What we reported

In November voters approved Austin ISD’s largest bond in district history. Totaling $1.05 billion, the 32-item package included projects ranging from renovations to the construction of new schools. The bond aims to deliver modernized learning spaces to AISD’s nearly 83,000 students.

The latest

Most projects at the top of the implementation timeline are in the procurement phase, meaning the district is soliciting bids for architects and contractors, said Zack Pearce, AISD director of project management. This includes projects to expand and modernize Doss Elementary and Murchison Middle schools. Once selected, design and pre-construction can begin.

What’s next

While construction is underway, students at Doss will relocate to Lucy Read Pre-K and Murchison, but all Murchison students will remain on campus. Work at Doss will be finished in August 2020 and at Murchison in January 2021. The project at Hill Elementary School will go out for procurement in 2020 for a contractor to undertake a major renovation that includes expanding and modernizing the school. This story is one update from The January Issue. View the full list of Top 8 stories to follow in 2018 here.