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BY WILLIAM C. WADSACK RICHARDSON ISD Construction projects funded by Richardson ISD’s $750 million bond package from 2021 are slated to continue throughout the year, according to district o cials. Two of the biggest projects scheduled to begin this year are con- struction of the new Lake Highlands Middle School and renovations to the future Forest Meadow Middle School as part of the district’s middle school transformation plan. Using a phased construction approach, the transformation plan calls for facility adjustments at junior high campuses to make room for sixth graders, district o cials said. The bond package, which was approved by RISD voters in May, included two separate propositions. Proposition A totaled $694 million for infrastructure and safety projects, construction and renovation plans,
Pending projects Forest MeadowMiddle School
James Watson, RISD chief executive director of operations, said the district’s budget for the entire Pearce High School construction project is $103.76 million for its three phases. The rst phase includes upgrades to existing systems and infrastruc- ture as well as the construction of building additions to increase campus capacity, Watson said. The additions will include a two-story building at the northwest corner of the existing building and a one-story addition on the south side of the school, he said. Work is slated to be nished in August, according to Watson. The project’s next phase is slated to include work on existing classroom and school spaces as well as upgrades to systems and infrastructure. District o cials said pricing for that phase is expected to go before the board in April.
and projects to support teachers and students. Proposition B totaled $56 million to cover updates to district technology devices. The Forest Meadow project is expected to go out for bid in early 2022, followed by the Lake Highlands project, district sta said. The rst part of the Forest Meadow project is then expected to go before the board in March to allow construction to begin in April. The Lake Highlands project is slated to be brought before the board in April, and construction could then begin in May, according to sta . The goal of the middle school transformation project is to have con- struction completed at all campuses by the 2030-31 school year, according to a district presentation on the bond. Bond funds are also paying for an ongoing expansion and renovation project at JJ Pearce High School.
As part of the $750 million bond approved by Richardson ISD voters in May, $269 million is earmarked for construction and renovation plans. Expansions at Pearce High, Mohawk Elementary and Brent eld Elementary schools $114M Expansions at Lake Highlands and Forest Meadow junior high schools
$110M
Student safety renovations at Brent eld Elementary and Hamilton Park Magnet schools
$25M
Renovations at Northrich and Stults Road elementary schools
$20M
SOURCE: RICHARDSON ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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