The board of trustees received a presentation on the recommended bond proposal that outlined the total amount, projects to be funded and propositions to be placed on the ballot during their Jan. 26 regular meeting. The proposed bond, totaling just over $608.2 million, will not cause a raise to the local tax rate, according to CISD.
“We gave this committee over $800 million worth of needs; the list was quite extensive, ... and they really focused on honing it down to a level where we did not have a tax increase, they were very cognizant of that.”
The Comal Forward Committee met several times over the last few months to put together a list of potential projects on the bond.
Proposition A may total over $557 million and consist of three new elementary schools and one middle school to provide relief to other campuses reaching student capacity; funding would also go toward land acquisition to anticipate future campus needs for one new elementary, one new middle and one new high school.
Proposition B, totaling just over $10 million may consist of additional improvements to athletic facilities throughout the high schools in the district.
Proposition C would fund technology equipment throughout the district, including updated classroom AV devices, new technology devices for students and faculty, and enhanced Wi-Fi.
“Trustees, we have to always be engaged in what is happening real time today, what is in the best interest of the students today for tomorrow, ... because in 19 days, we're going to have that decision to make we are going to raise our hands for a bond in May 2023, and if so, what amount?” CISD board President Jason York said.
The CISD board of trustees plans to call for the bond to be placed on the May election ballot during a workshop Feb. 15.
