San Jose Unified school board calls special meeting to vote on $1.2 million facilities bond

If the board approves the resolution, the measure will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot, where it will need support from 55% of local voters to pass.

The district said the money could go toward repairing existing facilities and providing affordable housing for teachers.

A $10 billion state school facilities bond for repairs and upgrades already is slated for the November ballot.

But the district cannot rely on the state of California to fund school facility improvements, the San Jose Unified resolution said.

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