The Spring ISD board of trustees asked for more information before making a decision on whether to place a $330 million bond referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot, citing a need for additional details on the proposed facilities. The SISD bond steering committee presented its recommendation for a $330 million bond referendum at the board’s Aug. 4 work session. The proposal includes $280 million for facilities, comprising $112 million for three ninth-grade campuses, $80 million for two middle schools, $38 million for a district-wide stadium, $5 million for one early childhood center and $5 million for a police department facility. It also includes $40 million for maintenance. The proposed ninth-grade campuses would be built on the sites of the high schools they would accompany, SISD Chief Operations Officer Mark Miranda said. New buildings for ninth-grade campuses at Dekaney and Spring high schools could be built on those school campuses for $50 million each, and the district would repurpose the Roberson Middle School building into a ninth-grade campus for Westfield High School at a cost of $12 million, Miranda said. In comparison, a new high school would cost about $180 million to build, SISD Superintendent Rodney Watson said. An additional $32 million is needed for technology, according to the bond steering committee’s presentation. That includes $19.4 million for core technology needs—including upgraded infrastructure and a new phone system—and $12.6 million for instructional technology. The committee recommended $18 million for safety and security needs, including surveillance systems, alarms, and new buses—$4.5 million for 45 replacement buses and $6 million for 60 new buses for additional bus routes. The bond steering committee is made up of community members invited by the board to six meetings during June and July. Over 100 people were invited, and an average of 57 people attended each of the steering committee meetings, SISD Chief Communication Officer Tiffany Dunne-Oldfield said. The last bond referendum in 2007 was for $280 million, Dunne-Oldfield said. The bond funded construction of six elementary schools and a land purchase, which could be used for future district facilities. The next regular meeting of the SISD board of trustees will be 7 p.m. Aug. 9 at 16717 Ella Blvd., Houston.