Employee Housing

On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, the Lompoc Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously 5-0 to explore Education Workforce Housing (EWH) for employees in the District. This important decision will have a positive impact on the District and the City, potentially bringing over 100 below-market rental units to LUSD employees. 

In December 2023, LUSD was selected, along with four other districts, to engage in an exploratory process to determine the need and initial feasibility of EWH for the District. This cohort of California school districts was, led by experts from the California School Boards Association, UC Berkeley’s Center for Cities and Schools, and UCLA’s City Lab with support from the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative. 

Lompoc Unified School District is exploring various public-private partnerships for financing. No general fund or Measure M funds will be allocated or expended on the construction or maintenance of LUSD employee housing.
 

For more information, contact Doug Sorum, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, at sorum.doug@lusd.org.