In the Nov. 4 election, Alvin ISD voters approved a $380.1 million bond targeted to manage the district’s projected enrollment growth.

This bond package consists of the following projects:
  • Two new elementary schools
  • One new junior high school
  • One replacement campus to replace Stevenson Primary and Disney Elementary
  • Renovations and additions to Alvin and Manvel High Schools
  • A safety and security package
  • Land acquisition
As of right now, district officials are participating in preliminary meetings before the projects begin. Rory Gesch, AISD’s deputy superintendent of operations, said the meetings consist of design specifications, verifying timelines and site conditions, and meeting with architects to look at engineering and geological aspects of each project.

Officials said the timelines provided leading up to the November election for the bond are still correct but are subject to change.

The timeline
  • Fall through end of 2024: preliminary meetings begin to discuss design, timelines and site conditions
  • Spring 2025: bidding begins for security vestibule upgrades at 23 campuses
  • Summer 2025: construction begins for security vestibule upgrades, projected to be completed by summer 2027
  • Late 2025: construction begins for first new elementary school
  • Late 2026: construction begins for replacement elementary campus
  • Early 2027: construction begins for Alvin High School expansion, completion of first new elementary school
  • Mid-2027: construction begins for new junior high school and renovations begin for Manvel High School
  • Late 2028: construction begins for second new elementary school
Looking ahead

Gesch said the first hands-on project for the bond will be upgrading security vestibules for each campus. These vestibules will require visitors to enter a separate entryway, present a form of identification and state the reason for being at the school through a transaction window with a receptionist. Then they will be allowed to be buzzed into the front office or the school area, Gesch said.


“Before [these upgrades] they came into the office and [presented identification] before they were allowed into the rest of the school,” Gesch said. “It’s just moving it back one step.”

The security vestibule project will potentially occur in three phases over summers 2025-27 in order to prevent disruptions during the academic school year, Gesch said.