The New Caney ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved calling for a bond election for May 9, 2015. The action was taken during their regularly scheduled board meeting Feb. 16, 2015.
The board will seek $173 million in bonds for the construction of new campuses, more classrooms for current campuses, renovating existing campuses, constructing a district natatorium and purchasing land for future campuses.Passage of the bond will not affect the tax rate for property owners in the district. New Caney ISD is one of the fastest growing school districts in the Houston Metropolitan area.

The bond election, by building new campuses and adding classrooms, seeks to address the tremendous growth the district has experienced. Through demographic studies, district officials project an additional 700 students per year will move to the area over the next several years.  With new home construction in several areas and the Grand Parkway nearing completion, New Caney ISD seeks to stay ahead of the growth by providing campuses and facilities for the increasing student population. “I am thankful for the Board of Trustees and their unanimous support for calling this bond election,” said New Caney ISD Superintendent Kenn Franklin. “They studied information presented to them on campus capacities, various life-cycle issues on campuses and reviewed growth projections in consideration of this bond election.  I also want to thank the Facility Study Committee for their work in reviewing and providing input for this bond. Now, we as a District will work diligently to inform the community of all the bond details and projected budgets through our website, community forums, social media and speaking engagements.” Franklin noted that the bond budgets should be considered proposals at this time. They could be revised based on the District’s needs and student population as it enters this period of unprecedented growth.  

The New Caney ISD Bond Election will be held May 9, 2015.  For more information on the upcoming bond election, visit www.newcaneyisd.org/bond2015.