BY WESLEY GARDNER
Dance studios, CTE projects take next steps Humble ISD ocials are moving forward with several projects associated with the district’s $775 million bond approved by voters in 2022. The details During the Dec. 9 board meeting, trustees approved the selection of Houston-based AUTOARCH Architects to provide design services for planned career and technical education, or CTE, renovations at Kingwood and Atascocita high schools; and a roughly $3 million contract with Houston-based Jamail & Smith Construction for the construction of new dance studios at Autumn Ridge and West Lake middle schools. A closer look For Autumn Ridge and West Lake middle schools, the projects will include the construction of new classrooms with dance oors, mirrors and a sound
Marques Holmes elected to TASB board
Humble ISD ocials approved $45 million for technology upgrades and $730 million for school facilities in the May 2022 bond, including: The $80.8M Lake Houston Middle School A roughly $25.1M addition to Summer Creek High School An $8.7M installation of turf elds at every high school
Humble ISD board Pres- ident Marques Holmes has been elected to serve on the Texas Association of School Boards board of directors, per a Dec. 10 news release. The details
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system at each campus, according to the district’s dedicated bond website. Planned CTE improvements at Atascocita High School will include a lab for students to practice skills in industry settings with simulation manne- quins, hospital beds and monitoring systems. Kingwood High School’s CTE improvements will include a classroom and lab with examination tables, monitoring systems, grooming equipment and simulation mannequins for Vet Tech students. Each of the projects are expected to be complete by the end of 2027.
Holmes—who will still serve as an HISD trustee—will serve as Region 4, Position A Director on TASB’s board through October 2026, per the release. TASB directors serve as representatives of the school boards in their regions with the aim of promoting educational excellence through good governance, educational expe- riences for school leaders and public-school advocacy, per TASB’s website.
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