Interior painting of the kitchens including storage areas were completed at 12 Sites: Camino Real, Glen Avon, Granite Hill (pictured), Ina Arbuckle, Pedley, Stone Avenue, Sunnyslope, Troth Street, Van Buren Elementary Schools, Jurupa Middle, Mission Middle, and Rubidoux High
Exterior painting of school buildings was completed at three sites: Pedley Elementary (pictured), Stone Avenue Elementary, and Sunnyslope Elementary.
Carpet and LVT flooring were installed all over campus at three elementary schools: Pedley, Sunnyslope, and Van Buren (pictured). LVT flooring along with a finishing wax was completed at Mira Loma Middle for its new Stem Classrooms and Jurupa Middle portables were recarpeted. The stairs in the A Building at Jurupa Valley High were redone with a similar LVT type material.
Scope: Installed perimeter fencing and raised fencing in kindergarten play area for single point of entry security.
Completed: September 2016
Funding: Deferred Maintenance
Scope: Improved accessibility to and from the parking lot, improved path of travel including ramps and hand rails, and improved ornamental fencing and gates.
Completed: August 2016
Funding: Special Reserve for Capital Outlay
Scope: Upgrades to accessibility to and from staff and student restrooms, path of travel upgrades from parking lot, improved ramps on Galena Street and upgraded main school entry walkway.
Scheduled Completion: December 2016
Funding: Bond Measure EE
Scope: Upgraded path of travel, upgraded tube steel frames, gates, handrails and guards.
Completion: August 2016
Funding: Deferred Maintenance
Districtwide Raptor Visitor Management System
JUSD has began using the Raptor Visitor Management System in all its district schools. The visitor management system enhances the current campus safety program. Part of keeping students and staff safe is knowing who is on campus at all times. The Raptor system allows the district and schools to manage this information and increase the safety and security of our students and staff through a comprehensive check in and check out system for visitors, and volunteers. All visitors to schools sites must be scanned into the system and obtain a visitor badge.
Since Fall of 2015, JUSD has offered Beginning Violin at Ina Arbuckle, Rustic Lane, Pacific Avenue, and West Riverside elementary schools. This year, the program will expand to Mission Middle School where Advanced Violin and Cello will be added. The goal is to build each year towards an ambitious, 10-year plan for a full symphony orchestra at Rubidoux High School.
Dual Immersion
JUSD has expanded its award-winning Dual Immersion (DI) program to Pedley Elementary. Registration for the program, which educates children in both English and Spanish starting in kindergarten, is now open. The JUSD Dual Immersion Program, founded in 2007 at Sunnyslope Elementary, has expanded over the years based on public demand and student success in the coursework. Students in the program are held to the same rigorous California Academic Standards as all other students – and state testing data show that DI students do as well or better than pupils in English – only classes. Students may also earn the State Seal of Biliteracy upon graduation. In 2013, the program earned a Models of Academic Excellence Award from the Riverside County of Education.
As of the 2015-2016 school year, Rubidoux High School began offering a brand new career technical education program in the health and medical field. The MAAP Program helps students gain an edge over the competition. With only a few classes, students can earn a state board approved MAAP certificate along with their high school diploma. This program, which is equivalent to vocational college classes, is free to students.
In October 2015, Nueva Vista High School launched its new welding program. The NVHS Welding Program, which partners with Riverside Community College, is the only program of its kind in the region. This hands-on program offers college credit towards an undergraduate certificate in Welding Technology at RCC.
The JVHS football team got to play (and won - Go Jags!) their first home game on new artificial turf. The new turf was installed as part of the stadium renovation project and was partially funded through rebates from SoCal Water Smart and Western Municipal Water District. The renovation was completed in two phases. In phase 1, artificial turf was installed, underground utilities were upgraded, ADA upgrades on path of travel were made, and ornamental fence and gates were installed. In phase 2, the scoreboard was installed, the monumental sign was constructed, additional ornamental fence was installed, landscape was renovated, and a perforated metal screen wall was constructed. In addition, concession stands were repainted to white and blue. Click below to watch a drone footage of the new stadium.
