Los Altos School District Board trustee Vladimir Ivanović tendered his resignation — effective March 11 — on Monday, following 11 years of serving on the Board.
Ivanović said his decision was spurred by the LASD Board’s decision to build a new campus for the Bullis Charter School on the 10th site, more commonly known as San Antonio Shopping Center.
“This decision privileges BCS over LASD,” Ivanović said.
According to Ivanović, thanks to the Facilities Master Plan adopted by the LASD Board of Trustees in September 2024 and amended in October 2025, $2.1 billion will be allocated toward building new facilities and modernizing existing ones over the next three decades. Ivanović said that putting BCS on the 10th site alone would cost $500 million, with $250 million spent to purchase the site and build the campus and $250 million paid in interest.
“I don’t think the community will go for that [purchase],” Ivanović said.
Ivanović said the price of modernizing current facilities would total to $400 million, and the last section of the FMP — new LASD construction — would require two more bond measures of $300 million each to pay the principle costs.
“LASD currently has enough current bond capacity to pay for building a BCS campus on the 10th site and for the modernization of LASD facilities,” Ivanović said. “However, any new construction at LASD campuses will require new bonds. Unfortunately, the track record of taxpayers approving facilities bonds for LASD is poor.”
Given that the last bond measure in LASD passed by 1.5%, Ivanović said he is doubtful that bonds for new construction would pass, resulting in BCS getting new facilities and LASD receiving solely modernization.
The modernization planned for LASD facilities includes new roofs, new windows, new lighting, new HVAC systems and new plumbing, according to Ivanović. However, Ivanović said LASD’s current implementation scenario would result in modernization being completed in the 2032-33 academic year and the new construction on the 10th site being completed in July 2028 — effectively “privileging” BCS of any LASD school.
Ivanović said Egan Junior High School and Blach Junior High School are exceptions, receiving new construction to accommodate sixth grade students.
“I maintain that, although it was not a board vote, effectively the [LASD] Board made this decision three or four years ago,” Ivanovic said. “Whenever they were asked, they said ‘We haven’t yet made a decision. We haven’t yet voted on it.’ There was always the possibility of an LASD school. At the end of 2025, they voted to put BCS on that site.”
