Education
BY EMILY LINCKE
Klein ISD OKs $55.8M in campus renovations Guaranteed maximum prices of $17.3 million and $38.5 million for renovations of Greenwood Forest Elementary School and Wunderlich Intermediate School, respectively, were unanimously approved by Klein ISD trustees on April 14. A Greenwood Forest Elementary School B Wunderlich Intermediate School
SISD superintendent announces retirement
During the April 8 board of trustees meeting, Spring ISD
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Both schools are more than 50 years old, and each will undergo a “comprehensive moderniza- tion,” according to an April 14 video presentation from KISD. The renovations are funded by KISD’s $900 mil- lion bond, which was approved by voters in May 2022. Both projects are slated to be completed in the summer of 2026, according to a KISD website dedicated to the bond. The speci cs Wunderlich’s renovation will be similar to the renovations of Hildebrandt and Strack intermedi- ate schools, according to KISD. Greenwood Forest’s remodel is slated to be similar to Northampton and Haude elementary remodels.
Superintendent Lupita Hinojosa announced her plans to retire e ective June 30. Hinojosa’s last o cial day with SISD will be
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June 1, and she will assist with the leader- ship transition for her remaining contract time, according to an April 9 news release. In January 2022, Hinojosa rst stepped into her role, becoming the rst woman to serve as superintendent in SISD’s history, as previously reported by Community Impact . Hinojosa replaced former Superintendent Rodney Watson, who resigned e ective January 2022.
As previously reported by Community Impact , projects for schools have included: • New and redesigned classrooms • Added windows for classrooms • Improvements to electronic door access systems, security monitoring infrastructure and interior doors
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