Plano ISD board of trustees unanimously approved the purchase of  My Possibilities’ current location at tonight’s board meeting. Plano ISD will use the nonprofit's 22,835 square-foot building as a special education transition center. My Possibilities Plano ISD approved the purchase of nonprofit organization My Possibilities’ current location and will use the building as a special education transition center.[/caption] The school district will purchase the building, located on 1.37 acres of land at 1631 Dorchester Drive in Plano, for $3.1 million and will lease it to My Possibilities through April 20, 2018, according to district officials. The funding for this purchase comes from the 2016 bond proposition, which included funds to acquire land and construct the special education transition center. About $4.7 million was originally budgeted to build this center. My Possibilities provides educational and vocational training and therapy services for adults with cognitive disabilities, such as autism, Down syndrome and cerebral palsy. The organization said it has outgrown its facility and is building a new building at another location. My Possibilities Executive Director Michael Thomas said plans for the new location will not be released until early next year. Here are other consent agenda items approved at tonight’s meeting:
  • School bus and vehicle parts for an estimated annual expense of $250,000 from the Transportation Operating Funds. This is a one-year vehicle repair contract between Plano ISD and Buck’s Wheel, Creative Bus Sales, Longhorn Bus Sales, Ogburn’s Truck Parts, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Rush Bus Center and Southwest International Trucks.
  • The purchase of digital signs from Meal Viewer for an estimated $123,000 from the Food and Nutritional Services Budget. The digital signs will be placed at all secondary schools communicating with students and parents nutritional and allergen information.
  • District wide re-roofing projects and window glazing replacement at Otto Middle School to repair damage that occurred during hailstorms in March. These repairs will cost about $16.7 million and are funded through insurance proceeds, which is about $13.3 million, and capital projects funds, which is about $3.4 million.