Supporting schools From the cover
The overview
Other campus enhancements included library remodels, student furniture updates, technology additions for classrooms, new buses, outdoor projects and other facility improvements to make campuses more accessible, Dominguez said. Director of CTE Heather Willis said campus improvements help the district give students an edge for their futures. “We focus on this region because we have had many community members say they want their children to come back here to live and be able to afford to live here,” Willis said.
around 150 ninth-grade students. Through vocational education and CTE programs, students can earn certifications and gain hands- on experience while in high school, which can help advance their college education or enable them to enter the workforce, Dominguez said. Alongside high school expansions, the district’s 8th elementary school, Viola Wilson Elementary, was completed in 2024, offering a campus to residents on the western portion of I-10 in Boerne.
Campus improvement projects in the 2022 bond included expansions at both district high schools, increasing the number of classrooms and space for programs. These expansions helped add students to the Pathways in Technology Early College High School, or P-Tech, program. Boerne ISD has two P-Tech programs—cybersecurity and health science, Flores said. Christine Poulis, director of advanced academics and college, career and military readiness, said in April that the program was expected to draw in
Bond project timeline
2023
2024
2025
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring 2023 • Campus improvements begin • Viola Wilson Elementary breaks ground
Fall 2023 • Aquatic Learning Center breaks ground
Fall 2024 • Viola Wilson Elementary opens
Winter 2024 • Bond projects reviewed • Library project unveiled
Spring 2025 • Champion High School expansion completed
Winter 2025 • Aquatic Learning Center projected opening
SOURCE: BOERNE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
The cost
Dominguez told Community Impact that completed bond projects have come in at or under their projected budgets, resulting in savings for the district. During the Aug. 18 board of trustees meeting, Chief Financial and Operations Officer Wes Scott said the district was on track to pay off debt early, resulting in less interest paid.
Campus expansion costs
Budgeted project cost
Actual project cost
Viola Wilson elementary school
Champion high school expansion
$41,470,704
$41,467,438
$18,229,644
$18,229,644
Middle school expansions
Aquatic learning center
$13,948,772
$13,948,772
$9,936,056
$9,921,157
Total for all projects
Boerne high school expansion
$12,209,943
$10,756,050
$165,640,000
$160,843,512
NOTE: TOTAL INCLUDES EVERY PROJECT FUNDED THROUGH THE 2022 BOND
SOURCE: BOERNE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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