Cumming Group assisted the Menlo Park City School District with comprehensive facility studies, master planning and community outreach efforts, which led to the passage of a $91M local bond campaign in 2006. Cumming Group provided master budgets, master schedules, and assisted in all facets of planning and implementation of the district’s capital improvement program. Cumming Group has also provided funding support and helped the district procure an additional $21M in funding from the State, including joint-use funds to increase the district’s total bond program beyond $112M. Cumming Group has been especially active in working with the community to facilitate their understanding of the district’s planning and construction program, 21st Century technology, sustainable and green program goals. In 2012 Cumming Group began planning for a new 18-classroom elementary school on a surplus site, which led to the passage of a local bond. The project started in July 2015 and opened in September 2016.