Current Projects

Summer 2023 construction postcard (Spanish postcard)

Outdoor Greening and Learning Spaces

It’s important that our schoolyards are flexible and dynamic spaces that support equitable, diverse learning and recreational activities, which enhance the physical and mental well-being of students and promote a connection to  our natural world. In the 2023-24 school year, MVWSD is embarking on creating outdoor greening and learning spaces at each school that will provide shade, plants and outdoor areas for learning and play. Click here to learn more about the process, timeline and community input process.

Locks

Beginning Nov. 27, 2023, the field gates will be locked during the school day as part of a new perimeter controls system. The public will continue to have access to school fields in the evenings and on weekends through a system of automatic locking/unlocking gates. For student and staff safety, it's very important for our school to limit points of entry during school hours. Additionally, staff members will be able to access classrooms and offices using key cards, instead of keys. If gates malfunction, call (650) 526-3248 x1004.

Window Replacement Project
When the buildings were constructed, there were no approved operable windows allowed by the Division of the State Architect at the time. The code has since changed and installation of operable windows is planned with work happening May-July 2023. Please see the postcard for details.


School Year 2022-23

Storage
A new, approximately 1,000 square foot storage shed is being built between Stevenson and Theuerkauf on the south side of the tennis courts near the existing snack shack.   Construction is happening February-June 2023.

Lighting
New lights and/or bollard style light posts were installed to illuminate pedestrians’ path of travel between campus and parking lots. The light locations were determined by photometric survey data. This additional lighting is an important safety measure for staff members and guests using the campus in the evenings and winter late afternoons. 

Security Cameras
Security cameras in public areas were installed at all school sites as a way to increase safety for students and staff members by deterring misconduct and preventing vandalism. Members of the schools’ communities were engaged in a series of feedback meetings in Winter 2022.

2022 Construction Projects

Click here for a postcard describing Stevenson's projects (English)
Click here for a postcard describing Stevenson's projects (Spanish)

2020-21 Construction Projects

(Funded by Measure T)

Click here for a postcard describing Stevenson's projects Click here for a postcard describing Stevenson's projects (Spanish/español)

Measure T, the $259 million bond issue passed in 2020, included plans for a variety of projects that will increase safety, efficiency and provide for short-term growth at our schools. 

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HVAC
Our schools’ HVAC systems have been updated to include MERV-13 filters, which is the highest-grade filter available for our units, or air purifiers with filtration ratings at least as high as the MERV-13.   Additionally dampers on all of our units are open to full capacity and will pull in outside air.

Security
The project to improve perimeter fencing and add gates to completely enclose campus and fields in order to secure campuses and make COVID screening more efficient is almost complete. Fencing and gates are ornamental metal to match existing at campus frontage and 6’ high chain link fencing and gates at property lines and back of campus.  The construction timeline for this project is Summer 2021.

The purpose of fencing is to control points of entry during school hours. It’s important to note that the public will have access to fields outside school hours. The intention is to secure campuses when students are present, and have gates open through a lock management system in the evenings and on weekends. 

 Click here for community meeting presentation

Stevenson will get new gates for existing fence line at the field on Montecito.  Theuerkauf will get new gates near the preschool and near the tennis courts.
Click here for perimeter fencing concerns and answers

Solar
Stevenson's solar arrays on the blacktop are complete. Not only will these structures support solar panels to save the district $600,000 annually in electrical costs, they will provide much-needed shade. Some non-heritage trees will have to be removed to make way for the arrays, but MVWSD will replant two native trees for every one removed.
Project start: Summer 2021. Click for map of solar areas. 

Lighting
New lights and/or bollard style light posts to illuminate pedestrians’ path of travel between campus and parking lots. Areas of need determined by photometric survey data. This additional lighting is an important safety measure for staff members and guests using the campus in the evenings and winter late afternoons. Project start: Fall 2021

Additional Storage
New approximately 400-square foot sheds/storage areas are in design currently. The intent is to match adjacent buildings. 

Security cameras 
One of the projects identified in the Mountain View Whisman School District's Master Facility Plan and the Measure T Bond was the need for security cameras in public areas at all school sites as a way to increase safety for students and staff members by deterring misconduct and preventing vandalism. Members of the schools’ communities will engage in a series of feedback meetings through Jan. 2022 before the plan for security cameras is finalized.

2017-19 New Campus Project

(18-month project funded by Measure G)

Click here for the summer construction postcard update, May 2018 (en español)

Construction on the play structure additions is complete. The school got a new sign in the front. This sign, paid for with Measure G funds, will include accurate school and district names. Funding for construction and capital improvements, like school signs, come from restricted funds that can be used only for that purpose. The District used an innovative approach to piggyback on existing, competitive local government contracts to lower the sign cost and expedite installation.

Stevenson projects included a new multi-use room, new library converted from the existing Board Room, new wings of classrooms, and new administrative offices.




Construction on the new Stevenson campus began in September 2017 and continued through winter 2019. The school and library were completed in August 2018, and the multi-use room in March 2019.

Stevenson Dedication- August 2018

Stevenson dedication postcard, English


Stevenson dedication postcard, Spanish


Summer 2018
Construction of the new District Office building and Preschool (currently housed in portables at Slater) began. Stevenson classrooms moved to their new, permanent school in the summer. The District Office will move to the temporary multi-use housing behind its former location, and demolition of the current District Office and construction of the new will begin in August. 

The District has worked very hard over the years to do the work, funded by Measure G, to make facilities improvements and renovations at every school a reality. 

Summer 2017:
The District completed site grading and classroom portables placement in Summer 2017. It installed a 20+ room multi-use, transitional housing that was used temporarily by Stevenson.

Additionally, the District added a pedestrian path at the back of the campus from Montecito to Theuerkauf.

Construction timeline


Click here for the Fall 2017 construction update postcard, Sept. 2017 (en español)

Click here for the summer construction update postcard, May 12, 2017 (en español)


Phase 1 

Phase 2