Construction/Bond Issues

Jacksonville: ISD bond elections: A history
JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville Independent School District board members voted to call a bond election this month and now face relaying the importance of a $49.865 million bond program to taxpayers faced with the possibility of a 19 cent per $100 valuation tax increase. School records indicate this will be the fifth bond election since 1997. School officials hope this will be the second successful one. The district’s first bond election, held Nov. 22, 1997, asked for $11 million at an eight cent per $100 valuation tax increase. This went toward a new elementary school, various upgrades to the current campuses and extensive renovations for Jacksonville Intermediate School. [ View Article ] Sep 2, 2010, 08:23

Dallas: DISD will spare the homes of four families
Four families in Jubilee Park have been told that DISD won't take their land for the new O.M. Roberts Elementary School. Read the story here. [ View Article ] Sep 2, 2010, 08:15

Seguin ISD eyes possible bond election
Seguin ISD began taking steps toward a possible bond election on Tuesday. During the board’s regular meeting, trustees voted unanimously to hire a consulting firm to help plan for a bond that would focus on improvements to Seguin High School. [ View Article ] Sep 2, 2010, 07:50

Dallas ISD drops plan to seize homes in way of new school
In April, we showed you how residents of Jubilee Park were fighting to hold on to their homes in South Dallas. Now, some of them are declaring victory in their battle with the school district. [ View Article ] Sep 1, 2010, 08:05

Sheppard Elementary gets makeover, Entryway, hallway part of upgrades
Sheppard Elementary Principal Marvin Peevey calls the $1.5 million in school bond improvements made this summer to Sheppard Air Force Base’s elementary school “Extreme Makeover — Sheppard Edition.” [ View Article ] Sep 1, 2010, 07:40

Campbell ISD calls for $5 million bond election
TRE and Bond: COMMERCE — The board of trustees of the Campbell Independent School District has called for an election in November to decide the fate of a $5 million bond package. If approved, the funds would be used to build a new elementary school, which district officials say is needed due to rapid growth. The board voted unanimously Monday to call for the election. According to a release from Campbell ISD Public Information Officer Gerald F. Rosebure, preliminary plans call for the construction of 12 to 14 new classrooms, a cafeteria and a physical education gymnasium. W.C. Ferrell has been selected as the architect for the project, Campus Builders was chosen as construction managers and Ron Griner of Government Capitol Securities has been named as the financial consultant. [ View Article ] Aug 31, 2010, 08:35

Liberty ISD calls for bond election
The Liberty ISD Board of Trustees approved a measure on August 24 calling for a bond election to be held on November 2 to pay for district-wide additions and renovations. [ View Article ] Aug 31, 2010, 07:45

College Station: CS schools rezoning plans made public
College Station students may find themselves attending a different school next year than the one they're in now. After months of talking about it, trustees on Monday got their first look at recommended plans for new school attendance zones. Offi ... [ View Article ] Aug 31, 2010, 07:15

Lubbock: Get all the facts before making up your mind on LISD bonds
Lubbock Independent School District trustees have a big selling job ahead of them on their $198 million bond proposal. Based on specifics trustees and administrators shared with editorial board members last week, they have a good story to tell. [ View Article ] Aug 30, 2010, 07:56

Friendswood opens new junior high
Seventh-grade math teacher Josh Fritts on Thursday excitedly showed students how they can filter through homework assignments on a new interactive whiteboard. [ View Article ] Aug 30, 2010, 07:45

San Antonio: Lack of candor puts SAISD bond issue at risk
Scott Stroud: Going mum on Alamo Stadium deal is not the answer. [ View Article ] Aug 30, 2010, 07:45

Campbell ISD calls for $5 million bond election
The board of trustees of the Campbell Independent School District has called for an election in November to decide the fate of a $5 million bond package. If approved, the funds would be used to build a new elementary school, which district officials say is needed due to rapid growth. The board voted unanimously Monday to call for the election. [ View Article ] Aug 30, 2010, 07:39

Denison ISD facilities planning committee visits schools
Students of Denison Independent School District are back in the schools this week and so is the district's facilities planning committee. The committee toured Terrell Elementary, the district's newest facility, on Thursday. [ View Article ] Aug 30, 2010, 07:29

In with the new - almost - for Hicks Elementary students
Rain delayed construction on the new Hicks Elementary School, forcing students to start the school year at the aging Lexington Elementary School until they can move into the finished campus, likely by late September. There are signs of the pending move, including stacks of cardboard boxes towering in classroom corners. [ View Article ] Aug 30, 2010, 07:00

Katy ISd calls bond election
The board of trustees for the Katy Independent School District called for a Nov. 2 bond election at the school board meeting on Aug. 18. The 2010 bond package recommended to the board totals $ 459.7 million. [ View Article ] Aug 27, 2010, 07:46

Brownsboro ISD Moves To Meet Facility Needs
Brownsboro ISD serves about 200 square miles including the incorporated cities of Brownsboro, Chandler, Moore Station and Coffee City, as well as rural areas stretching from Lake Palestine to Lake Athens and up to Van Zandt County. [ View Article ] Aug 27, 2010, 07:45

