BY BROOKE SJOBERG
Price set at $950K for first phase of Early College High School
Months after approving agreements with Austin Com- munity College to facilitate the construction of an Early College High School near its Round Rock campus, Round Rock ISD has set the maximum price it will pay for the first part of the school. What you need to know RRISD trustees voted Feb. 15 to set the maximum price of $949,502 for the first of two phases of the ECHS. This price includes project contingencies, allowances, bonds and insur- ance, per district documents. The first phase of work will include the initial building of the school as well as the relocation of underground infrastructure.
The context Per the agreement between RRISD and ACC, the district will lease the property from ACC for 50 years, with a price tag of $6 million to be paid over a 20-year period at a 4% annual interest rate, RRISD’s Chief Financial Officer Dennis Covington said. Design and permitting for the school is expected to take six to nine months, officials said, with construction expected to last 16 months. The district has not given a timeline for when construction will start. In 2018, voters who live in the district passed a $508.4 million bond, with funds set aside for specific facilities.
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Early College High School funding In 2018, voters who live in the district passed a $508.4 million bond, with funds set aside for specific facilities, like the Early College High School
Challenger School offers uniquely fun and academic programs for preschool to eighth grade students. Our students learn to think for themselves and to value independence. Avery Ranch (PS–G8) (512) 341-8000 15101 Avery Ranch Boulevard, Austin Round Rock (PS–G1) (512) 255-8844 1521 Joyce Lane, Round Rock Spicewood Springs (PS–K) (512) 258-1299 13015 Pond Springs Road, Austin
Early College High School $33.93M
Bond funding for other projects $474.47M
$508.4M
SOURCE: ROUND ROCK ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Round Rock ISD appointed two department heads to lead special education and safety programs in March and February. What you need to know RRISD named Bonita Teasley to lead its special education program, and Richard Andreucci as the new head of safety and security. New department heads hired About the candidates
Teasley earned a doctorate degree in educational policy and planning in executive pub- lic-school leadership from The University of Texas and a mas- ter’s degree in education from Prairie View A&M University. Andreucci has 19 years of expe- rience in policing and security.
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