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Trustees call for November
7 bond election
Trustees met in a special called meeting on Aug. 14
and called for a bond election to be held on Nov. 7. Voters are being
asked to consider a proposal totaling $128.6 million.
The recommended plan comes from a diverse group of 55 citizens. They began
meeting in January and reviewed facility reports, demographic projections,
financial impact, two community phone surveys, and educational and technical
standards. The committee identified health and safety, overcrowding/reducing
portable buildings, and minimal functional requirements as their priorities
in developing their final recommendation. The committee presented their recommended
plan to trustees on June 8.
Voters are being asked to consider the following package:
Build
replacement campuses at Stowe and Binion elementaries. (This
would reduce the need for approximately 37 portable classrooms.)
Renovate and expand locker rooms and add four-lane
tracks at each of the district's seven middle schools. (This
would address the issues of overcrowding and space limitations
for physical education and athletic instruction.)
Renovate and expand Haltom High School. (This
would reduce the need for approximately 14 portable classrooms.)
Build
replacement campus at Richland High School. (The
classroom addition constructed in 1989 and the theater will
be renovated and incorporated into the new building.)
Build a new Career and Technology Center. (Due
to limited space, there is currently a waiting list
for students who want to enroll in career and technology programs
for vocational education. A new Career and Technology Academy,
built on land already owned by the district, would provide
capacity to accommodate students seeking to enroll in these programs.)
School property taxes were recently reduced by the
state legislature. BISD voters can approve this bond package and
the school property tax rate will still be lower than it was this
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