Del Rio: High school science labs ready
The certificate of occupancy for the high school science lab expansion has been granted. Mike Salinas, San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District Director of Facilities, said Wednesday night the city has given its seal of approval to the new science wing and students could begin moving in as early as today. [ View Article ] Aug 27, 2010, 07:40

Katy ISD calls for November bond election
Katy ISD’s Board of Trustees recently accepted a bond package recommendation by the School Facility Referendum Planning Task Force and called for a Nov. 2 bond election. The $459.7 million 2010 bond package was first presented to the board on July 12. The authorization of the bond package would fund the building of new schools including three elementary, one junior high, and one high school. Funds are also set aside for other capital project expenditures such as new buses, portable classroom buildings, land for future schools and costs associated with selling bonds. [ View Article ] Aug 26, 2010, 08:00

Carlisle ISD Calls $7.5 million Bond Election
Carlisle Independent School District school board members have called a $7.5 million bond election to be held Nov. 2. Officials said overcrowding and the need for more classroom space prompted them to call the election. The bond would fund renovations to the high school, such as new air conditioning and lighting, as well as about 7,000 square feet of additional classroom space there. [ View Article ] Aug 26, 2010, 07:50

Judson puts $198M bond to voters in November
The Judson School District is ready to put a $198 million bond issue before its voters in November, hoping to shore up some doubts about its passage in the meantime. A 7-0 vote Aug. 19 by board trustees didn't occur without much discussion and trepidation after a research and polling analyst provided facts and figures that show a voting public not quite ready to support the district in a bond effort. [ View Article ] Aug 26, 2010, 07:50

LISD School Board approves multi million dollar bond election
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – With a unanimous vote Tuesday morning, the LISD school board approved the $198 million bond election that would change the face of LISD without changing the tax rate. The head of one teachers association, Ross McCasland says there are a lot of benefits in the package for each campus but he understands some people will still be concerned [ View Article ] Aug 26, 2010, 07:50

Three Rivers ISD board calls for bond election
The Three Rivers ISD board of trustees has called for a bond election to be held in conjunction with the general election on Nov. 2. The proposition on the ballot will ask voters to approve $11,185,000 to construct, acquire and equip a new high school/junior high school/administrative offices, and levying the tax in payment. [ View Article ] Aug 26, 2010, 07:47

Exit strategy for Paris High's new stadium
While Paris High students won’t head back to the classroom until after Labor Day, high school football doesn’t wait for the completion of a campus. Heavy construction will still be in place around the new Paris High School and Wildcat Stadium Friday night when Paris is to play its first game of the season at home against the Gainesville Leopards. [ View Article ] Aug 26, 2010, 07:40

Tyler ISD votes unanimously for a bond election in Nov
TYLER - Tyler ISD votes to have a bond election this coming November. It calls for a vote on a 89 million dollar bond package that would help pay for a new middle school and two elementary schools. Joann Fleming, the executive direc [ View Article ] Aug 25, 2010, 08:10

Jasper: JISD votes to send bond before district's voters
Let the debate begin. The Jasper Independent School District approved to place a $48.8 million dollar bond proposal before the voters of the district in November. At state - updating the district current facilities. The motion for the proposal was made by JISD trustee Joe Breckenridge and seconded by Carolyn Armitage. The measure passed unianimously. [ View Article ] Aug 25, 2010, 07:50

Beaumont ISD stadium dedication Thursday, inaugural game Friday
The Carrol A. "Butch" Thomas Educational Support Center will be dedicated in public ceremonies at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. [ View Article ] Aug 25, 2010, 07:45

County, school district partner for $14 million swim center
After two years of planning, Bexar County and Northside Independent School District are proceeding with development of a $14 million outdoor aquatics center that is designed to attract national and international swimming and diving competitions. [ View Article ] Aug 25, 2010, 07:45

Muleshoe/Lockey/Hale/Brownfield: CenterSchools in districts around the region are undergoing, finishing up construction
“I’m so happy that my daughter — who’s a sophomore now — is going to school in a brand-new school and that is awesome because we didn’t see that happening for so many years,” said Chantel Riley, a fourth-grade reading teacher at Muleshoe ISD. “Everyone has a brand new attitude, a brand new outlook on everything; it’s a fresh start.” [ View Article ] Aug 25, 2010, 07:40

Lubbock: LISD taking $198 million bond proposal to voters
The Lubbock Independent School District board accepted the recommendation of a citizens committee and voted unanimously Tuesday morning to call a Nov. 2 election on a $198 million bond proposal that trustees say will improve every school in the district without raising taxes. [ View Article ] Aug 25, 2010, 07:35

Corpus Christi: Trustees approve $125M bond election for new high, middle schools
CORPUS CHRISTI — CCISD trustees will ask voters to approve a $125 million bond package to build a new high school and middle school on the Southside. The board passed a measure Monday by a 6-0 vote to call a Nov. 2 bond election. Trustee Willie Perez was absent. A new high school would replace Carroll and is the best short-term option to alleviate crowding at King and Carroll high schools, Superintendent Scott Elliff has said. [ View Article ] Aug 24, 2010, 08:31

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