The buildings are old and decrepit and don't serve the students well. Little is known about the details. He said there will be a series of town hall meetings at each campus to give the planning office, administration, faculty and students a chance to review the summary of bond measure components and confirm the priorities and individual needs of each campus. While the exact details of the project are sketchy at this point, studies have been done to ascertain the problem areas and propose solutions. According to the summary, many of the buildings on the Phelan and satellite campuses are over 40 years old, with electrical systems that can't accommodate the need for computers in the classrooms.
Tentative plans call for outlets in each classroom to allow for computer hookups.
Children can also look forward to new jungle gyms. The Alemany and John Adams campuses have bathrooms and parking areas that are inaccessible to disabled individuals. Moreover, these buildings don't have elevators. The downtown campus also has inaccessible bathrooms and doors that are difficult for persons with disabilities to open. We need to do the absolute best we can with this thing.