Frequently Asked Questions

What is Measure MM?

Measure MM is a local school bond measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot seeking voter authorization for locally-controlled funding to make the needed facility repairs, technology upgrades, and safety improvements to Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) neighborhood schools. Measure MM requires 55% support to pass.

Why has the Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) placed Measure MM on the ballot?

Inglewood schools are aging, and in serious need of attention. Some schools have received upgrades thanks to generous past support from our community. Others, including many built in the 1920s and 30’s (so they are approaching or exceeding 100 years old!) are in dire need of repairs and upgrades. Numerous sites urgently need basic health and safety repairs to remove asbestos, lead paint and mold, provide safe drinking water, and repair broken plumbing, bathrooms, gas lines, leaky roofs, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, deteriorating walls and floors, and outdated electrical systems and wiring.

In total, the District has identified over $396 million in unmet facility needs. Measure MM authorizes a responsible plan to fix our schools. Safe, modern school facilities help retain and attract the quality teachers our kids need. NO other funding exists to address these needs.

What would funds raised by Measure MM go towards?

Measure MM’s TOP Project Priorities include:

  • Keep schools safe and prepared for emergencies
  • Remove asbestos, lead paint, and mold
  • Provide safe drinking water
  • Equip classrooms with modern technology for 21st century learning
  • Upgrade computer, engineering, and science labs
  • Improve college/career preparation training facilities
  • Repair leaky roofs, deteriorated plumbing, gas, electrical, and HVAC systems

What is the actual question that voters will be asked to decide in November?

“Inglewood Unified School District Safety, Repair, Upgrade Measure. To repair/upgrade classrooms/labs including science, engineering, career/skilled trades to help recruit/retain teachers; repair deteriorating gas lines; remove asbestos, lead paint, mold; provide safe drinking water; construct, repair equip sites, facilities; shall Inglewood Unified School District's measure authorizing $396,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, levying $60 per $I00,000 of assessed valuation ($26,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, be adopted, requiring oversight, audits, spending disclosure, all funds for local schools?”

How is ongoing school maintenance funded? Doesn’t the District have a school facilities budget?

Yes. District facilities staff work hard to maintain our neighborhood schools and keep them in good working condition with limited resources. However, the reality is that the types of repairs, renovations, and upgrades our schools now need go far beyond the scope and means of regular school maintenance budgets. Passing a local school bond is the most common way California communities fund the upgrades we need.

Are Inglewood Unified SD schools really that old?

Yes. Most of our schools were built in the 1920s and 1930s and are now 90 to 100 years old. Most need urgent repairs and have outdated security and safety features, including aging smoke alarms and fire safety systems, inadequate safety lighting, fencing, and emergency communications systems. Passage of Measure MM will authorize basic security upgrades that improve teaching and learning, and keep our children and teachers safe.

Does the District have a Facilities Master Plan?

Yes. The District completed a detailed analysis and updated its IUSD Facilities Master Plan in December 2025. The $440M Facilities Master Plan reflects a full assessment of school facility needs — including classroom structures, student support facilities, school equipment, and infrastructure — at every site.

I don’t have children attending IUSD schools, or my kids are grown and gone. Why should this matter to me?

Good schools are the foundation of any healthy, thriving community. Good schools make our neighborhoods desirable places to live and help maintain and protect our property values. Studies show that home resale values benefit as neighborhood schools are improved. The longer we wait to complete needed upgrades, the more expensive they will become.

Which schools would benefit from passage of Measure MM?

Bennet Kew, Payne, Centinela, Parent, La Tijera, Oak Street, Kelso, Woodworth-Monroe, Hudnall, and Inglewood High School campuses would benefit from locally-controlled funding generated by Measure MM.

How much would the proposed MM bond cost?

If approved by voters, a $396 million bond translates to about 6¢ per year for every $100 of assessed valuation. The assessed valuation refers to taxable value, not the market value of your home. The taxable value of your home or business will depend on when you purchased it. If voters approve Measure MM, the typical IUSD homeowner would pay about $212 a year. You can visit assessor.lacounty.gov to look up your property’s assessed value. If voters approve Measure MM, it is anticipated that taxpayer funds will be collected through fiscal year 2058-2059.

