BY BRITTANY ANDERSON
Proposition D
Propositions B & C
If Proposition B passes, district ocials anticipate the fourth high school opening for the 2029-30 school year. The school would have a 2,800-student capacity, which Savoy said is HCISD’s updated standard for high schools. The last high school to be on a bond was Johnson High School in 2017, which later opened in 2019. By contrast, Johnson cost $122 million to build but only has a capacity of 2,250 students. “We had a lot of folks talk about [the fourth high school’s price], and it is emblematic of the ination that we’re seeing,” Savoy said. Proposition C would expand the new high school’s stadium to seat at least 1,000 spectators and would become the district’s second shared varsity stadium after Bob Shelton Stadium, which opened in 1969.
The sole item on Proposition D is the construction of four multipurpose activity centers, or MPACs. Each high school would receive one of these covered and lighted pavilions to use for outdoor practice and educational space. Three MPACs were placed on the 2023 bond for $52.1 million, but the proposition ultimately failed. This new proposition could be more appealing for voters, Savoy said, as it is less expensive and comes with an additional pavilion. Wright said the MPACs would reduce outside temperatures by 20 to 30 degrees, allowing a more exible schedule for band, athletics and other organizations to use them at any time of the day.
The multipurpose activity centers will be used as an outdoor practice and educational space.
“Right now, all of our student populations are having to work either in the extreme [morning] hour or after school as soon as the sun goes down,” Wright said.
Proposition E
What happens next?
While state law requires technology items be placed in its own proposition, these propositions have passed with the greatest margin of support in past HCISD bonds, Savoy said. Many of HCISD’s instructional resources are also tied to technology, Wright said, and these items are needed for day-to-day classroom operations. The district also has a built-in 10-year “look ahead” for technology replacement cycles as warranties expire and devices come to the end of their life cycles, Wright said. The $16.2 million proposition includes projects for new laptops, phone systems and more.
The FBOC will also continue to plan for future bonds, as any items that don’t make it onto one bond stay on as a committee discussion item for the next. Projects such as new schools are usually a priority, Armstrong said. “It’s such a tricky time because we know construction costs are only going up at this point,” Armstrong said. “... We’re really hoping that the public will see that these are all very much needed. This is not for frills; the growth is coming.”
Dates to know April 3: last day to register to vote April 22-29: early voting May 3: election day HCISD election website: www.hayscisd.net/election2025 Bond website: www.hayscisd.net/bond2025
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