Education
BY JACQUELYN BURRER & ADAM DOE
Plano buys Armstrong Middle School for $8.1M Plano city officials purchased Armstrong Middle School from Plano ISD for $8.1 million at a June 23 City Council meeting, following the school’s closure in June 2024. The gist Plano bought the nearly 18-acre lot at 3805 Timberline Drive as part of an interlocal agreement with PISD to purchase surplus property from the school district, per city documents. The city had previously purchased both Davis and Forman Elementary Schools for a total of $8.4 million in early June after declining enrollment led board trustees to close the campuses, making Armstrong the third school property purchased by the city. Funding for the purchase was available in Plano’s Economic Development Fund, according to city documents.
Plano ISD adds 2 bereavement days Plano ISD employees will get an additional two days of bereavement leave for the 2025- 26 through 2027-28 school years following unanimous approval from the school board at a June 10 school board meeting. In a nutshell Currently, PISD employees can take up to five days of bereavement leave following the death of a loved one, Chief of Employee Services Dr. Duana Kindle said during the meeting. PISD employees are now eligible for seven days of leave. The proposal came from Dr. Kindle and Deputy Superintendent Johnny Hill after receiving feedback from district employ- ees. PISD expects the added bereavement leave to cost $225,000, according to district documents.
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What else? Plano Real Estate Manager Matt Yager said Arm- strong wasn’t included in the previous purchase due to a deed restriction. The restricted 2.6-acre area on the southeast corner of the campus requires that portion of the land to be used for a public school, according to a presentation from Yager. The city plans to remove the deed restriction, which can be done with approval from 75% of prop- erty owners to the east of the school, Yager said. If the city is unable to remove the restriction, the city will negotiate for a reduced price from PISD. Looking ahead The city will decide how to redevelop the prop- erty following community engagement this year.
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