Spring ISD watch party Spring ISD Superintendent Rodney Watson and other administrators and staff wait for election results on Tuesday night.[/caption]

Updated 10:00 a.m.

The final voter tally in the $330 million Spring ISD bond referendum is 29,040 votes, or 72 percent, in favor of the referendum, and 11,447, 0r 28 percent, opposed. All results are unofficial until canvassed.

"I’m very pleased with the 72 percent rate of approval," Superintendent Rodney Watson said in a statement Wednesday morning. "It clearly demonstrates the support and commitment of this community to our schools and our students."

Spring ISD $330 million bond referendum projected to receive voter approval

10:40 p.m.

The $330 million Spring ISD bond referendum is poised to win voter approval with 38 out of 40 precincts reporting. A total of 28,086 votes, or 71 percent, are in favor of the bond referendum, and 11,276, or 29 percent, are opposed. All results are unofficial until canvassed.

Superintendent Rodney Watson said the district could begin purchasing bonds early in 2017.

"We'll look at what we have in terms of planning and deciding which areas we're going to focus on," Watson said. "There are some areas like transportation that we can go ahead and start ordering buses. We'll finalize our plan of action in terms of which projects start first. Technology would be another [example] in terms of infrastructure—we can start looking at the process to procure those services."

10:00 p.m. 

With 31 of 40 precincts reporting, 26,906, or 71 percent of Spring ISD votes are in favor of the bond referendum, and 10,901, or 29 percent of voters are against the referendum. All results are unofficial until canvassed.

7:10 p.m.

Early voting results are in with 20,902, or 70 percent, of early and absentee votes in favor of the bond referendum and 8,956, or 30 percent, of votes against the referendum. All results are unofficial until canvassed.

 

Spring ISD bond election day Spring ISD Chief of Police Victor Mitchell, Chief of Staff Julie Hill and Superintendent Rodney Watson at a polling site on Election Day.[/caption]

Voters to decide on $330 million Spring ISD bond referendum
3:30 p.m.

Spring ISD Superintendent Rodney Watson and several other district officials gathered on Tuesday afternoon at the Wells Middle School polling location on Gladeridge Drive to pass out informational material about the district's $330 million bond referendum to voters.

"We’re faithful of a victory at the end but we’re going to keep working hard regardless of what happens," Watson said. "We’re here educating our community on what our needs are. There were some individuals who didn’t have a lot of information about it so it’s been great being at the poll to educate them as they’re coming in.”

 



Spring ISD officials, staff and volunteers plan watch party tonight

12:59 p.m.

Members of the Spring ISD board of trustees, administrators, staff and community volunteers were invited to an election watch party Tuesday night from 7 to 9 p.m. at the board room at 16717 Ella Blvd., Houston.

There is one open board of trustees position on the ballot, for position 3. Incumbent Justine Durant and challenger Myron Spencer are vying for that seat. Read a Q&A with the candidates here. Deborah Jensen is running unchallenged for position 1 and Chris A. Bell is unchallenged for position 2.

A $330 million bond referendum is on the ballot for Spring ISD voters. The proposition asks voters to approve a measure that would allow the district to build new facilities—including three ninth-grade buildings and two middle schools—as well as upgrade technology, purchase new buses and improve security. The proposition is at the end of the ballot. You can learn more about the referendum here.