Photo courtesy Klein ISDKLEIN ISD Nearly six years after initially considering designs for the district's fifth high school, the Klein ISD board of trustees approved a new design June 9 for High School No. 5. The school is planned for completion in August 2017.
The board of trustees approved the first of two design options presented by Houston-based firm PBK at a Klein ISD board meeting June 9. The first option featured a more traditional, German look similar to other Klein ISD schools.
"What I see in option A is what the board approved in 2008," Superintendent Jim Cain said. "I think it has a great look. I think it has a great design. I think it has a great educational impact. However, several of you were not here on the board in July 2008, and we wanted you to have a second view."
The second option featured a more modern faade, but the interior was similar, PBK Partner Ian Powell said. The cost difference between the two designs was negligible, he said.
