We are wishing all London ISD students an amazing First Day of School!! view article

The Burton School Board held its first meeting with new Superintendent Vikki Curry at the helm on Tuesday. New Burton ISD Superintendent Vikki Curry visits with the public at a reception on Tuesday in the Burton ISD Cafeteria, prior to the start of the school board's meeting. Dozens of community members came to a reception at the Burton ISD Cafeteria, prior to the beginning of the board’s meeting, to welcome Curry to her new role and to Burton. The first order of business at the meeting was a bond project update from new construction manager-agent Weaver & Jacobs Constructors, who is replacing DSA, Inc. Weaver & Jacobs Project Manager Randy Boone presented a slide of aerial photos to the audience, showing the construction site and pointing out where crews are focusing their efforts. Boone said work is moving along, but cautioned that some items may appear “out of sequence” as the firm works on truly getting the project back on track. He said it may not always look like it makes sense, but “at this point, progress is progress.” view article

The demolition process of what used to be the Bryan ISD administration building began Wednesday. The building is on the corner of Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway, and has had fences added around the building to protect the public from the destruction. view article

Brazos County officials say Wednesday (July 17) begins the demolition of the former Bryan ISD administration building in downtown Bryan.  A news release says this will be a “very slow and methodical process” that is expected to take four to five weeks to complete.  County commissioners in November 2021 purchased what was originally a bank building with the initial idea of remodeling.  In December 2023, commissioners decided to take down the building. view article

Officials with Killeen ISD will host a dedication ceremony on Thursday at the new Dr. Jimmie Don Aycock Middle School located south of Chaparral High School at 5360 Chaparral Road in south Killeen. Speakers for the event, which starts at 4 p.m., will include Superintendent Jo Ann Fey, school board President Brett Williams, Aycock Principal Savannah Jiminez and Jimmie Don Aycock, himself. This campus represents the 13th middle school and 53rd campus in the district. This campus is slated to house KISD’s third STEM program.

Nacogdoches ISD is working on its final project as part of their $78 million bond that was passed in 2018. That bond included building a new school, as well as expansions and renovations to district facilities. view article

Houston ISD's board of managers continued to hear pushback from community members Tuesday night – including a pair of local elected officials – about the district's $4.4 billion bond proposal. But about three weeks before they are set to decide whether to place a bond package on the Nov. 5 ballot, the state-appointed leaders of Texas' largest school district signaled support for the plan. They also expressed a sense of urgency for making schools across the city safer and more secure. view article

Musk said he decided to move his companies from California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several laws expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students.  Elon Musk said Tuesday he will move the headquarters of his social media platform X and his space company SpaceX from California to Texas.  Musk said he made the decision after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday that prohibits mandating teachers to notify families whenever they learn about students’ gender identity changes. SpaceX already has a presence in Texas, with a launch facility dubbed Starbase near Brownsville.  “This is the final straw. Because of this law and many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California to Starbase, Texas,” Musk said on X Tuesday. “I did make it clear to Governor Newsom about a year ago that laws of this nature would force families and companies to leave California to protect their children.” view article

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A Borderland-based community advocacy group is launching a campaign to get new air conditioning systems in all of the El Paso Independent School District's schools. Escuelas Frescas, a new campaign launched by the Borderland-based community advocacy group Amanecer People's Project, aims to get new air conditioning systems placed in all El Paso ISD schools, as temperatures across the region regularly top triple-digits. The campaign was officially launched with parents, students and EPISD faculty during Amanecer's monthly member meeting on June 22. view article

With over 29,700 students enrolled at Alvin ISD and a projected enrollment of just under 37,000 students by 2033, district officials believe much of AISD’s upcoming growth could be attributed to the residential growth in the area. What’s happening? As of late March, AISD is ranked No. 9 in new home rankings in the Greater Houston area with over 1,580 annual starts, according to Zonda Demographics. The district is increasing year over year for annual starts, dating back to 2020 with over 1,800 annual starts and over 2,400 annual starts in 2021, according to Zonda. view article

Prosper ISD officials project $20.3M shortfall in FY 2024-25 Expenses for the FY 2024-25 budget are expected to be $363.44 million, while revenue is expected to reach $343.14 million—leaving a shortfall of $20.3 million—according to a preliminary budget discussion held June 17. Richland High School to open with 9-12 graders, shift attendance zones in 2025-26 school year The grade configuration and attendance zone for Richland High School was approved by the board of trustees during a June 17 meeting. Students who are zoned for Richland High and will be in grades 9-11 in the 2025-26 school year will attend the new school. Rising seniors can choose to remain at Prosper High School or elect to move to Richland High Prosper ISD’s 19th elementary school named after educator Jana L. Thomson view article

