Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the date of election day for May 2025.
Three candidates have filed for two at-large positions on the Dripping Springs ISD board of trustees. Dripping Springs ISD also called for the election of a $402.3 million bond package.
Election Day is May 3.
The board election
Incumbents Olivia Barnard and Tricia Quintero are seeking re-election as their terms end this year. Both Barnard and Quintero were elected in May 2022.
The third candidate, Ron Jones, previously served on the DSISD board from 2014-2022 and lost re-election in May 2023.
A fourth candidate, Omid Rezania, initially filed for election but withdrew his application.
Elections for board positions are held each May. Each year, two to three seats come up for re-election as terms are three years in length. The two candidates with the most votes win a seat on the board. Trustees are at-large representatives of the district.
The bond election
The district is also seeking voter approval of a $402.3 million bond package, separated into two separate propositions.
Proposition A, a $399.7 million bond, covers the following:
Technology infrastructure and equipmentPortable classrooms, or temporary buildings designed to increase classroom spaceProposition B includes $2.6 million for the following:
Technology device upgrades for teachers, staff and studentsInteractive panels to be set up in classrooms.The bond comes as the district faces growth and overcapacity at various schools across the district, as previously reported by Community Impact.
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