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Lamar CISD trustees weigh nearly $2 billion bond package, approve junior-high design and elementary site purchase
Summary
Trustees discussed a multi-proposition bond plan that would fund new schools, campus replacements and a 1:1 technology goal; the board approved the design option for Junior High No. 8, authorized purchase of an elementary site in “The George,” and approved several deductive change orders discussed in closed session.
The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District board on May 20 discussed a proposed multi-year bond plan that district staff said would fund seven elementary schools, additional secondary-campus capacity, a third high school in the Fulshear area, campus replacements and a districtwide technology refresh.
District staff presented a package they labeled Prop A and Prop B and said the proposals would pay for new elementary and secondary campuses, campus replacements and a device refresh to move toward a 1-to-1 environment for students. Chief Financial Officer Miss Ludwig told trustees her office modeled multiple scenarios and that, under the district’s current plan, the district’s interest-and-sinking tax rate would not exceed $0.48 under the bond-sale schedule staff presented.
Trustees approved…
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