Education
BY HAMERA SHABBIR
GISD approves using bond funds for campus upgrades The Georgetown ISD board of trustees approved spending up to $6 million in remaining 2021 bond funds for campus upgrades and improved radio network infrastructure May 18. By the numbers GISD funded seven initiatives using the unspent bond funds. The largest chunk of this sum will allocate Approved campus upgrades The following seven projects will be funded using remaining 2021 bond dollars. Elementary school equipment/ surfacing upgrades: $3.5 million Replace campus kitchen equipment: $1 million
3 campuses provide free summer meals All area children age 18 and younger as well as students with disabilities up to age 21 can receive free meals at three Georgetown ISD campuses this summer. What you need to know No meals will be served June 23-July 3 while the district is closed. Tippit Middle School (Monday through Friday June 1-Aug. 7): • Breakfast: 7:15-8:30 a.m. • Lunch: 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Future Ready Center (Monday through Thursday June 1-Aug. 6): • Breakfast: 8-9 a.m. • Lunch: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Purl Elementary (Monday through Thursday June 1-Aug. 6): • Breakfast: 7:15-8 a.m. • Lunch: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
up to $3.5 million to upgrade aging playground equipment at GISD’s older elementary schools and install poured-in-place rubber surfacing at all of the district’s elementary campuses. The context While school bonds can be used for investments in assets and infrastructure, they typically cannot be used for operating costs. In April, GISD approved spending $3.62 million in remaining 2021 bond funds to upgrade its school bus fleet.
Roofing repairs at East View High School: $500,000
Replace projection equipment at district venues: $450,000
Expand radio network infrastructure: $290,000
Middle school turf installation: $250,000
High school restroom mirror installations: $10,000
SOURCE: GEORGETOWN ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: GEORGETOWN ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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