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Strategic committee urges $39M bond to fix roofs, HVAC and fix junior-high damage
Summary
The district’s strategic planning committee presented a color-coded capital list showing urgent 'red' items (roofs, chillers, ADA fixes and junior-high remediation). The committee recommended asking voters for roughly $39 million to tackle recurring capital projects and recommended proceeding publicly and quickly on junior-high options.
Members of Brenham ISD’s strategic planning committee told trustees they had consolidated campus facility studies, principal input and committee site visits into a prioritized capital-improvement list and urged the board to take voter action to address urgent items.
Committee member Katie Birch described a color-coded spreadsheet of recurring capital needs and said red items are critical within 9–12 months and could threaten occupancy if not addressed. "These are not maintenance items… We're calling this a recurring capital improvement list," Birch said, explaining the list focuses on licensed trades work such as chillers and roofs rather than routine maintenance. The committee recommended the board place a bond on the ballot to address the most critical items.
Destiny Andrews, who chaired portions of the committee, framed the facilities work in terms of teacher recruitment and student environment, saying improved facilities and competitive pay work together to retain staff and support student achievement. The committee specifically called out the junior high main building as "in a critical state" and recommended rapid follow-up to present renovation vs. replacement options.
Trustees and the committee discussed transparency, the need to finalize draft priorities with campus administrators and maintenance staff, and procurement steps (public bids and TASB/insurer negotiations) required before work can begin. The board subsequently voted to call a bond election and adopted a reimbursement resolution to allow the district to reimburse qualifying emergency spending from future bond proceeds if bonds are issued.
