Center Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) serves approximately 4,600 students from TK/kindergarten through 12th grade and strives to provide a high-quality education that prepares students to be college- and job-ready. Teachers and staff strive to deliver rigorous academic programs, personalized instruction, and a variety of extracurricular activities to cater to the uniquely different communities and talents of CJUSD students. CJUSD believes that it is important to not only provide excellent educational opportunities to our students but also create a physically and emotionally safe school environment.

We’re proud of the high-quality education in CJUSD schools, but our schools are aging and need repairs. Over the past year, CJUSD updated its Facilities Master Plan to prioritize facility needs for our schools. This process included conducting a thorough Needs Assessment of our school facilities and developing a plan to address the needs in our classrooms and on school grounds. This plan is intended to serve as a road map for addressing facility priorities. It includes projects such as replacing aging plumbing and electrical systems, repairing leaky roofs, and helping meet modern school safety and academic standards.

 

Additionally, CJUSD serves a community in one of California’s fastest-growing regions, and the District is experiencing significant growth in student enrollment. Currently, the District’s student population exceeds the capacity of its existing District-owned permanent school facilities, with approximately 33% of District classrooms in portables. As our school population grows, it will be necessary to upgrade existing campuses, including updating hands-on science and early-career training classrooms, to ensure that all local students continue to receive a high-quality education as our region expands. 

On June 17, 2026, the Center Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted to place Measure E, a $197 million school improvement bond measure, on the November 3, 2026, ballot to repair and upgrade our local schools. The measure is projected to cost homeowners approximately $60 per $100,000 assessed (not market) property value while bonds are outstanding. It is projected that the Measure E will not increase the current tax rate homeowners are currently paying.

 

If approved by local voters, Measure E could:

The District has limited options for making the necessary renovations and upgrades our schools need. The State has been an unreliable partner in funding and provides very limited funding for facilities improvements.

 

If approved by voters, Measure E will provide local funding to address the facilities needs at our local schools. In addition, if passed, Measure E will help our schools qualify for State-matching funds – funds that would otherwise go to other communities. Our District has, and will continue to, apply for State funding when it becomes available.

 

Yes, school improvement bond measures require mandatory fiscal accountability, including:

 

If passed by local voters, Measure E is projected to cost approximately $60 per $100,000 assessed value (not market) while bonds are outstanding.

 

The cost of bond measures is based on the assessed value of properties. The assessed value of a property is generally based on the original purchase price and may not increase by more than 2% a year, per Prop 13, while the market value tends to grow at a much faster rate based on market conditions. Thus, the assessed value is typically 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 repayment cost of a bond measure is based.

 

No. In 1991, CJUSD voters approved Measure N to fund repairs and upgrades that were needed at that time. The outstanding Measure N bonds will soon be paid off. The School Board will not issue new bonds until the outstanding 1991 bonds are paid down, thereby extending the tax rate on bonds. This enables the District to effectively generate new funds for classroom and school improvements and accommodate increasing enrollment in our District.

 

Voters in CJUSD approved bond measures in 1991 and 2008. The outstanding 1991 bond measure (Measure N) will soon be paid off. It is projected that Measure E will extend, but not increase, the bond tax rate currently being paid by the District taxpayers to generate additional funding to upgrade and repair local school facilities and accommodate increasing enrollment in our District. It is projected that Measure E will not increase the current tax rate homeowners are already paying. 

 

Yes. The District is currently in the process of building a new elementary school in the Roseville area. Referred to as Sierra Vista Elementary School, the new school would serve approximately 800 students. In November 2025, the District purchased the property for the future school site and is expected to begin construction in June 2027, with completion in April 2029. It is anticipated that the site will be fully open to CJUSD students, families, teachers, and staff in August 2029 in time for the start of the new school year. Previous bonds are funding the construction of the new school and are part of CJUSD's long-term vision and planning to accommodate the region's population growth.

Yes, our District is fiscally responsible. Each year, the District has been able to maintain excellent academic programs for local students thanks to smart budgeting. In fact, we were recently able to refinance previous bonds, saving CJUSD taxpayers over $10 million. Additionally, the Bond Oversight Committee has consistently reported that all locally controlled funding has been spent as promised.

 

An independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee, comprised of local residents, must review the use of all bond funds from a bond measure and report its findings to the public each year. Additionally, annual independent audits of all bond funds are mandatory.

 

No. By law, no funds from a school improvement bond measure can be used for non-bond operating expenses, including teacher and administrator salaries and pensions. Bond funds can only be used to repair and upgrade Center Joint Unified School District classrooms and facilities identified in the bond measure’s project list.

 

Whether or not you have school-age children, the quality of local schools impacts the quality of life in a community and impacts local home values. Academic research has shown that good local schools create demand for homes and help keep property values strong.

As CJUSD works to prepare our schools for the future, we welcome your input. To share your opinions or to ask questions, please contact Superintendent Scott Loehr at superintendent@centerusd.org or (916) 338-6400.