Jurupa Valley High School Tennis Courts
JVHS' tennis courts received some TLC during the summer. Thanks to deferred maintenance funds, all five tennis courts were power washed, hydro blasted, patched, and caulked. The courts received a new paint job to match the school colors. As a finishing touch, new window screens with the school logo and emblem were attached to the surrounding fence.
Gym
Our custodial team works hard to keep our schools in great shape. This past summer, the custodial crew at JVHS did an amazing job at prepping the gym for the first day of school. What makes the gym look so impressive is the detail work put in to shine those floors. Just take a look at it for yourself!
Digital Gateway Initiative
Jurupa Unified has launched its Digital Gateway Initiative, providing each student in grades 2-12 with a Chromebook to take to and from school. Each Chromebook is monitored and filtered to protect students while online. The Digital Gateway goal is to increase student engagement and productivity through personalized learning and equal access to technology, 21st century skill development in collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, digital literacy and global awareness. Digital Gateway was funded by short-term financing proceeds from the Bond Measure EE.
Patriot High School Field Restrooms
Patriot High School will receive a brand new 480 square foot modular athletic field restroom and concession building. This project will consist of exterior lighting and updated handicap access to the facility. The project will be completed in a single phase and construction is scheduled to start in the next couple of weeks. This project will be funded from Special Reserve for Capital Outlay.
Data Center
The construction of the Data Center is currently underway and scheduled to be complete by Winter of 2016. This building will provide a centralized location for SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) trunks. With SIP trunking in place, the district will be able to eliminate traditional analog telephone lines resulting in a substantial costs savings. Another use for this building is environmental control for maintaining temperature, humidity, and other physical qualities of air within a special range in order to allow the equipment housed in the data center to perform optimally throughout its lifespan. Lastly, this new building will provide emergency backup power system to increase reliability of the network in the event of a power outage.
Parent Center
Jurupa Unified School District has DSA approved plans for a new Parent Center. This building will house two parent center/technology training rooms, a lobby and receptionist area, a registration area, a kid's play area, four special services rooms, two special education rooms, two language rooms, two conference rooms, a data room, a staff workroom and a parent workstation area. The location for this new building will be right behind the Education Center Building off of Jurupa Road. Construction is scheduled to start late December 2016, to last 7.5 months, and scheduled to finish August of 2017.
Over the past several years, JUSD has successfully completed three phases of projects to comply with energy efficiency and sustainability as part of its Proposition 39 plan. Phase I improvements included: 400 HVAC unit replacements, 10,878 solar panels at 9 sites, 32 shade canopies over 1,000 covered spaces, and 21,000 light retrofit installation at 20 schools. Phase II consisted of 2,640 ground mounted solar panels at Mission Middle School and 2,760 ground mounted solar panels at Nueva Vista High School. Phase III included 45 HVAC unit replacements, 2 high school swimming pool motor retrofits, 1,700 exterior lighting upgrades, 2 new high school gymnasiums lighting systems retrofits, and replacement of emergency lighting backup systems. Phase IV was recently approved by the Board and will include transformer replacements, interior LED lighting, and a new solar structure at Glen Avon Elementary.
Prop 51 is a statewide school bond that will help to repair, upgrade, and improve California’s K-12 public schools and community colleges. Yes on 51 is critical to repairing and upgrading older schools, relieving classroom overcrowding, and job training for returning veterans. Many neighborhood schools throughout California are old, outdated and need repairs. Proposition 51 makes students a top priority by repairing and upgrading older schools, addressing a long backlog of basic health and safety practices, like earthquake retrofitting, relieves classroom overcrowding, upgrades libraries, science labs, and classroom technology, and provides job training and vocational facilities for students and veterans. Proposition 51 goes before voters on the November 8, 2016 ballot.
Planning and Development Department
Email: trenton_hansen@jusd.k12.ca.us
Website: http://jurupausd.org/our-district/planning/Pages/default.aspx
Location: 4850 Pedley Road, Riverside, CA, United States
Phone: (951) 361-6571
Twitter: @jusdplanning