A Spring ISD bond steering committee met twice in June to discuss a potential bond election in November that would focus on improving facilities, technology and safety districtwide, according to minutes from the meetings.
The committee met on June 23 and 30, with the next meeting planned for July 19. Attendees of the invite-only meetings included committee members, school board members and district leaders.
The areas the committee has discussed to focus on with the potential bond are facilities, technology, and safety and security, according to the steering committee’s June 30 meeting minutes. In these categories, projects being considered for the ballot include a “centrally located multiuse performance and events space,” renovations for Spring High School, new school buses and updated security equipment for the SISD police department.
At the June 23 meeting, committee members discussed whether to pursue a bond totaling $525 million—which would come with an interest and sinking tax rate of $0.40 and no tax increase—or totaling $750 million, which would increase the district’s interest and sinking rate by $0.05 to $0.45, according to the meeting minutes.
