As previously reported by Community Impact Newspaper, a committee of about 70 parents, community members, employees, retired educators and business partners met five times over the course of two months in late 2021 to discuss the current and future needs of Klein ISD.
"For our community to maintain a strong economy, Klein ISD must continue to provide a well-educated, well-trained workforce to attract businesses and new jobs," said Julie Stevens, a bond steering committee member and KISD parent, in a statement. "These proposed bond packages will make sure we continue to flourish for future generations."
On behalf of the KISD bond steering committee, Stevens along with committee members Dennis Boyter and Stephen White presented the committee's finding to the KISD board of trustees Jan. 11.
"Our committee has studied what makes up a bond, including the financing, infrastructure requirements and opportunities to add new capital assets," White said in a statement. "We worked very hard to weight our interests as community members with what would be a good option for learners as well as teachers."
The bond steering committee presented the following recommendations to KISD trustees:
Bond package option 1: $1.1 billion
Proposition A
- Intermediate School No. 11
- Campus instructional modernizations
- Campus fine arts and athletics additions
- Campus safety and security enhancements
- Campus information technology infrastructure improvements
- Campus cyber security enhancements
- Instruments, buses and career and technical education equipment
- Campus instructional technology
- Student and staff devices
- Klein Memorial Stadium modernizations
- Academics, fine arts, athletics and CTE event facility
Proposition A
- Campus instructional modernizations
- Campus fine arts and athletics additions
- Campus safety and security enhancements
- Campus IT infrastructure improvements
- Campus cyber security enhancements
- Instruments, buses and CTE equipment
- Campus instructional technology
- Student and staff devices
- New district stadium
- Klein Memorial Stadium modernizations
- Academics, fine arts, athletics and CTE event facility
Proposition A
- Campus instructional modernizations
- Campus fine arts and athletics additions
- Campus safety and security enhancements
- Campus IT infrastructure improvements
- Campus cyber security enhancements
- Instruments, buses and CTE equipment
- Campus instructional technology
- Student and staff devices
- Klein Memorial Stadium modernizations
- Academics, fine arts, athletics and CTE event facility
The committee's report comes just as KISD officials wrap up the last of the projects included in the district's $498.1 million bond referendum, which was approved by voters in 2015. The 2015 bond program included the construction of three new schools in addition to various improvements at existing KISD campuses; investment in safety and security upgrades, technology, fine arts, and career and technical programs districtwide; and the purchase of 60 new school buses, among other projects.
The KISD board of trustees will now review the committee's recommendations and consider the scope and timing of any potential future bond referendum to be put before voters.
For more information about the history of KISD's previous bond programs, click here.
