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LCISD growth brings 18 schools BY SIERRA ROZEN Lamar CISD is expected to see a large amount of growth in the upcoming years, catalyzing 18 new campuses in the next decade, o cials said. Most recently, the district opened Fletcher Morgan Elementary School on Jan. 4, located at 32720 FM 1093, Fulshear. Construction for the school was completed Nov. 29. Students were mainly pulled from the northwest area of the district, where students typically would have been zoned to Huggins Elementary School in Fulshear. The district also expects to complete construction on Maxine Phelan Elemen- tary School on July 8. The school, at 23551 Baker Hill Drive, Richmond, is sched- uled to open in August. Morgan Elementary School cost approximately $30.2 million to build, while Phelan Elementary School cost almost $32.6 million. Both projects were funded by LCISD’s 2017 $445.5 million bond, according to the district’s website. The district has a student population of 40,168 across its schools, said Sonya Cole-Hamilton, chief communications o cer for the district. According to Popu- lation and Survey Analysts’ February 2021 report, the district had been estimated to have 39,171 students by the 2021-22 school year, proving the district is growing beyond expectations. PASA estimates that by the 2030-31 school year, the popula- tion will have risen to 65,409, an estimated 67% increase. LCISD Superintendent Roosevelt Nivens said he has seen large amounts of growth in the Fulshear area, attributing it to new commercial and retail developments. “If you drive down Texas Heritage Parkway, [all you see is] they’re moving dirt
ESTIMATED STUDENT POPULATION PASA’s February 2021 report showed an estimated large amount of growth in LCISD’s student population over the next ten years.
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and getting ready for rooftops. Once that happens, they’ll develop the commer- cial—so both are going to be here rapidly,” Nivens said. The district also expects to see growth in the types of career paths and classes that are being o ered to their students, something Nivens sees as a standout among other districts. “The vision is that when children leave us, they have choices and opportunities. If you’re in high school and you want to earn an associate’s degree, we have a pathway for that,” Nivens said. “Our whole goal is to help students do life.”
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