Spring - Klein Edition | January 2023

EDUCATION

OTHER STORIES TO FOLLOW IN 2023

BY HANNAH BROL

arts and athletic spaces; and the comprehensive modernization of eight aging campuses. Also approved by voters, Proposition B allocated $51.5 million for classroom technology. Propositions C and D—which were not approved by voters—would have allocated $141 million to build a district events center and $75.2 million to build a second stadium and renovate Klein Memorial Stadium, respectively. KISD’s board meetings are typically held the second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. in the board room of the Frank A. Lemmon Administration Building, located at 7200 Spring Cypress Road, Spring. Board meeting agendas can be viewed ahead of time online at www.kleinisd.net.

PINPOINTING PROJECTS Klein ISD voters approved the following bond propositions in the May 7 election.

KLEIN ISD Ocials will update the public on the district’s $895.3 million bond during the board of trustees’ February or March meeting, district ocials conrmed via email Dec. 14. As previously reported by Community Impact , KISD voters approved two of four propositions totaling $1.1 billion placed on the ballot last May. Voter-approved Proposition A allocated $843.8 million to address growth and capacity challenges with the construction of Intermediate School No. 11 and classroom additions at Klein Cain and Klein Oak high schools. The proposition also includes safety and security improvements; the purchase of new school buses; upgraded academic,

Proposition A

$843.8 M

Lone Star College-University Park to open visual, performing arts center Construction on Lone Star College- University Park’s $21.67 million Visual and Performing Arts Center is slated to be completed by December with its rst classes beginning in spring 2024. Upon completion, the 30,000-square- foot facility will house an art gallery, a band hall, a 338-seat main stage theater, a 100-seat black box theater and classrooms. Construction is slated to wrap up by late 2023. (Rendering courtesy Lone Star College-University Park)

• Intermediate School No. 11 • Classroom additions at Klein Cain and Klein Oak high schools • Safety and security improvements • Comprehensive modernization of eight campuses age 50 and older • Upgraded academic, ne arts and athletic spaces • New school buses

Proposition B $51.5 M

• Classroom technology for students and sta

SOURCE: KLEIN ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

SISD to begin designing projects, purchasing equipment for $850M bond in 2023

BY EMILY LINCKE

LOOKING AT THE FINANCES Spring ISD will be beginning multiple projects this year as part of the district's 2022 bond. • $850M in bonds were approved by voters in November. • $300M in bonds have been approved so far to be sold. • 3 propositions make up the 2022 bond package. • $681M will fund campus improvements. • $141M will fund a new districtwide academic and arts center. • $28M will fund technology upgrades.

SPRING ISD In 2023, Spring ISD will move forward with the $850 million bond approved by voters in November by selling bonds, designing projects and purchasing safety equipment and vehicles, district ocials conrmed via email Dec. 15. The next steps in the bond process will include closing on the rst wave of bonds to be sold, which totals $300 million, in February. On Dec. 13, SISD trustees approved the bonds to be sold at a maximum total interest rate of 5.5% and a maximum nal maturity of 40 years. SISD ocials said they will prioritize designing projects such as the Education Performance and Instructional Center and the renovation of Spring High School. District ocials noted they plan to meet with the communities of Westeld High School and Jenkins and Reynolds elementary schools to work collaboratively on those redesign projects. Construction on the Spring High School

Harmony Public Schools plans new campus in City Place in north Spring Harmony Public Schools—a Texas- based free public charter school system—will be opening multiple campuses on a 28.9-acre tract of land located in City Place over the next few years. Originally announced in August, the rst phase of development will include a pre-K-seventh-grade school slated to open for the 2024-25 school year. The second phase will add middle and high school campuses scheduled to open for the 2026-27 school year. The rst campus is set to open for the 2024 25 school year. (Rendering courtesy Harmony Public Schools)

SOURCE: SPRING ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

project is anticipated to begin in 2024. Main focuses for the year will also include purchasing some of the school buses and technology upgrades funded by the bond. District ocials said safety and security equipment, such as new cameras, will also be purchased.

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