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Prop J Updates

Keeping the Jennings Community Informed!

February 2026

Proposition J Projects Are in Full Swing 

The August 6, 2024, passage of Proposition J, no-tax-rate-increase bond issue, has kicked off revitalization across the Jennings School District. Projects are progressing from planning to implementation and completion. Each school and facility is receiving special treatment.

  • One of the most noticeable changes is the installation of electronic marquees at each school, programmed with important community information and strategically positioned for maximum visibility. This project also includes the installation of two new scoreboards at Jennings Senior High School: one on the football field and the other inside the A-gym basketball court.
  • Added security measures have been implemented at specific locations, including the installation of security gates, bollards (traffic guideposts) and fencing. Additionally, several buildings are undergoing parking lot upgrades.
  • Corey Hellems, director of facilities, said that HVAC systems have been installed at Fairview Elementary School, one of the older buildings in the District. The school received two 100-pound units for the gym, an 8.5-ton unit for the early childhood wing and a 7.5-ton unit for the kitchen. Other systems will be installed in more buildings over the summer of 2026. 
  • All school buildings were soft-washed prior to the start of the current school year. 
  • Fairview classrooms and the library have also benefited from painting and flooring refreshes. Northview Elementary School interiors have also been freshly painted. 
  • A portion of Prop J funds was utilized to construct a new, 3,000-square-foot Stay & Play indoor playground.
  • At Jennings Senior High School, two 100-gallon water heaters were installed in restrooms. Two boilers and pumps were installed in the lower East Wing (E-gym side), which was not affected by the sprinkler pipe break that happened over winter break. Carpeted classrooms throughout the school have also been painted.
  • We are grateful to our community for making these upgrades possible and for ongoing support. 

 

07/08/2025

  • ACE Sports started the assembly of the High School outdoor scoreboard. 

04/25/25

Scoreboards and Marquees:

  • Power UP has been selected as the electrical contractor for the project.
  • Soil samples were taken April 24 from area of high school scoreboard location
  • Electrical work to begin the week of May 5 at Gore and Central Office
  • High School football scoreboard work to begin week of May 12, 2025

03/05/2025

Scoreboards and Marquees:

  • Currently underway with the electrical design phase of the project with SSC Engineering. The installation of the electrical work is set to begin mid March. The groundbreaking of the Scoreboards and Marquee boards to begin mid April.

01/15/2025

Gary Gore Multipurpose room upgrades:

  • The Gary Gore Multipurpose room Audio / Visual upgrades are now complete with new speakers and screens to enhance presentations in the room.

Safety and Security updates:

  • Bollards are in place at Woodland Elementary and the gated entrance off of Shannon Ave. next to the pool at the Senior High School will be completed soon, which will turn the drop off into a one-way drive entering from Cozens Ave and exiting onto Shannon Ave.

Scoreboards and Marquees:

  • Navigate is conducting their due diligence for selecting the vendor and the scope of electrical work required 

10/31/2024

Gary Gore Multipurpose room upgrades:

  • The district has received and evaluated three bids for the Gary Gore Multipurpose room upgrades and have selected CTi based on cost, experience and overall effectiveness and value for the district.

Safety and Security updates:

  • Replacement of the plexi glass windows throughout the district with bullet resistant glass and reflective window film.
  • Districtwide installation of first responder signage project nearing completion.

Transportation updates:

  • District has purchased a 12 passenger transit van and two carts.

10/23/2024

The district has met with three companies to review their ideas/plans for new video marquee boards at each school, along with new video scoreboards at the senior high's football field and basketball court. The company's selected were pulled from a vetted list put together by the JSD co-op partners at OMNIA and TIPS.

Quotes from the three companies are to be turned into the district by November 6, 2024.

 9/23/2024

The Jennings School District is currently in the due diligence phase of several Prop J projects.

  • Marquee Boards at each building. Scheduling vendors to bid on marquee message boards for each school building. All locations to have a 2-sided display perpendicular to the road in front of the school building.
  • Scoreboards at the Senior High School. Scheduling vendors to bid on one exterior scoreboard for the football field and one interior scoreboard for the A-Gym basketball court.
  • Security gates, bollards and fencing. Scheduling several district locations to install added parking lot and building security.
  • Transportation: Activities & Athletics vehicles