Alvin ISD reviews schematic design for Alvin High School renovation, new CTE wing
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Summary
Design team presented plans to preserve Alvin High School’s historic front while adding a CTE wing, flexible LGI spaces, and a dining expansion for 108 students; board members asked about connectivity, instructional use of freed spaces, and cost oversight.
Designers from PBK presented a schematic that aims to blend Alvin High School’s historic facade with a new career and technical education (CTE) wing and expanded public spaces, the district announced at its Oct. 20 board meeting.
The presentation, led by design lead Nicole Jordan and senior project manager Andres Delgado, showed a proposed grand front entry honoring the original horseshoe and flagpole, covered walkways to preserve existing breezeways, new LGI (large group instruction) rooms on two floors and a dining expansion to add about 108 indoor seats. The CTE wing would house programs including welding booths, ROTC, floral, robotics and health‑science labs, and it would connect to Building B within roughly 30 feet to improve student circulation.
The schematic emphasizes preserving campus heritage while updating instructional facilities and public meeting spaces. Jordan said the design includes secure vestibules and complies with current security and fire‑marshal coordination; the team noted they have been consulting the fire marshal and building systems to coordinate timing and resources.
Board members asked practical questions about how the renovation would improve day‑to‑day instruction and building circulation. District staff and the design team said the project will free up existing spaces for instructional use by relocating programs (for example, health science moving from Building B into the new CTE area) and by converting storage or underused rooms into classrooms. Designers said covered walkways and retained breezeways were chosen to avoid costly retrofits—such as retrofitting sprinklers into older unsprinkled buildings—while still providing covered connections for students.
Trustees also pressed on cost oversight. District staff said the construction committee has included facilities leaders and curriculum staff to tighten cost review; the designers said PBK has been responsive to requested adjustments. The board did not take an action tonight on contracts or final design; staff and PBK will continue refining the schematic and bring recommendations back to the board for future approvals.
The district’s project team noted the schematic is iterative and asked trustees and district stakeholders to continue providing feedback as plans are refined.
