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Up next: 5 more schools
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The timing of the next wave of Measure G school modernization projects depends on money.While that might seem obvious, Manteca Unified is trying to get maximum leverage out of the $159 million bond measure approved by voters on Nov. 4, 2014.The reason the first five schools — Lincoln, Lathrop, Shasta, Golden West, and Sequoia — were picked for the initial round of work had as much to do with the pressing safety and modernization needs as it did being eligible for partial state reimbursement. The five schools represent $56.4 million worth of Measure G projects.School structures being modernized have to be of a certain age to qualify for a shot at $3.3 billion set aside for that purpose in the $10.4 billion statewide Proposition 1D bond money approved in 2014. The first five Manteca Unified modernization projects have been approved for placement on the list.