Background

On June 24, 2024, the Lake Elsinore Unified School District Board of Trustees took action to place a General Obligation Bond measure on the November 5, 2024 ballot. (Resolution 2023-24-062 and a list of school facilities projects, are available for download at bottom right of this page.) This ballot measure will shape the educational future of the entire community. The bond appears as Measure T at the back end of the official ballot.

Lake Elsinore Schools Provide High-Quality Education

Lake Elsinore Unified School District (LEUSD) currently serves almost 21,000 TK – 12th-grade students at 25 schools, including alternative education programs. 

Great schools improve the quality of life in our community and protect the value of our homes. We are proud to be recognized for outstanding academic achievement, with multiple National Blue Ribbon Schools, California Distinguished Schools, CA Business for Education Excellence Foundation’s Honor Roll Schools, Title I Academic Achievement Award Schools, Riverside County Teachers of the Year and model school awards, including an International Baccalaureate Program with IB World distinction, in addition to honors and Advanced Placement classes.

LEUSD Bond Program to Update Local Schools

Over the past few years, all of our schools have had repairs and upgrades completed in classrooms, labs, and campuses thanks to Measure V, which local voters approved in 2016 with overwhelming support (66.74%). These improvements have included new classrooms and multi-purpose rooms, updated security systems including new fencing and security cameras, upgraded marquee signs, shade structures, athletic fields and playground equipment, just to name a few.

As these projects come to a close, the LEUSD Governing Board has called a bond election with the aim of providing funding to upgrade schools so they meet current health and building safety codes, provide modern labs and career technical facilities and equipment so students are prepared for college and in-demand careers and provide proper access for students with disabilities.

Next Steps to Support Student Safety and College & Career Readiness

In order to continue the LEUSD Bond Improvement Program, the Governing Board voted to place Measure T, a $198 million bond measure, on the November 2024 ballot to provide local funding for necessary school repairs and upgrades. Measure T will cost approximately $28 per $100,000 in assessed (not market) property value while bonds are outstanding, or about $104 per year for the typical homeowner in LEUSD. If approved by local voters, Measure T would:

• Upgrade schools so they meet current health codes, building safety codes and provide proper access for students with disabilities
• Repair or replace deteriorating roofs, outdated heating, ventilation and electrical systems
• Replace old portable classrooms and build new classrooms to relieve overcrowding at existing schools
• Keep computer systems and instructional technology up to date
• Provide modern labs and career technical facilities and equipment to support instruction in health sciences, engineering, technology and skilled trades
• Improve student safety and campus security systems including access control, security fencing, security cameras, emergency communications systems, smoke detectors, fire alarms and sprinklers

Continued Mandatory Fiscal Accountability

Measure T includes certain fiscal accountability provisions, including:

• Independent annual audits and a Citizens’ Oversight Committee are required
• All funds from Measure T, if approved by the voters, would be spent in LEUSD schools and could not be taken by the State 
• The included project list designates the projects which bond funds can be spent on 
• No funds from Measure T could be used for non-bond related administrators’ salaries or benefit

More Information

 If you would like more information or have questions, please contact Assistant Superintendent James Judziewicz' office at  [email protected].

revised 8/15/2024