Here's some updates on five New Caney ISD projects funded by the district's $695 million bond package, which was approved by voters in May 2023.
According to a May 30 email from Scott Powers, NCISD’s executive director of public relations, the latest updates on NCISD bond projects include:
West Fork High School Phases 2 and 3
Phase 2 will consist of a 180,000-foot expansion of the campus. More classrooms and learning spaces will be added, raising student capacity to about 2,250. Phase 3 will include a covered multipurpose practice facility.
- Completion date: This summer (Phase 2); (August 2026 (Phase 3)
- Cost: $76 million (Phase 2); $6.4 million (Phase 3)
Administration building
Workspaces for instructional services; human resources; student services;
communications; finance; and training and professional
Development will be included in the new 135,000-square-foot administration building. Documents for the design and construction of the facility are complete.
- Construction timeline: July 2025-December 2026
- Cost: $56 million
Transportation Center and Operations Facility
More Bus and employee parking as well as office spaces will be added to the current transportation center. A 25,000-square-foot maintenance and operations building will also be built at the location. The facility will have offices, workshops, warehouse space, and meeting rooms.
Design on these projects is ongoing.
- Construction timeline: November 2025-January 2027
- Cost: $12 (transportation center); $28 million (operations facility)
Porter High School projects
Features will be added and remodeled for the high school’s fine arts and career and technical education programs. Athletics updates will include a new covered multipurpose practice area and revamped baseball, softball and football/soccer fields.
All of these projects are in the early design stages. Architecture firm Arcadis was selected for the project by NCISD’s board of trustees on May 19.
- Construction timeline: Construction start 2027 (fine arts and CTE); Completion in summer/fall 2026 (athletics facilities)
- Cost: $12.5 million (fine arts and CTE); $16 million (athletics facilities)
Elementary School #13
NCISD’s 13th elementary school will soon enter the design stage after architecture firm Arcadis was selected for the project by NCISD’s board of trustees on May 19. The 110,000-square-foot campus will have capacity for 1,000 students, according to NCISD’s website.
A location has not yet been selected for the campus.
- Completion date: TBA
- Cost: $50 million
