A $10 million bond project approved by Tucson Unified School District this week will replace aging portable classrooms at Rincon/University High School with a permanent building designed to modernize learning spaces and ease long-standing infrastructure concerns.
The project is part of a larger bond package overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2023. On Tuesday, the TUSD Governing Board signed off on plans for the new facility, which will replace eight modular units that have served as classrooms for years but have deteriorated with age.
“The portables really needed to be replaced and revamped,” said Dr. Charlotte Carter, TUSD’s bond program manager. “They had a lot of wear and tear as you would say over the years. And so we want to make sure that it adheres to our safety standards.”…