Overview
- The Institute for State Educational Infrastructure (Infejal) announced a 940 million peso package to rehabilitate 106 schools in Zapopan as part of planned works spanning 2025 and the first half of 2026.
- The state investment adds to Zapopan’s Escuelas con Estrella program, which has already spent more than 700 million pesos on 141 schools and aims to reach 200 schools in total.
- Upgrades focus on energy and water resilience, including solar panels with battery storage, rainwater capture systems, large shade covers and white exterior/interior finishes meant to reduce indoor temperatures and lower utility bills.
- Officials say the program pairs physical works with teaching tools, delivering teacher computers and 100 digital classrooms while reporting a separate allocation of about 180 million pesos for music-room equipment.
- Local leaders link improved facilities to stronger student outcomes and say lower operating costs and greater self-sufficiency could make schools more reliable community hubs and reduce dependence on the federal power grid.