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Robinson ISD is hoping voters will approve a new bond proposition this May. According to Robinson ISD, the $95,495,000 bond will go towards a new/renovated high school at the junior high school campus, renovations of band halls into classrooms at the intermediate school and safety and technology updates.
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Houston ISD’s Sinclair Elementary reopens months after damage from derecho, Hurricane Beryl
Almost a year after Sinclair Elementary was battered by back-to-back storms, the Houston ISD campus reopened this week to students and teachers. Towering pine trees crashed into buildings on the campus during a derecho windstorm last May and Hurricane Beryl in July. Almost all of the 16 temporary buildings utilized at the school, located in the Timbergrove neighborhood, were damaged in the storms.
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Nacogdoches ISD’s new training and conference center will allow the district to hold large gatherings for teachers and staff, for purposes like professional development. Construction continues for the nearly 13,000 thousand square foot training center. The $6.1 million bond-funded space is adjacent to the district’s support center, and future school board meetings will also be held there.
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Voters in the Socorro Independent School District in El Paso approved a $448.5 million bond issue in November 2017 that included $59.9 million for a second stadium in the district’s Student Activities Complex. Socorro voters agreed to tax themselves to pay for the bonds. Property taxes collected for those bonds go into the interest and sinking fund, and must be used to repay the bond issues.
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ICYMI: Georgetown ISD receives fall enrollment update, OKs school renovation contracts
Read up on what's happening in Georgetown ISD, as the district considers future growth and upgrades to facilities. The renovation of fine arts spaces and addition of a weight room to the Forbes Middle School campus will soon enter the design phase after Georgetown ISD officials approved architectural design fees for the project in February.
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Northwest Independent School District is breaking ground on its newest high school.
The district posted several renderings of a new high school campus on social media and announced it will hold a groundbreaking this week. The new high school will feature a football field, tennis courts and areas for specialized career training, Northwest ISD said.
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Aldine ISD trustees voted to close six campuses Tuesday, citing declining enrollment, low birth rates and a lack of housing growth in the area.
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Houston ISD mother delivers criminal complaint to Harris County DA over district’s $2M campaign for failed bond
Weeks after KPRC 2 Investigates revealed issues within the Houston Independent School District’s 2024-2025 budget handling over a $4 billion bond, some parents in the district are urging the Harris County District Attorney’s Office to investigate.
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Corpus Christi ISD has named its new southeast middle school. See what it will be called.
A new middle school in Corpus Christi will be called Lexington Middle School after the Corpus Christi Independent School District board of trustees voted to approve the name Monday evening. The school, located in southeast Corpus Christi near Creekside Elementary School, is being constructed as a result of a bond approved by voters in 2022.
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Corpus Christi ISD has named its new southeast middle school. See what it will be called.
A new middle school in Corpus Christi will be called Lexington Middle School after the Corpus Christi Independent School District board of trustees voted to approve the name Monday evening. The school, located in southeast Corpus Christi near Creekside Elementary School, is being constructed as a result of a bond approved by voters in 2022.
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This Texas school district invested in a pre-K center that’s specifically designed for younger students
Alief Independent School District is among a growing number of districts across the country to spend money on buildings tailored to 4- and 5-year-olds.
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After failure of 13-cent bond proposal, East Central ISD goes back to voters with a smaller ask
After a slate of bond proposals was rejected in November, East Central Independent School District will return to voters in May to ask them to approve funding for the construction of three new schools. If passed, the 8-cent property tax rate increase associated with the $309 million bond would not take effect until 2027. By then, the district predicts several of its campuses will face over-enrollment, but the bond proposal “prioritizes” building new schools in high-growth areas to meet the demand.
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SAN ANGELO, Texas — A $397 million bond package to address aging facilities, new construction and safety and security on San Angelo Independent School District campuses was unanimously approved Monday and will now go to voters.
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Next school year, Leander ISD will begin offering tuition-based child care services for its staff members.LISD announced the new child care offering in a newsletter on its website in January. The service will be available to full-time employees with 3- and 4-year-old children beginning in the 2025-26 school year. The district is now surveying staff members and will use this feedback to determine the program’s tuition rates, enrollment procedures and location, according to district information. “The district believes that investing in our staff's families honors the roles both at work and at home,” said Erin Garner, director of early childhood education in an email from the district.
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Argyle voters considered a $511.5 million bond election last year. When they went to the polls, they rejected two packages and green-lighted the third. In a voter-approved tax ratification election in November, voters rejected a proposal to increase the tax rate by 7.7 cents, which would have brought the district’s property tax rate to $1.91 per $100 valuation and would have kept $2.5 million in the district and lifted teacher salaries by 2%. The tax rate impact for Argyle ISD residents would have been an increase of $77 for every $100,000 of taxable home value on their annual bill.
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The Flour Bluff Independent School District board has called for a bond election for May 3. Voters will be faced with three propositions totaling more than $193 million which would improve and modernize facilities, develop outdoor learning environments and improve Flour Bluff High School's Hornet Stadium.
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Georgetown ISD moves forward with $852K in projects funded by unspent 2021 bond funds
Georgetown ISD will move forward with several projects to improve multiple campuses, after trustees approved the use of $852,500 in unspent 2021 bond funds.
