The board of trustees approved the projects at the June 9 meeting.
The overview
Most of the projects were funded through the 2023 bond. If the projects cost more than budgeted, then LISD used money from the land sale, bond project savings and bond interest to cover the overages, Executive Director of Construction Randy Fite said.
The projects funded through the 2023 bond included:
- The new Transportation Center
- Districtwide generators and radio system Uninterruptible Power Supply
- Lewisville High School scene shop addition and band lot renovations
- Lewisville High School Harmon black box theater conversion
- Hebron High School traffic signal
Zooming in
The new transportation center will have a fuel system and food service equipment including a cooler, freezer and storage, Fite said. The project will cost $14.96 million and construction will begin this summer with estimated completion Aug. 1, 2026.
The guaranteed max price for the new districtwide generators and radio system uninterruptible power supply project is $989,070. This project includes electrical and generator upgrades as well as radio system uninterruptible power supply installations across multiple campuses+, according to district documents. The work will ensure that critical life safety and security functions remain operational during a power outage. The work will start during the 2025-26 school year with the completion on Aug. 1, 2026. There will be minimal disruptions during the school year and most of the work will be completed in summer 2026, Fite said.
The scene shop in Lewisville will be improved with a moving dock and a ramp, stage storage and two classroom additions. Renovations to the existing space will also be done on the backside of the auditorium. The guaranteed maximum price for the project is $6.16 million. The project will begin this summer with expected completion in April 2026.
The Lewisville High School Harmon black box theater conversion will cost $4.04 million. The project will be started this summer with completion in March 2026. The black box theater will be constructed in the existing band hall. It will include a lobby and restrooms. The space around the band hall is used for storage, a green room and teacher offices. The old theater space will be renovated into offices for departments that are currently using the band hall space, Fite said.
A new traffic light will be installed at Hebron High School and Plano Parkway, according to district documents. The project is expected to cost $750,000 plus an additional $90,000 if needed. Work will begin as soon as materials arrive. District staff will order the materials as soon as possible.
All nine high school softball and baseball fields need soil remediation, according to district documents. Though the district does not know the exact price for the soil remediation, Fite does not expect the work to cost more than $4.8 million, which is how much the district has budgeted for this project. The district also budgeted a $1.8 million contingency fee as a safeguard in case the project does cost more than expected. The work is anticipated to begin this summer with completion before the 2026 softball and baseball season, Fite said.
More details
The playground at Polser Elementary School, which has closed down this summer, will be moving to Hebron Valley Elementary School. The cost to move the equipment is expected to be $375,000, which includes a new turf surface and concrete curbing for Hebron Valley.
“Hebron Valley is an older style playground,” Fite said. “It’s coming up on 10 years old and they would have needed a shade structure because they do not currently have one yet. So this will provide savings to taxpayers addressing future [bonds] on moving this playground now.”
Additionally, the district is adding a portion of the equipment from Polser Elementary to Homestead Elementary School, which needs additional enhanced accessibility playground equipment, Fite said. This would cost $300,000, which would include moving the accessibility equipment from Polser Elementary, new turf and concrete curbing.
The shade structure from Garden Ridge Elementary can also be relocated, but the district isn’t sure where the structure will be relocated at the moment, Fite said.
What else?
At the June 2 work session, the board of trustees approved the relocation of furniture from campuses that have closed down permanently. New furniture was purchased for a lot of those campuses, Fite said.
“Savings will ultimately result for the 2023 bond program, utilizing the new furniture from the schools to be retired,” Fite said.
The district will move the recently purchased furniture from the closing schools into the schools that will need furniture replacements soon as a part of the 20-year replacement cycle. Additionally, some schools recently received new furniture and need some more matching furniture to accommodate the teachers and students moving to those schools from closing schools.
The furniture will relocate from:
- Creekside Elementary School to Donald Elementary School
- Highland Village Elementary School to Heritage Elementary School
- Polser Elementary School to Hebron Valley Elementary School
- Garden Ridge Elementary School to Rockbrook Elementary School
The furniture will be moved as soon as possible to hopefully have it relocated by August, Fite said.
