Planning The Planning Department is responsible for the demographic analyses, residential project tracking, Developer Fee policies, enrollment projections, site capacity studies, annual student housing plans, and long range master facility plans. In addition, the Planning Department manages district site acquisitions, leases, easements, and property dispositions. The Director of this Department works closely with all local governmental agencies in the management of district property. This department is also responsible for responding to all the school sites capital improvement requests which include everything from installing a small water heater for a preschool program to laying out more efficient office space for site administration. As of July 2000, the District has completed 49 site renovations, has another 13 underway and up to 20 projects in planning.
Modernization is a state program requiring a local match in order to participate.
San Juan passed Measure S in 1998 to support the modernization of all the school facilities in the district. Vanir Construction Management Inc., was hired in 1992 to manage the site designs, state applications, bids, and construction processes for the district. It has been a very successful program and has strong community support. The Project Director for Vanir San Juan is Miles Phippen. The two senior Construction Managers assisting him are Steve Speyer and Butch Jackson.