Board authorizes use of elementary grants for South Lake Middle School music classroom

The Irvine Unified School District Board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 24-25-21 authorizing the district to submit a 'use of grants' request to the Office of Public School Construction to apply 27 elementary construction grants toward a music classroom addition at South Lake Middle School.

Kelvin Okino, the district's Executive Director of Facilities, Planning and Construction, explained that California rules permit a district meeting specified requirements to request that elementary school grant eligibility be used for certain middle-school projects; IUSD staff said the district meets those requirements and that using 27 elementary grants would help offset a funding shortfall for the South Lake project while preserving other elementary grants for projects currently under review.

The resolution was adopted by unanimous roll-call vote; no public comments were recorded during the hearing.