The bond program will help facilitate the district’s fast growth while expanding educational opportunities for current students, district Superintendent Thomas Maglisceau said. The program is set to build 10 new campuses including the district’s second high school.
“As we continue to grow, we’ve been able to provide more opportunities for our kids,” he said.
Diving in deeper
Every CISD campus will exceed capacity in the next three years if new schools are not built in the district, officials said.
Several campuses are under construction in CISD. The district’s fifth elementary school—Margie Moore Vasquez Elementary—is set to open for the 2025-26 school year while Willard Middle School, the district’s second middle school, will open for the 2026-27 school year.
Three new elementary schools need to be built by fall 2027, Maglisceau said. It will also take four to five years to build the district’s second high school, which will be a comprehensive 6A campus, with fine arts, career and technical education and other offerings, and will open in the 2029-30 or 2030-31 school year, he said.
CISD’s high growth scenario has its high school enrollment number reaching 2,836 students—over 200 more students than Celina High School’s functional capacity of 2,625.
“If we delayed any longer [on the bond], we would be really struggling to facilitate the growth that’s coming,” Maglisceau said.
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Celina ISD voters approved the district's $2.295 billion bond program in the May 3 election. Proposition A, which included the construction of 10 campuses and land acquisition, received 71.85% of votes in favor. Proposition B for technology devices received 71.34% of votes in favor.
“We really appreciate the support of the community and we remain committed to engaging them as we continue to grow,” Maglisceau said. “We are going to continue to be transparent and act with high integrity with public funds.”
Looking ahead
Celina ISD has the potential to grow to eight high schools, Maglisceau said.
As the district continues to grow, Maglisceau said the community will play a role in shaping future facilities. Community members will help decide the branding for new schools and help the district move from a “one high school town” to having two high schools, he said.
“We will continue to engage the community as we work through this because these are our community’s facilities,” Maglisceau said.
