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FRENSHIP ISD board approves schematic designs for Professional Learning Center, advances Friendship High School renovation
Summary
The FRENSHIP ISD school board voted to approve schematic design documents for a Professional Learning Center and design development documents for a Friendship High School renovation tied to the 2024 bond; both motions carried, and the board also approved the consent agenda.
The FRENSHIP ISD School Board on Thursday approved schematic design documents for a Professional Learning Center and advanced design development plans for a large Friendship High School renovation as part of the district's 2024 bond program.
Shane Langan, presenting on behalf of district staff, described the Professional Learning Center schematic as an interior renovation package that includes upgraded walls, ceilings, light fixtures, flooring and renovated restrooms, plus expanded auditorium seating and a new professional learning center and offices. "This design includes interior renovations for upgrades for walls, ceilings, light fixtures, flooring, renovated restrooms," Langan said. He told the board the plan would increase district capacity and provide three auditoriums for district use.
Administration recommended approval, and the board approved the schematic documents following a motion by Jamie Phillips and a second from Chelsea Salazar. The board also approved a routine consent agenda earlier in the meeting (moved by Andrew Crock Cox, seconded by Kyle Rogers).
Langan then presented design development documents for the Friendship High School renovation, which he said is part of the 2024 bond program and involves more than 500,000 square feet of renovation covering floors, fixtures, classrooms and restrooms. Teresa Witt of Corrigan/Corgan was introduced as part of the project team. "This design development phase is also floors, wall fixtures, lots of hallways, 500,000, over 500,000 square feet of just renovation," Langan said. Administration recommended the design development documents for approval; the motion to approve was made by Sean Benson and seconded by Andrew Crocs, and the motion carried.
Board members did not record roll-call vote tallies by name in the public record beyond the standard "all in favor say aye" and the chair's announcement that the motions carried. The meeting record shows no amendments or conditions attached to the approvals.
Next steps noted in the presentations included continued coordination between district staff, the architect team and contractors on design development and communications with staff; the board did not specify a construction start date or budget adjustments in the meeting discussion.
The board moved on to other items on the agenda after the approvals.