"No trust, no bond," has become a common refrain at Houston ISD board meetings, with more than a dozen public speakers uttering the phrase during Thursday night's session. The district's state-appointed board of managers is considering whether to place a $4.4 billion bond package on the ballot in November, citing the needs for significant facilities upgrades at aging campuses, bolstered safety and security measures and expanded pre-kindergarten and career and technical education programs. It would be the largest school bond package in Texas history and the first since 2012 for HISD, the state's largest school district with roughly 180,000 students. view article

Tommy Osborne, executive director of construction for Northwest ISD, gave NISD board members an update on construction progress at Northwest High School along with several other projects under construction at the board's regular meeting on June 24. view article

The Dripping Springs High School Hi-Steppers and cheerleaders pose for a photo with the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees at the groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, June 18 for the sixth elementary school in the district. Located on the western edge of the Headwaters neighborhood off Mira Vista Drive, the school will accommodate 850 students in grades Pre-K through fifth grade. view article

The Alvin ISD school board this month called a Nov. 5 bond election to fund more than $380 million in projects to address future facility needs. If approved by voters, bond sales would not increase the tax rate, district officials reported, and taxpayers with a homestead exemption are estimated to see a 2-cent decrease in 2024 and 2025 tax rates. The board on June 11 heard a list of recommendations from a nearly 100-member citizen advisory committee that included parents and business leaders from the Pearland portion of Alvin ISD along with elected officials. “We as a committee stayed on task and kept in mind the entire district,” said committee co-chair and Shadow Creek High parent Travis McGuire told the school board on June 11. “The focus was critical needs over the next five years.” Bond projects include $136 million for two new elementary campuses and one replacement campus, $88.2 million for a new junior high, and $143.9 million in high school renovations and additions. An initial cost estimate of $395 million is offset by a $15 million savings from 2018 bond projects — which will be completed under budget. “District staff brought the recommendation to the committee to use those unspent funds to bring down the total cost,” McGuire said. The average age of Alvin ISD buildings is 32 years. view article

The Dallas ISD 2020 Bond plays a crucial role in ensuring district facilities are optimized to support and enhance student achievement. Throughout the 2023-2024 school year, various important initiatives have helped enhance educational environments districtwide. Over half of the bond funds have been allocated toward the construction, renovation, and modernization of various facilities. About one quarter of the funds have been allocated for connectivity and security upgrades. view article

Conroe ISD trustees approved names for new schools under construction that are funded by the 2023 bond voters approved in November. The school board voted at the June 18 meeting to name each of the following schools: High school in the Conroe area: Timber Mill High School Elementary in the Oak Ridge and Caney Creek feeder areas: Mittie J. Campbell Elementary Elementary in The Woodlands High School feeder area: Robert Eissler Elementary The details When deciding on the names, the board took into consideration the location and names of people who were known and admired in the community. Mittie J. Campbell was the first African American school principal in CISD. Campbell’s name was brought to the attention of the district thanks to the Montgomery County Historical Association. view article

Houston ISD's $4.4 billion bond proposal includes plans to spend over half a billion dollars to house more than a dozen schools under shared roofs as the district attempts to address its decaying infrastructure amid a hulking budget deficit and declines in student enrollment. Under the historic bond plan — which will be on the ballot in November pending approval by HISD's appointed Board of Managers — eight schools would be relocated to seven nearby, existing campuses, which would be renovated or rebuilt to accommodate the incoming students and rectify preexisting building needs, in moves known as "co-location." The total cost of relocating, renovating and rebuilding those 15 schools would exceed $580 million. The details of each merger have yet to be finalized, but schools on the same campus would operate independently of each other, district officials say, retaining their own staffs and programming while sharing larger communal areas, such as cafeterias and gymnasiums. While the district says each school will retain its independence, some community members worry that moving to another facility will present challenges for students and staff, and effectively flatten their school's identity and sense of community. view article

Bonham will be getting new junior high campus soon. On Monday, Bonham ISD celebrated the groundbreaking of the new L.H. Rather Junior High School. Once completed, the new school will house students from 6th grade through 8th grade after previously only having 7th and 8th grade students. view article

(Seguin) — Fast and furious are how district officials are describing the progress of bond projects currently in the works across the Seguin ISD. Sharing the district’s most recent update is Bill Lewis, the consultant tasked with overseeing the district’s bond projects. First on his list was the announcement that the addition of new classrooms at Ball Early Childhood Center is officially complete. He says not only did the project finish earlier than expected but staff have already moved in for the upcoming school year. “Ball Early Childhood Center, we have a 100 percent completed project over there. It turned out beautiful. It looks just like a great extension of the previous building — the color schemes, the looks — of course, the Koehler Company, did the original. They redid that back in 2010,” said Lewis. view article

The Marshall ISD school board, at their recent meeting, heard a number of updates on the progress being made to Marshall High School’s facilities through the district’s 2023 bond. Assistant Superintendent Andy Chilcoat updated trustees on the work being done, including the gutting of MHS spaces such as the school’s library, cafeteria, band hall, choir rooms, office spaces and more. view article

