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Measure L - 2020 Bond

Bond Projects Update

July 2025 Measure L Updates

  • Burlingame and San Mateo High Gyms – Construction of new gyms at Burlingame and San Mateo High Schools is expected to be complete by the start of the 2025-2026 school year with ribbon cutting ceremonies scheduled in August 2025. 

  • Aragon Baseball and Flex Field – A ribbon cutting ceremony was held prior to the first baseball game of the season on March 4 to showcase the new lighted artificial turf baseball field, inclusive of striping for a partial soccer and football fields. 

  • Hillsdale High School Site Improvements – Site improvements were made to modernize spaces making them more welcoming and functional including painting lockers and various other locations, the installation of new gym wall pads and new wall graphics. 

  • Classroom Transformation – The Division of the State Architect has approved plans for classroom transformation at the first three planned sites – Aragon, Burlingame, and Capuchino High Schools. Projects include: sustainable solutions, such as, LED light fixtures, and no wax flooring; large screen LED monitors in rooms without interactive LED monitors; acoustic improvements; and student and teacher furniture. The Capital Facilities Department solicited feedback from all educators to learn more about their opinions about upgrades that will best meet the needs of SMUHSD students. The Board has awarded Cahill Contractors for construction services. Construction is slated for the summers of 2026 and 2027. 

  • Mills High School Improvements Project – Phase II of this project was completed in November to include the addition of shade structures that portray the sails of a Viking Ship, new shaded landscaping and seating area, and a walking path leading to the front of the school. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held May 9 to celebrate this milestone. 

  • District-Wide Solar – Solar Panel projects at Hillsdale High School and the District Office are completed. The remaining sites, Aragon, Burlingame, Capuchino, Mills, San Mateo, and the San Mateo Performing Arts Center, are under construction in the Summer of 2025.

  • District-Wide Fire Alarm Project – The Burlingame, San Mateo, Mills High fire alarm project was completed in August 2024, and Capuchino High projects are nearing completion. Modernization projects began in the Summer of 2025 at Aragon and Hillsdale High Schools. 

  • Hillsdale High School Site Improvements – Capital Facilities has contracted Gates & Associates to design the monument at the corner of 31st Street and Alameda De Las Pulgas.

  • Aragon and Hillsdale High Switchgear – The new switchgear is being installed in the summer of 2025 at Aragon High School, while construction began on the infrastructure and base for the switchgear at Hillsdale High School in the summer of 2025.

  • Citizens Oversight Committee (COC) – The COC accepted and approved the thirteenth Measure O and fourth Measure L Annual Report in April 2025.  

May 4, 2023 Measure L Update

The San Mateo Union High School District wishes to extend its gratitude to the voters and taxpayers of our District for their support of Measure L - a $385 million general obligation bond to make improvements to facilities across the District. On December 17, 2020, the Board approved a bond project list and bond issuance schedule which served to launch projects under Measure L.  

Moody’s Investors Service maintains a Aaa rating on Measure L. This is the best possible rating for a general obligation bond and reflects the District’s ability to repay debt. This means Measure L is a solid investment for our taxpayers in addition to being a great investment for the future of our students and their schools.  

On May 4, 2023, the Board heard an update on Measure L summer projects.

The latest bond construction projects in the San Mateo Union High School District are highlighted in a recent series of videos just released by the District. Videos produced in English and Spanish feature projects across the District funded by Measure L - a $385 million general obligation bond approved by voters in 2020; Measure O approved by voters in 2010 and deferred maintenance projects. Included in the series are shorter sizzle reels featuring modernization projects, safety-related construction and the District’s athletics facilities. The videos can be viewed on the District’s YouTube Channel.

The District wishes to extend its gratitude to voters and taxpayers for their support of Measures L and O. The District’s robust construction program provides state of the art facilities - making its schools ideal environments for current and future students to learn and grow. Learn more about current projects below. 

San Mateo High Breaks Ground on New Gym

Collage of SMHS Groundbreaking Ceremony


Burlingame High Breaks Ground on New Gym

BHS Groundbreaking Collage

 

 

Mills Construction Update Summer 2024

Phase 2 of the Site Improvements Project at Mills High School began Summer of 2024 and was completed in February 2025.

 

  

 

Completed Projects

Aragon High School Baseball & FlexField Project

 

San Mateo High School Tennis Court Relocation & Baseball Improvements Project

In May 2022, the Board of Trustees approved a Project for a new gymnasium to be constructed on the existing tennis courts at San Mateo High School, resulting in an additional Board approved project to construct seven new tennis courts, two lighted, and the replacement of the existing displaced batting cages at San Mateo High School.  Also included in the project was safety improvements to the baseball and softball fields to include completion of the perimeter fence and construction of two new bullpens. A scoreboard and complete perimeter fence will be added to the existing softball field.

 

Aragon High School Transite Encapsulation

Hillsdale High School Transite & Site Improvements

Mills High School Sports Complex Ribbon Cutting - March 2023

Mills Sports Complex Ribbon Cutting Collage

 

Capuchino High School Sports Complex Ribbon Cutting - November 2022

Photo collage of CHS ribbon cutting ceremony at Capuchino

 

Summer 2022 Completed Projects

In the summer of 2022 work was completed on:

  • Burlingame Building A HVAC and Roof Replacement
  • Hillsdale Domestic Water Pipe Replacement
  • District-Wide Public Address System Project
  • District-Wide Path of Travel Lighting Project

Field Renovations at Mills and Capuchino High Schools - Completed October 2020

 

Views of Mills and Capuchino High Schools New Athletic Fields

 

Construction began in May 2020 at Mills and Capuchino High Schools to provide dramatic improvements to fields and stadiums at the schools. The project at Capuchino replaced the grass field with synthetic turf at the school’s stadium field. 

The project at Mills included the same synthetic turf of the school’s stadium field. Synthetic turf fields are less costly to maintain. They reduce a large carbon footprint created by natural fields and allow teams to practice and play even if the weather is inclement. These projects will bring Mills and Capuchino into greater parity with the other four comprehensive schools in terms of facilities. Both stadium projects were budgeted at $2.3 million each and were completed in October 2020. 

Surveillance Cameras - Completed June 2020

Close up pictire of a surveillance camera

In June 2020 work began to install new surveillance cameras at schools across the District. The Board of Trustees is committed to providing a school environment that promotes the safety of students, staff, and visitors to school grounds. The Board also recognizes the importance of protecting District property, facilities, and equipment from vandalism and theft. The total cost for the project was $1.6 million. Work was completed over the summer of 2020.