At the JISD board of trustees' Nov. 20 meeting, Daniel Brooks, district assistant superintendent of operations, told the board the JTECH Network Operations Center, or NOC, project will be put on hold.
A quick note
The project, designed by MarmonMok Architecture, looks to add a 2,600-square-foot NOC along with a 2,400-square-foot warehouse to the Judson ISD Technology, or JTECH, building.
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The project is on hold due to potential actions the district will need to take after the JISD voter-approval tax rate election, or VATRE, did not pass. The election would have given the district $21 million in revenue to cut down on the budget deficit, as previously reported by Community Impact.
Brooks said they paused the project in an effort to be "prudent" about what they will be doing moving forward.
"We do still need a NOC, but we’ll have to relocate that in some other location in the district,” Brooks said.
The district is required to complete the projects the bond calls for. However, projects will only be complete if they do not make substantial modifications to classrooms, which is due to the district's consideration to consolidate schools again following the results of the tax rate election, Brooks said.
Project details
The estimated cost of construction for the project is about $4.2 million. It would take approximately 322 calendar days to complete, according to a MarmonMok Architecture's request for proposals
The JTECH improvements were approved by the board in November 2024, joining other projects such as district-wide gym air conditioning improvements and roof replacements, according to board documents.
