Comal ISD's new Life Bridges building has a name. The new facility will house the program that helps young adults with disabilities ages 18-22 transition from school to adult life.
During a regular meeting on Oct. 22, the board of trustees unanimously voted to name the replacement campus the Dan Krueger Building after the former CISD board president.
Career history
Krueger served as a CISD trustee from 1994 to 2009, serving as board president for eight of those years. In a video presented at the board meeting, former New Braunfels Mayor Rusty Brockman said Krueger is a good neighbor, friend, family man and Christian.
"All of these things show he has performed in many, many ways to improve the community. He's got a servant leader's heart," Brockman said in the video.
Superintendent John E. Chapman III spoke on behalf of former Superintendent Jerry Major, who served at the same time as Krueger.
"I was only as good as Dan Krueger," Chapman III said on behalf of Major. "The work that he did, and how he supported me, and the love that he has for humans, the love for our community, and ultimately the sacrifice he gives each and every day."
In 2001, Krueger founded the Comal Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises money to support district students and teachers. Krueger also serves as an Opa at Wurstfest. Opas help organize, plan, manage and run the festival, according to The Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce website.
Krueger said he is honored to have the building named after him, but is even more proud to be part of the program.
"It's such a profound honor to have the facility named after me, but the real story here is the Life Bridges program itself," Krueger said. "Seeing the impact we’ve been able to have on our students and watching them grow has been the highlight of my time on the board. It’s a wonderful program, and I’m just lucky to be a small part of it."
About the program
Life Bridges is an educational program that helps young adults with disabilities ages 18-22 transition from school to adult life. The replacement campus is part of Proposition A within the district's 2023 voter-approved bond, which allocated $560.56 million for new schools, security and facility maintenance.
The Comal Forward Committee, a 60-person group of parents and community members, recommended the project in the fall of 2022. The campus will offer new opportunities for hands-on learning and apartment-style suites to help students learn daily living tasks, as previously reported by Community Impact.
Next steps
The district broke ground in September 2025 on the new facility, which is expected to open in the near future.
