What you need to know
Casey Sledge of Sledge Engineering provided an update on the Ninth Grade Center conversion June 26. Sledge said pier drilling to support the new structure also began in June, and an electrical shutdown is scheduled for later this summer to allow for a transformer to be swapped out.
About the project
The campus will be expanded to include a performing arts center, as well as provide expanded classroom, athletics and career and technical education spaces.
How we got here
In May 2023, voters approved the use of $522 million to expand and improve district facilities as HISD is growing.
The bond included three propositions.
- Proposition A—the largest of the three at $471.5 million—funds several major campus projects, including construction of two new elementary schools and expansion of the Ninth Grade Center into a full high school.
- At $10.5 million, Proposition B provides funding for new instructional technology devices, such as classroom computers and audio-video equipment.
- Proposition C provides $40 million for the renovation of the administrative building at 200 College St. into a districtwide academic center with space for several alternative education programs.
