The setup
A total of 64 firms responded to SISD’s request for proposals for bond projects such as the Spring High School revamp and the $141 million Education, Performance and Instruction Center build.
- HKS, Inc., an international architecture firm, was selected to work on the education center project.
- Huckabee & Associates Inc., an education-focused architecture and engineering company, was chosen to redesign Spring High School.
- Eighteen other firms were approved for other bond projects and related construction services.
In case you missed it
SISD's $850 million bond package was approved by voters during the Nov. 8 election and is made up of three propositions:
- Proposition A allocates $681 million to fund campus improvements, including rebuilding Spring High School and renovating Westfield High School along with Reynolds and Jenkins elementary schools.
- Proposition B slates $141 million for the construction of an Education Performance and Instructional Center, which will be used for district events, such as graduation and convocation; academic, athletic and performing arts events; University Interscholastic League competitions; and expos.
- Proposition C funds $28 million in districtwide technology upgrades, such as replacing teacher laptops, adding laptop charging stations to classrooms, upgrading computer labs, enhancing districtwide cybersecurity and updating the district’s telephone system.
