Brock Elliott Elementary School will be the first among the 28 Manteca Unified school campuses to have electric vehicle chargers installed.

It is part of a two-phase modernization of the school that opened in 1989.

The first phase of the project getting underway in the coming months will also include:

*Building a new multi-purpose room.

*Replacing asphalt play courts.

*Parking lot upgrades and alterations along with an expansion of parking space.

*New playgrounds.

*Replacement of fire alarms and paging systems.

*Solar power improvements.

*A battery storage system to store excess solar electricity for future use to reduce dependency on PG&E.

*The EV charging stations.

The first phase is being funded with proceeds from the $260 million Measure A modernization bond voters approved in 2020.

A second phase will include:

*Converting the existing cafeteria into classrooms and a media center.

*Alteration to the administration building.

The second phase will be funded with state money that covers Sacramento share of Measure A improvements such as those now underway at Manteca High and East Union High.

The reimbursement for the state’s share won’t occur until after some of the $10 billion in statewide Proposition 2 school bonds approved by voters are sold in October.

The Brock Elliott project is being coordinated with maintenance upgrades including flooring replacement, roofing repairs, and campus wide painting.

Measure A projects include improvements at all 28 campuses.

Most of the funding, though, is going to East Union and Manteca high schools.

The current phase of work that includes two-story classrooms at both campuses, a Career Technical Education shop building at Manteca, and a new weight room, aerobics room and new small gym at East Union are targeted to be completed by the start of the upcoming school year.

Both campuses have additional upgrades that will take place after the current work is completed.

To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com