EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Clear Creek ISD
SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS CLEAR CREEK ISD In the May 7 election, Jessica Cejka won the race for Clear Creek ISD trustee Position 1 by 41 votes, according to unofficial final election results from CCISD’s election website. As of May 8, all votes had been collected. Cejka received 1,260 votes, or 50.83% of the votes. Opponent Misty Dawson received 1,219 votes, or 49.17% of the votes. For the Clear Creek ISD at- large trustee Position B, incumbent Scott Bowen won the race, according to unofficial final election results from CCISD. Bowen received 4,477 votes, or 48.41% of the votes. Opponent Kyrsten Garcia received 3,357 votes, or 36.6% of the votes, and Carl Nunn received 1,339 votes, or 14.6% of the votes. Clear Creek ISD does not participate in runoff elections; instead, the candidate with the most votes wins. Results are unofficial until canvassed. Clear Creek ISD board of trustees will meet at 6 p.m. May 23 for a regular meeting and at 4:30 p.m. June 13 for a board workshop at the Education Support Center, 2425 E. Main St., League City. Watch online at www.ccisd.net/boardmeeting. MEETINGS WE COVER
Clear Creek ISD approves 2 new contracts for bond projects CLEAR CREEK ISD Two over bud- get projects included in the district’s 2017 bond have been approved and awarded to a contractor. BY SIERRA ROZEN Construction begins Ross Elementary School and Whitcomb Elementary School are both a part of Clear Creek ISD’s 2017 bond. Ross Elementary School Whitcomb Elementary School
45
Ross Elementary School, located at 2401 W. Main St. in League City, and Whitcomb Elementary School, located at 900 Reseda Drive in Houston, were the projects brought before the board of trustees at the April 26 meeting. Both projects are expected to be completed by August 2023, accord- ing to the district’s bond website, and are going through various additions and renovations. With the $487 million bond origi- nally being passed in 2017, inflation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruption, increased prices for goods and increasing labor costs have all affected the construc- tion costs on these projects, according to district officials. According to March data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the consumer price index for tools,
3
N
N
SOURCE: CLEAR CREEK ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies rose 11.2% from April 2021 to April 2022. The consumer price index is defined as the average change in prices that consumers pay for products. Almost $4 million was requested to be paid from the capital projects fund for Ross Elementary, and about $1 million was requested for the Whit- comb Elementary project. Whitcomb Elementary also had the added
funding need from a 2021 water main break that caused additional damage, according to agenda documents. Both project contracts were awarded to Spring-based construction company ICI Construction with construction starting immediately fol- lowing the meeting. Ross Elementary is set to cost a total of $21 million with the added funds, while Whitcomb Elementary will cost $25 million with the added funds.
MAY IS SKIN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH! 1 5 in Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime Fortunately, skin cancer is also one of the most preventable forms of cancer and highly treatable when detected early.
HEALTH CARE EDITION COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER’S COMING SOON
Call to Schedule an Annual Skin Exam. (281) 214-6392
LOCAL BUSINESSES: CONTACT US FOR ADVERTISING
Seena Monjazeb, MD | Kyle Kaltwasser, MD | Rasheen Imtiaz, MD | Janice Rollefson Chang, MD
DIGITAL
DIRECT MAIL
17300 El Camino Real, Suite 103, Houston, TX 77058 WWW. US DERMATOLOGY PARTNERS .COM
�866� 989�6808 � COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM�ADVERTISE
13
BAY AREA EDITION • MAY 2022
Powered by FlippingBook