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Austin ISD bond program progresses amid rising construction costs; district forecasts programary overage and pursues cost controls
Summary
District staff updated the board on the $2.439 billion 2022 bond: 25 full or partial modernizations, targeted security upgrades and community design teams. Staff reported schedule progress, heavy community engagement, procurement controls and a projected program cost pressure of roughly 10%.
Christine Steamport, chief of operations, and Jamie Miller, assistant superintendent of operations, updated trustees March 27 on the status of Austin ISD’s 2022 bond program, a roughly $2.439 billion package approved by voters.
Steamport summarized recent bond history and the district’s equity‑by‑design long‑range planning process that helped shape the 2022 package. The bond includes three propositions: Prop A (general purpose, roughly $2.3 billion), Prop B (technology, $75.5 million) and Prop C (athletics, $47.4 million). Project categories include full or phased modernizations, targeted repairs (HVAC, roofing, plumbing), security improvements (secure entry vestibules, perimeter fencing, window film) and investments in mental‑health and special‑education…
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