Education
BY THOMAS LEFFLER
Rail project to improve student mobility Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD officials have given their support to a Cibolo project that would improve student transportation. The overview The SCUCISD board of trustees approved a resolution Nov. 20 supporting two city of Cibolo projects, the FM 78/Country Lane Grade Separated Overpass Project and the MPO Pedestrian Bridge and Trail Connectivity Project. The resolution supports the city’s efforts to acquire grant funds from the Texas Department of Transportation’s Off-System Rail Grade Separation State Fund Program. Why now? Chief Operations Officer JD Mosley said he often hears about larger vehicles becoming stuck at the FM 78 and Country Lane crossing.
SCUCISD forms finance committee Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD will be making changes to its fiscal year 2025-26 budget after the district’s tax rate proposi- tion failed in the Nov. 4 election. In a nutshell At its Nov. 20 meeting, the SCUCISD board unanimously approved the adoption of a FY 2025-26 property tax rate of $1.0769 per $100 valuation. This rate replaces the voter-ap- proval property tax rate of $1.1969 per $100 valuation that would have been in place had SCUCISD’s Proposition A passed. Superintendent Paige Meloni said the district will develop an operational sus- tainability committee to monitor district finances. The committee will be comprised of teachers, staff, parents and community members.
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“The construction of a grade-separated crossing over the railroad tracks parallel to FM 78 would eliminate the dangerous Country Lane crossing and safeguard emergency response between the north and south areas of our district,” Mosley said in an email to Community Impact . The crossing has also been the site of multiple train-vehicle collisions and frequent blocked crossing delays, agenda documents state. “This improvement would also create a more reliable route for our transportation department and for families traveling to and from school, strengthening both safety and efficiency in daily student transportation,” Mosley said.
Air conditioning units installed at 15 JISD gyms A district-wide air conditioning project for Judson ISD is now substantially complete. What happened
Schools that received HVAC upgrades The two-phase, districtwide HVAC project was funded by the district’s 2022 bond.
installed heating, ventilation and air conditioning units for district gyms without air conditioning. The first phase installed units at six campuses, and the second phase installed units at nine more. The total cost of the project with CGC General Contractors was $6.72 million, according to previous board documents and an email from the district.
Elementary schools • Coronado Village
• Mary Lou Hartman • Miller’s Point • Paschall • Spring Meadows • Woodlake Middle schools • Judson • Woodlake Hills
• Hopkins • Olympia • Candlewood • Salinas • Crestview • Elolf • Franz
At JISD trustees’ Nov. 20 meeting, the board unanimously approved the final payment and acceptance of work for both phases of the District Gym HVAC project. According to board documents, the project
SOURCE: JISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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