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Community advisory committee recommends bond priorities: land acquisition, facility repairs, fine‑arts center favored
Summary
The district’s community advisory committee reviewed facility assessments and cost estimates and recommended prioritizing land acquisition, capital repairs, STEM spaces, technology/safety and a multi‑purpose fine‑arts facility at the high school (Phase 1 received 85% support).
Taylor ISD staff summarized the Community Advisory Committee’s final recommendations on capital projects to inform a future bond proposal.
Staff said the committee reviewed TASB facility assessment results, a technology assessment, an EPV (expenditure projection plan), demographer projections and community input. Highlights of the recommended project list presented to trustees included nearly $20 million for capital improvements (HVAC, roofing, drives, sidewalks and life‑cycle replacements), $10 million for land acquisition to prepare for future campuses, $7 million for technology and safety/security upgrades, and $4 million for STEM education spaces for pre‑K through eighth grade.
Staff proposed $3 million for artificial turf at Taylor High School baseball and softball fields to improve playability and reduce weather cancellations; the presentation noted surrounding districts with turf fields. The committee also recommended transportation investments, including activity buses and purchasing the district’s white fleet rather than leasing vehicles, which staff said would reduce operating costs.
For Taylor High School specifically, staff presented two phased options. Phase 1 would create a multi‑purpose fine‑arts facility (auditorium/multipurpose with ~900 seats, scene shop, black box theater, theater classroom, dance room and associated support spaces) and renovate existing fine arts spaces. Phase 2 was classroom expansion. When the committee voted on preference, staff said 85% (about 67 participants) favored Phase 1, the fine‑arts/multi‑purpose facility.
At the middle school the committee prioritized science lab renovations (nine labs), locker room and weight room work, technology and safety upgrades, track and turf improvements and other life‑cycle replacements.
Staff said the committee’s recommendation will be provided to the board in May and noted the CAC met multiple times and considered facility conditions, demographics and community priorities. No bond authorization was requested at the meeting; this was an informational update.