Parents and staff from Lake Travis Independent School District got their first look at preliminary designs for two new facilities that will be built in the district. The district is using 2022 bond dollars to pay for a new elementary school and a new science facility. view article

Liberty Hill High School is set to receive renovation work and expansions to its cafeteria, and fine arts and athletic facilities as the campus's enrollment grows. The Liberty Hill ISD board of trustees approved the schematic design for the project at a June 17 meeting. view article

Fast and furious are how district officials are describing the progress of bond projects currently in the works across the Seguin ISD. Sharing the district’s most recent update is Bill Lewis, the consultant tasked with overseeing the district’s bond projects. First on his list was the announcement that the addition of new classrooms at Ball Early Childhood Center is officially complete. He says not only did the project finish earlier than expected but staff have already moved in for the upcoming school year. view article

On June 17, the Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD Board of Trustees approved the Guaranteed Maximum Price Package #2 for a new Pecos High School Field House. Pecos High School is undergoing a comprehensive replacement that will bring entirely new facilities to its current site, which is expected to be completed in 2028. The original planning for the Athletic Field House focused on remodeling and expanding the existing facility. However, after extensive discussions with the Board of Trustees, community stakeholders, and the architectural and construction teams at VLK and BTC, the decision was made in Summer 2023 to proceed with a completely new Athletic facility. GMP Package #2 encompasses all remaining aspects of the construction needed for this state-of-the-art Field House. view article

Dripping Springs ISD officials will host a groundbreaking for the district’s newest elementary school June 18. The groundbreaking will take place on the school’s site in the Headwaters neighborhood at 10 a.m. District leadership, including Superintendent Holly Morris-Kuentz and board member Stefani Reinold, will speak. view article

A rough estimate presented Monday to Longview ISD trustees showed it could be six to 12 months before the district starts accepting bids for projects in its $456 million construction program. The district is finalizing a contract with architecture firm DLR Group to plan and design the work approved by voters during a May bond election. Wayne Guidry, assistant superintendent of finance, and Gary Rademacher, with DLR Group, talked about the next steps Monday during a board meeting. view article

Shawn Rushing said it was "exciting" to hear about a plan for improvements and upgrades across Houston ISD, which is holding a series of community meetings to discuss a $4.4 billion bond proposal that could be placed on the ballot for a vote in November. The Madison High School graduate, whose children also attended HISD schools, was among the community members who crowded the Fondren Middle School cafeteria Tuesday night to hear specifics about the plan. District leaders want to renovate and in some cases rebuild aging campuses while also bolstering safety, security and technology and expanding HISD's pre-kindergarten and career training programs. view article

For the first time since 2012, the Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in Texas, is requesting a $4.5 billion bond proposal. In addition to the request, the district appointed a 28-person advisory committee, which consists of elected trustees, teachers, community advocates, and parents. view article

Houston Independent School District is hosting several community meetings trying to garner support for the largest bond proposal in Texas history. HISD, the largest school district in the state, wants voters to approve a $4.4 billion bond proposal. But some parents say while they support most of the proposal, they’ll vote against it. view article

Former HEB President Scott McClelland, who is known for his H-E-B commercials with the Houston Astros, and former Houston Texans J.J. Watt and Brock Osweiler are the three co-chairs of Houston ISD's advisory committee for the $4.4 billion bond under consideration. The other two co-chair members include former HISD Board President Judith Cruz and former Texas House Representative Garnet Coleman. view article

Belton ISD confirmed to KWTX that some of their facilities sustained damage from the May 22 storms. The district says their biggest concern is addressing roof damage and water leaks. Additionally, Belton ISD says fences, outdoor lights, rooftop HVAC systems and outdoor equipment were impacted by strong winds. Repairs have begun on the most immediate needs and Belton ISD says it will take weeks to work through the repair process. view article

Barnes Middle School is next in line for a much-needed face-lift. Seguin ISD officials recently gathered with administrators and contractors for a special groundbreaking marking the beginning of the school’s expansion and renovation plans. The $25.5 million project was approved by voters in 2022. Helping to oversee the project is Florin Popa with pbGroup Architecture. Popa says the project will help the school district align its middle schools while providing some much-needed elbow room at the local campus. view article

On May 4, a $28.4 million bond for Central ISD failed by a vote of 495 to 462. Since that day, Central ISD officials have been deciding how to move forward while providing the students with what is needed. On May 28, Central ISD Superintendent Justin Risner issued this statement: “Obviously we are disappointed that the Central ISD 2024 Bond election did not pass, however we’re thankful for the amazing support shown by nearly a majority of our district voters. We have also received some very informative feedback from community members who did not vote in favor of the bond election, so we feel that we already have a better understanding on where we fell short in certain areas of communicating the district’s priorities and plans.” view article

Houston ISD is asking for voter support on a whopping $4.4 billion bond proposal. This is the district's largest money ask ever, but HISD says it won't come with a tax increase. The district will use proceeds from a future bond election to replenish its general fund for money it uses to fund the bond. view article