Will businesses share in the cost of Measure MM?

Yes, commercial, industrial, and residential property owners will be subject to the same property tax levy.

How can we be assured that Measure MM funds would be spent properly?

Taxpayer protections are REQUIRED by law. Measure MM includes a specific project list detailing how bond money may be used, a Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee, mandatory annual independent audits, and required public disclosure of how all funds are spent. Every penny from Measure MM would go to benefit IUSD schools, controlled locally, and could not be taken away by the State. None of the money from can be used to increase salaries, benefits, or pensions for administrators, teachers, or any other school employees.

Doesn’t the STATE provide funding for facility upgrades?

The short answer: very little. In general, new funds provided by the State are for instructional programs, NOT capital improvements. Moreover, in order to access a share of State facility funding, school districts MUST generate local matching funds by passing a local school bond measure. If voters approve Measure MM, our schools would be eligible to receive up to $46 million in State matching money when it becomes available — funding that would otherwise go to other school districts that have passed local bonds. Passing a local bond is the best way to qualify for additional State funding, and other funding sources for major facility upgrades are extremely limited.

What is a Proposition 39 school bond measure and what can it pay for?

A Proposition 39 school bond measure is a type of school bond subject to certain requirements outlined in State Proposition 39 approved by California voters in 2000. Prop 39 bonds can ONLY be used to fund public school facility and technology improvements (capital projects — not maintenance, operations, or regular repairs). A Prop 39 school bond requires 55% voter approval to pass. Prop 39 school bonds prohibit the use of funds for operations, administrator salaries, or pensions. They also require independent financial and performance audits on the use of bond proceeds, as well as the establishment of a Citizens Bond Oversight Committee to follow the bond implementation process and publicly report how the money is spent to ensure bond funds are spent as voters intended. All Prop 39 funds stay local to benefit IUSD schools and students.

About that Citizens Bond Oversight Committee….tell me more. What does that committee do?

Measure MM requires the Board of Education to appoint a Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) within 60 days of certification of a local school bond’s winning election. The CBOC is responsible for monitoring bond finances to ensure the public that the money is being spent properly. Specifically, the CBOC’s job is to: (a) to receive and review copies of the annual, independent financial and performance audits performed by independent consultant(s); (b) inspect District facilities and grounds to ensure that Proposition 39 bond revenues are expended in compliance with applicable law; (c) receive and review copies of all scheduled maintenance proposals or plans developed by the District; (d) review efforts of the District to maximize Proposition 39 bond revenues by implementing cost-saving programs; and (e) receive responses to any finding, recommendations and concerns addressed in the audits described in (a) above, within three months of receiving such audits.

Have there been other IUSD school bonds? If so, when was the last bond?

IUSD makes every effort to use taxpayer dollars in a prudent, responsible manner. The District’s last local school bond measure, Measure I, was approved by voters in 2020. Despite that investment and the school facilities upgrades Measure I funded, significant facility needs remain. No other funding exists to address these needs.

What about Lottery funding? Wasn’t the Lottery supposed to fix our schools?

Unfortunately, restricted Lottery funds can only be used for classroom instruction, not technology or facility upgrades. Moreover, the money our school district receives from the Lottery each year comprises less than 1% of our annual General Fund Budget. Bottom line: Lottery funds alone cannot fund the extensive upgrades that our schools need.

Are there any economic benefits to passing Measure MM?

Measure MM creates our own local source of funding and community investment to boost our local economy. Passage of MM will create jobs, help train students for careers in health, emergency medical response, skilled trades, robotics and engineering and other in-demand careers, and expand partnerships with local employers so businesses are more likely to keep jobs here.

If Measure MM passes, when will the work begin?

If approved by voters, IUSD will immediately focus on the most critical facilities needs across the district. A schedule for funding projects will be developed so they can be addressed in priority order and completed on time.

Who is eligible to vote on Measure MM?

All registered voters living within Inglewood Unified School District boundaries are eligible to vote on Measure MM on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

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