District officials have selected a site off Pearson Ranch Road for Round Rock ISD’s sixth High School and are now looking at possible funding sources, including a bond election.

District officials previously said the new high school would either be located along Pearson Ranch—next to the site of a new middle school and Elsa England Elementary School—or another location near the intersection of Old Settlers Boulevard and A.W. Grimes Boulevard in Round Rock. Corey Ryan, RRISD public information officer, confirmed the Pearson Ranch location was selected after a trustee mentioned the location Aug. 18.

Round Rock ISD purchased the 182 acres the High School will sit on more than seven years ago for $15.7 million. The land, which already has a transportation facility, and Elsa England Elementary School, will also host Pearson Ranch Middle School, which is scheduled to open fall 2017.

Zoning for the new high school will be determined after the district moves forward on construction of the facility.

During the Aug. 18 board meeting, trustees also unanimously selected Bartlett-Cooke General Contractors LLC as the construction manager for the High School No. 6 project. As part of the approval process, $75,000 was dedicated toward pre-construction efforts, with the money originating from 2008 bond surplus funds, according to board documents.

RRISD in April approved an $11 million contract with architecture firm O’Connell Robertson to design and plan the new comprehensive high school, though the site had not been selected at that time. The $11 million also came from surplus revenue leftover from the 2008 bond.

The project could go on a May 2017 bond referendum, according to the district, which would require voter approval before proceeding.

The High School is just one of several bond projects that could go before voters in May. To start the process of compiling a bond package to put before voters. The board of trustees will meet Sept. 1 for a workshop to discuss the district’s guiding principles and vision.

In September and October, the district will create a Citizens Bond Committee to start discussing ideas of what to include in the bond election. RRISD has until Feb. 17 to call a bond election for the May 6 election. Three board of trustee seats are also up for election Nov. 8 in places 1, 2 and 7.

Corey Ryan, RRISD’s executive director of communications and community relations, said what projects would be included in the bond is a decision for the board. However, RRISD has identified several new facilities it would like to pursue in its strategic plan, approved in May 2015. These include a new STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) middle school, a world language academics for kindergarten through fifth-grade, a career tech high school and a visual and performing arts academy.