Education
BY CODY THORN
CISD approves contract for bond construction Coppell ISD officials approved a contract with Glenn Engineering during the Nov. 13 meeting, the first step in working through the many projects approved in the May bond election. The district has used Glenn for projects for more than 30 years. The fees will be 4% of the engineered portion of the actual construction cost, according to docu- ments. The $321 million bond includes a mix of new construction and renovations. The details There will be several projects scheduled for the 2023-24 school year. • Valley Ranch Elementary School renovation/ addition • Coppell High School fine art building construc- tion and tennis center expansion, which is already in the design phase
LISD continues Serenity High plan Lewisville ISD approved a contract extension that would allow certain students to attend Serenity High School in McKinney ISD. The partnership started in 2020 and the one year renewal will run through the 2023-24 school year. The context The school, located on a campus with McKinney North High School, provides a learning environment for students who have successfully completed a recognized drug and/or alcohol treatment program and want to earn a high school diploma, according to documents. Secondary counselors estimate that 240 LISD students attend drug or alcohol treat- ment yearly and there was a 20% increase in that number in the 2022-23 school year.
Tennis facility expansion 1 new ticket booth at the entrance
extra storage
team rooms for boys and girls teams
120 total lockers
SOURCE: COPPELL ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
• Playground replacement for eight campuses • Mockingbird Elementary remodel • Wilson Elementary remodel • Coppell Middle School East renovations • Coppell Middle School West renovations • Pinkerton Elementary remodel • Coppell Middle School North renovations Zooming in Chief Operations Officer Chris Trotter expects work on all the projects in the first phase of the bond to be finished by 2025.
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