Heights - River Oaks - Montrose Edition | August 2024

BY WESLEY GARDNER

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What’s next

Funding CTE The Barbara Jordan Career Center is the only career and technology center in HISD. Three more could be built with bond funding.

During the July 16 workshop, several board members questioned whether the $425 million allocated toward the construction of three new career and technical education improvements should be scaled back. Miles said it’s unfair and inequitable for stu- dents to only have one career center—the Barbara Jordan Career Center—serving the entire district. Board manager Cassandra Auzenne Bandy said she understood the need for greater access to CTE programming, but she questioned the cost of keeping the facilities and equipment up to date. “It seems like we are bearing the burden of managing a state-of-the-art CTE facility times four,” Bandy said. Board manager Janette Garza Lindner also questioned the need for four CTE facilities, asking administrators to consider exploring partnerships with local businesses and organizations to provide additional CTE programming.

Aug. 8: Board managers will consider placing bond on Nov. 5 ballot August: Managers will consider approving project management consultant to oversee the scope and sequence of bond September: District ocials will release preliminary project plans and timeline October: District ocials will name members of bond oversight committee, release nal project plans and timeline Nov. 5: Voters will consider approving the district’s bond proposal on Election Day; if approved, district ocials will launch project site feasibility studies Q1 2025: District will issue solicitations for safety, health and security projects Q2 2025: Potential launch of rst projects

HISD district divisions

Barbara Jordan Career Center

North

290

Central

2025

West

610

South

288

3 proposed new CTE centers in bond

$425M total for CTE improvements in bond

SOURCE: HOUSTON ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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