As with previous approvals for the use of unspent bond funds, the projects are smaller capital improvements at several campuses in the district.
However, the selection of the projects happened through a newly established process, according to district documents.
The new process involves staff evaluating potential projects using a scoring matrix before bringing them to the district's Bond Advisory Committee, which deliberated on the proposal and staff recommendations for these projects.
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The Midland ISD Board of Trustees would like to offer the following statement: The Midland ISD Board of Trustees would like to thank the community for its engagement and outreach in recent days. It was important for new members of the board to gather all of the facts related to the purchase of 1600 East Wadley Avenue that took place in 2019 and understand all of the alternative options that were explored leading up to the 2023 school bond election.
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Ector County ISD (ECISD) is making progress on projects funded by the district's $400 million bond. One of the most significant projects funded by the bond is the construction of a brand new middle school. In addition to the new facility, the bond will support renovations and upgrades to several departments, including transportation, technology, fine arts, agriculture and athletics.
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Construction for a new elementary school in East Central ISD is set to begin soon. Site preparation for Victory Elementary School began last month. The new school will be located at the end of Sugar Maple Street in Elmendorf’s Hickory Ridge subdivision.
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“They’re getting an all new softball field, and we are so excited about it. They’ll have a little concessions stand – we’re trying to figure all those things out – new lighting. It’s going to be phenomenal,” said Dr. Sheppard. The next step, she added, will be to tell the team and ask for their input.
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Humble ISD construction project causing flooding concerns with murky water pouring into storm drains
Murky water from a Humble ISD construction site has some neighbors in a flood-prone community who are anxious about what's pouring into the storm drains. Despite a dry forecast, water had filled a Kingwood neighborhood street on Tuesday after water was pumped from Humble ISD's Foster Elementary School project. It wasn't the amount that concerned Chris Summers, but the color coming from crews.
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Socorro ISD cash reserves dip below district standards; $300M Lower Valley data center approved
This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso. The Socorro Independent School District used more than half its savings between 2022 and 2024, and may need to spend more to cover its expenses.
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‘Houston wide effort’: Alvin ISD prepares for student return after tornado hits Walt Disney Elementary
Alvin ISD leaders are working tirelessly to ensure that students can return to class next week after an EF-2 tornado caused significant damage to Walt Disney Elementary School.
The school district has announced that students will temporarily finish the rest of the school year at the Old Alvin Elementary School, located just four miles away, on Rosharon Road.
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The district argued that urgent need supersedes the rules.
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Liberty Hill ISD acquires Higginbotham building from Texas Lumber Supply’s parent company
In the 2023 LHISD School Bond election, voters approved $12 million for the design and construction of a new maintenance warehouse. At that time, district officials estimated that a 10,000-square-foot warehouse and office space could be built for maintenance and operations staff utilizing those Bond funds.
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San Antonio ISD trustees approve outlines of agreement for Missions ballpark land sale
Trustees for the San Antonio Independent School District have approved a Memorandum of Understanding for the purchase of district land for the new Missions ballpark. The MOU sets out the terms under which San Antonio ISD would agree to sell the Camaron Street property to Bexar County. The document is nonbinding, but district officials said the proposals within it will form the basis of contracts that will be negotiated now that the board has given approval.
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The Elgin Independent School District launched a new Multi-Purpose Facility, which opened for use Thursday.
The new Multi-Purpose Facility includes a weight room, training room, offices, dressing and storage rooms, and an indoor, air-conditioned practice field. It measures at 56,865 sq. ft. The practice field also has artificial turf and a shortened football field.
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As Denton ISD rebuilds Ginnings Elementary, students and staff will have to relocate for two years
Families gather for Kindergarten Roundup in the Ginnings Elementary School library in 2023. Courtesy photo/Ginnings Elementary School via Facebook
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More than a month after the defeat of Houston ISD's $4.4 Billion bond proposal, vocal opposition aimed at the District's State appointed superintendent Mike Miles appears to be intensifying. At the latest board meeting, dozens of students, parents and educators demanded the resignation of Mike Miles and the return of the state's largest school district to local control.
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Officials with the Manor Independent School District are celebrating the groundbreaking today of the new Early College High School. “This is a great day in Manor ISD,” said Dr. Andre D. Spencer, Manor ISD Superintendent. “We are breaking ground on a new building for a group of scholars who we expect to break ground academically in their respective fields of interest. We expect great things to come out of this facility and the scholars who will call this home.”
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The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees looked at demographics and plans for a possible May 2021 bond election at its Monday, Dec. 14, meeting.
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Fitch Rates $50.8MM Garland ISD, TX ULTs ‘AAA’ on PSF Guaranty; ‘AA+’ Underlying; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'AAA' rating based on the Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF) guaranty and an 'AA+' underlying rating to the following Garland Independent School District, TX unlimited tax bonds (the bonds or ULTs):
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Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating based on the Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF) guarantee and a 'AA+' underlying rating to the following unlimited tax (ULT) bonds for the Mesquite Independent School District (ISD), Texas: :
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Students with Georgetown Independent School District are about to see a lot of changes. Voters approved a $150 million bond for the district in November 2018, and some upgrades have already been made as a result. In January, KVUE reported that crews finished installing new football and softball fields at East View High School in Georgetown.
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