press-Telegram

School districts in the Long Beach and South Bay areas set retention measures in the Nov. 5 election – all designed to provide students with a quality education and ensure facilities meet educational and safety standards.

Here are the school district bond measures that could be on your ballot:

Hermosa City School District: Measure HV

Measure HV is a $28.7 million bond measure aimed at meeting the needs of the local Hermosa City School District student body through new construction, modernization and renovation projects at the district’s three schools to enter.

According to the district’s website, the district is faced with aging classrooms and needs to update school facilities to the latest in technology, safety and education.

In addition to modernizing classrooms and upgrading technology, the measure would also help fund improvements to energy efficiency, campus safety and upgrades to athletic facilities and playground equipment.

If approved, Measure HV would not increase the tax rate that local property owners currently pay — an average of $13.15 per $100,000 of assessed value. Instead, it would increase the current tax rate that property owners pay, which voters approved in 2002 and 2016.

Manhattan Beach Unified School District: Measuring RLS

Measure RLS is a school improvement bond to redevelop the Manhattan Beach Unified School District campus without increasing tax rates paid by residents.

According to the district’s website, facilities are in dire need of repairs and upgrades to ensure a quality education, as most of Manhattan Beach’s schools were built more than 70 years ago. Leaky roofs, damaged plumbing, toilets, and gas and sewer lines need to be repaired or replaced.

Classrooms and laboratories also need to be updated to meet current educational standards for science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and literacy instruction.

If approved by voters, the RLS measure would generate $200 million to repair and modernize local schools by increasing the tax rate already paid by local property owners ($32 per $100,000 of assessed value) and the current Tax rates would not increase.

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District: SOS Action

Aging classrooms, science labs and school facilities in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District are in dire need of repair. Measure SOS is a $297.8 million bond for classroom repairs and student safety improvements.

The average age of PVPUSD schools is nearly 60 years old. Repairs and replacements are needed to leaky roofs and deteriorating infrastructure such as plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling systems, according to the district’s website.

The SOS measure would also lead to improvements in security systems; classrooms, toilets and school facilities; and aging science labs and classrooms to meet current educational standards.

If approved, the measure would cost $29 per $100,000 of assessed value, which equates to about $300 per year for the typical homeowner. PVPUSD plans to issue shorter-term, 20-year bonds to reduce interest on the bonds and thereby reduce property taxes paid by local taxpayers.

Redondo Beach Unified School District: Measure S

The Redondo Beach Unified School District has placed a bond measure on the Nov. 5 ballot to help with school repairs and improve student safety.

Measure S is a $278 million school facilities improvement guarantee designed to help ensure all schools meet current educational and safety standards by, among other things, repairing or replacing leaking, deteriorating roofs Plumbing and wastewater systems are repaired and outdated heating and cooling systems are improved.

According to the district’s website, the average age of school buildings in the Redondo Beach Unified School District is 70 years. While some improvements have been made to school sites, many still require modernization.

If approved, the measure would cost approximately $30 per $100.00 of assessed value.

Compton Community College District: Measuring CC

Measure CC, a $200 million facilities bond placed on the Nov. 5 ballot by the Compton Community College District, would fund critical building improvements and replacements, security upgrades and classroom technology upgrades at Compton College

Bond funds would also support energy efficiency improvements, save costs and reduce energy consumption. Other projects Measure CC would support at Compton College include a new health center, student union, basic needs center, science building, stadium improvements and athletic fields, the community college’s website says.

Voters in the Compton Community College District include residents of Compton, Lynwood, Paramount and Willowbrook, as well as parts of Athens, Bellflower, Carson, Downey, Dominguez, Lakewood, Long Beach and South Gate.

If approved, the measure would cost property owners about $20 per $100,000 of assessed – non-market – property value.

Lynwood Unified School District: Measure U

Most Lynwood Unified School District campuses are 60 years old or older and have not been updated. According to the district’s website, they require significant upgrades to electrical systems, plumbing, roofs and more.

Measure U is an $80 million bond measure to provide funds to further modernize district facilities, make structural repairs, improve safety measures and security systems, and reduce reliance on portable classrooms.

Additional focus areas for the Lynwood Unified School District include electrical, heating and air conditioning upgrades; Providing modern classrooms and laboratories for career and technical education courses, including health sciences, engineering, technology, robotics and skilled trades; modernizing and improving student athletic facilities, performing arts venues and restrooms; and the construction and modernization of school kitchens and cafeteria facilities.

If passed, the measure would cost an average of $149 per year for a single-family home over the life of the bond, based on an annual tax rate of $50 per $100,000 of assessed property valuation.

Paramount Unified School District: Measure Q

Measure Q is the Paramount Unified School District’s bonding measure that would help repair classrooms and improve safety measures.

Most schools in PUSD were built more than 60 years ago and many classrooms, laboratories and facilities, particularly at elementary schools, have not been updated in 25 years, according to the district’s website.

The $190 million bond measure would help repair and modernize schools by repairing deteriorating infrastructure, roofs, plumbing and electrical systems and ensuring campuses are accessible to students with disabilities. Measure Q would improve campus safety and security systems, including installing and/or repairing surveillance cameras, emergency communications systems, smoke detectors, fire alarms and sprinklers.

Measure Q would also expand after-school program space for tutoring, mentoring and recreational programs to provide students with safe places to go after school.

If passed, it would cost the average homeowner $60 per $100,000 of assessed value annually for about 38 years.