The Manhattan Beach Unified School District is fortunate to have a community that has long understood the importance of investing in its school facilities. The State of California does not provide funding for school facilities as part of its funding formula. Instead, schools must use voter-approved state or local bond funds for school building improvements (and, in order to access state bond funds, schools must have local matching funds available). Schools in Manhattan Beach were constructed between 1930 and 1960, with the exception of Manhattan Beach Middle School, which opened in 1998. With most campuses between 50 and 100 years old and our newest campus nearing 30 years old, investing in improvements to school buildings is critical to ensuring that our campuses can continue to support the excellent educational programs offered by our schools. The voters of Manhattan Beach have repeatedly supported these efforts; we are grateful for this support.