Franklin-McKinley board to vote Tuesday on deal for a future school site on Communications Hill

The Franklin-McKinley School District board will vote Tuesday, Nov. 10, on a deal to get a 7.42-acre site on Communications Hill, a hillside neighborhood south of downtown, for a future school, according to the meeting agenda.  The district runs preschool-through-eighth-grade schools in central and East San Jose.

Landowner MTA Hillsdale LP and builder KB Home South Bay would give the land instead of paying the fees districts charge on new homes.  The agreement expects the site to be worth at least $20 million.  KB would grade it, cap it with about 3 feet of clean soil, bring in utilities and move a PG&E transmission line.

In return, the district would credit KB about $4.8 million for that work and refund about $3.6 million in school fees already paid.  It would also agree not to oppose alcohol sales at least 600 feet from the site.

The district would take the land only after state officials approve the site and it shows at least $80 million set aside to build the school.  A district presentation estimated the school's cost at $93.3 million as of June 2026.

The open session starts at 6:30 p.m. at 645 Wool Creek Drive.

Source:  Franklin-McKinley board agenda, Nov. 10, 2026; Communications Hill school site agreement; district presentation, Oct. 13, 2026.