Round Rock ISD is making headway on several 2024 bond projects, with several entering stages of procurement and design, per a recent district report.

Current situation

Major and minor construction projects, turf field replacements, track resurfacing and technology replacements are underway in RRISD, as the district gets moving on bond projects funded through three 2024 ballot initiatives. Administrators provided an update on these projects in an Aug. 21 board meeting.

The details

While every campus in the district is touched by the 2024 bond, major projects underway in the district include:

Renovation of former Spectrum building into career and technical education center

• Budgeted: $51.7 million
• As of August update, phone network installed with dedicated fiber-optic internet service to come. A contractor for the project is tentatively scheduled for fall board consideration pending completion of the district's master plan.
• Anticipate 12 months of permitting before construction phases.

McNeil High School athletics and fine arts improvements

• Budgeted: $60.9 million
• Contractor scheduled for September board consideration, with site investigation and preliminary design in progress. The district will begin the permitting process once design is complete.
• Anticipate 12 months of permitting before construction phases.

Stony Point High School auditorium refresh

• Budgeted: $459,523
• Contractor scheduled for September board consideration, with site investigation and preliminary design in progress. The district will begin the permitting process once design is complete.
• Anticipate six to nine months of permitting before construction phases.

Berkman Elementary and C.D. Fulkes Middle School auditorium

• Budgeted: $7 million
• Contractor scheduled for September board consideration, with site investigation and preliminary design in progress. The district will begin the permitting process once design is complete.
• Anticipate six to nine months of permitting before construction phases.

Westwood High School improvements

• Budgeted: $11.58 million
• Contractor scheduled for spring board consideration, with site investigation and preliminary design underway.
• Anticipate 12 months of permitting before construction phases.

Cedar Ridge High School improvements and auditorium refresh

• Budgeted: $30.6 million
• Contractor slated for fall or winter board consideration. Site investigation and preliminary design are in progress.
• Anticipate six to nine months of permitting before construction phases.

Round Rock High School improvements

• Budgeted: $133 million
• Contractor set for spring board consideration pending completion of the district's master plan.
• Anticipate six to nine months of permitting before construction phases.

Deerpark Middle School improvements

• Budgeted: $21.4 million
• Contractor slated for fall or winter board consideration depending on completion of the design plan.
• Anticipate 12 months of permitting before construction phases.

Great Oaks Elementary School improvements

• Budgeted: $12.96 million
• Contractor selection set for fall or winder board consideration based on design plan completion.
• Anticipate 12 months of permitting before construction phases.

Administrators shared that timelines for permitting would vary between projects, depending on which city they fall into and the local permitting process.

How we got here

In November, RRISD voters approved three of four propositions making up $932 million in investment for capital assets within the district.

The $998 million making up the full proposal was narrowed by trustees, district staff and RRISD's Citizens Bond Committee, chaired by Fabian Cuero and Lindsey Ledyard, from an original $1 billion-$1.5 billion proposal to address several areas of needed maintenance to capital assets within the district.

What else?

Administrators also debuted the district's new interactive bond tracker, which maps projects and provides a breakdown of how bond funds are being used on selected campuses.