District News Archive
All elementary schools getting new playgrounds COVID-19 hasn’t slowed progress on the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s elementary playground project. In fact, construction is starting this month at the first three elementary schools – Ashworth, Bebensee and Pearcy. The future new playgrounds are part of the 2019 Bond program, approved by voters in November 2019. The plan calls for…
Final 2014 Bond project opening soon It’s almost ready. After years of dreaming, planning and construction, the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s Center for Visual and Performing Arts, the final project of the 2014 Bond, is nearly ready to open. Yesterday, training began for teachers in the new facility’s art, dance and piano keyboarding rooms. Then, after winter break,…
Gunn Junior High looks a lot different Gunn Junior High is changing. Construction to convert Gunn into the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s fine arts/dual language junior high academy – one of the first projects in the 2019 Bond – has the school looking a lot different. See this week’s construction photos. For starters, the entrance now faces…
Martin and Seguin high schools will play home games at Glaspie Field The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD Board of Trustees approved the schematic design for the future Michael Glaspie Field Athletic Complex at last week’s board meeting. This Bond 2019 project will renovate the existing practice field at Martin High School and convert it into the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ…
Arena part of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s new Athletics Complex ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s competition arena in the new Athletics Complex got the opening it deserved Tuesday evening as ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ High School’s girls’ basketball team christened the court with a convincing win over Fort Worth’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy. “It’s exciting to be able compete in an arena that…
Feeding tens of thousands every day, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s food and nutrition services department has a momentous task that requires a team of dedicated employees and a host of complicated logistics. It also requires the right facilities, from warehouses and freezer space to offices and kitchens. Thanks to the 2019 Bond, the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s food and…
Bond 2014 Funds Replaced Bailey Junior High Windows from 1968 The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s new natatorium isn’t the only recent Bond 2014 project making waves. A major project to replace the roof and windows at Bailey Junior High wrapped up at the end of the summer and will have a long-term impact on the school. The…
Applications due Oct. 23 Apply for the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) now through Oct. 23, 2020. CBOC Application The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD is accepting applications for positions on the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee. The committee is established to provide transparency and enhance public confidence in the use of proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized…
Swim coaches share their excitement as new Natatorium Opens in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ The coaches might be more excited than the student athletes. The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s first-ever district pool, housed in the new ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD Athletics Center, finally opened last week for student swimmers – and their coaches. Now, the huge state-of-the-art pool is filled daily with…
It’s all about concrete this week at Crow Leadership Academy where construction is moving along at full speed and is on schedule. The concrete slab for the new gymnasium was poured this week along with the final concrete piers for the addition. The construction is part of the 2019 Bond project at Crow that includes an addition…