Castro Valley Unified School District

Thanks to excellent teachers and strong support from the community, Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) provides local students with an excellent education, ensuring they graduate with skills needed for success in college and the workforce.

While well maintained, many Castro Valley schools and facilities were built decades ago and need upgrades and repairs to ensure a safe and up-to-date learning environment. Measure G accomplished a great deal, but there is more to do to keep facilities in good condition and meet modern educational standards. Aging school buildings need upgrades to roofs, windows, plumbing, irrigation, electrical, heating and cooling systems, and more. Many classrooms, science labs and career training facilities need updates to support current instruction in science, technology, engineering, and math.

Yes, student enrollment is in the rise, creating overcrowded conditions in some schools and classrooms. Planned school facility upgrades would help relieve student overcrowding.

To ensure Castro Valley schools meet current instructional and safety standards, the CVUSD Board of Education is considering placing a local school improvement bond measure on the ballot in June 2026. A potential bond measure would help Castro Valley schools qualify for up to $20 million in state matching funds that would otherwise go to other school districts.

If approved by local voters, the measure could provide up to $243 million in locally controlled funding and be used to:

• Replace or repair aging roofs
• Improve student and school safety
• Update classrooms and labs for science, technology, engineering, math, and core academics as well as for career education, job training, and skilled trades
• Update aging technology infrastructure—including wiring, network, and classroom tech/systems—to support modern learning tools
• Address overcrowding by expanding classrooms to accommodate growing student enrollment
• Update sports fields, athletic facilities, and community spaces
• And more

A local school improvement bond measure would require strict fiscal accountability protections, including:

• Independent oversight, audits, and annual public reports would ensure funds are spent as promised for school repairs and upgrades
• No funds could be used for administrator salaries or pensions
• All funds would benefit CVUSD schools, be controlled locally, and could not be taken away by the State or Federal Government

Yes. Funds would be locally controlled and would benefit all Castro Valley Unified School District schools. No funding could be taken away by the State or Federal Government or used for other purposes. 

CVUSD has very few options when it comes to funding the necessary repairs and updates that our schools need. The State does not provide funding for facilities updates without local matching funds. Redirecting funds in the current budget would take resources out of our classrooms and away from our students. A potential school improvement bond measure could provide the funding needed to fix and improve school facilities to ensure we can continue to provide safe and high-quality education for all local students.

Even if you do not have school-age children, funding quality education can help improve the quality of life in the community and protect the value of our homes.

The cost of bond measures is based on the assessed value of properties. The assessed value of a property is based on the original purchase price and may not increase by more than 2% a year, while the market value tends to grow at a much faster rate based on market conditions. Thus, the assessed value is usually lower than the market value, especially if a property was purchased long ago at a much lower price than it could be purchased for today. It is this lower assessed value upon which the cost of a bond measure is based.

No. State law does not allow for exemptions to be applied to bond measures. However, because the cost of a bond measure is based on the original purchase price of a home, residents who have lived in their homes a long time have the lowest assessed values and will pay the least toward the cost of a bond measure.

A bond measure and parcel tax measure are used for different purposes — a bond measure can only fund school facility upgrades and improvements and cannot be used for operating costs or programs. A parcel tax may be used for teachers and academic programs.

In 2016, voters in the CVUSD community passed Measure G, which authorized a $123 million school facilities bond measure. Read our Measure G project updates here.

However, over the past 10 years, critical school facility needs have been identified. CVUSD has recently conducted a comprehensive update of its Facilities Master Plan to reassess school site conditions and long-term priorities. Learn more here on the website.

In 2016, voters in the CVUSD community passed Measure G, which authorized a $123 million school facilities bond measure. Read our Measure G project updates here. 

A potential measure would need to be supported by 55% of local voters in order for it to pass. If placed on a 2026 ballot, all registered voters living in the Castro Valley Unified School District would be eligible to vote on the measure. 

As CVUSD plans for the future of our local schools, we welcome your thoughts, questions, and priorities. For more information or any questions visit the Facilities Construction Website or contact Facilities@cv.k12.ca.us