Schools
$6.5 Mil Needed to Modernize Lobo Elementary, Architect Says
Overall, Capistrano Unified is looking at $822 million worth of construction needs across its 55-school district. This is Clarence Lobo Elementary School's share.
To bring Clarence Lobo Elementary School up to modern-day standards would take $6.5 million, according to a Capistrano Unified School District architect.
Of that figure, $3 million would be spent replacing half of the schools portable classrooms with permanent buildings. Another $1 million would be spent addressing repairs and maintenance items at the San Clemente campuse the district has put off in recent years, such as floor covering, paving and the heating/ventilation system.
In 2009, the district commissioned a study of all the facility needs throughout its 55 campuses. The report was recently updated for 2013 pricing. The district is facing $822 million worth of needs and only has about $44 million on hand to address them.
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The latest numbers also include $774,000 to buy state-of-the-art technology for students.
Among the issues at Lobo is firefighter access. While firefighters do have access to the campus’s buildings, there’s not enough space for a fire truck to pull out.
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Below is an easier-to-read legend for the photo above. New construction, which originally included replacing all the portables, is in peach, remodels in yellow.
1. Administration remodel
2. New administration expansion
3. Library/media center expansion/remodel
4. New toilets
5. New kindergarten storage
6. New two-story building (10 classrooms)
7. New bike storage
8. Fire truck turnaround
9. New play area
10. Americans with Disabilities Act upgrade
11. New play equipment area
12. New parking lot layout (82 stalls)
13. Toilet room remodel
14. New portable toilet
15. New ADA ramp
16. Park site, limited use
Find out what is needed at nearby schools:
- Bernice Ayer Middle School
- Truman Benedict Elementary
- Concordia Elementary
- Las Palmas Elementary
- Marblehead Elementary
- Palisades Elementary
- San Clemente High
- Shorecliffs Middle School
- Vista Del Mar Middle and Elementary schools
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