Round Rock ISD July 2007

Round Rock ISD July 2007

Saturday, 07 July 2007

An update of the RRISD bond propositions

RRISD bond update

The district has begun work on projects outlined in the four propositions in the 2006 bond approved by voters in November. Those projects include school maintenance and repair, new and updated technology and new school buildings. The money for projects listed are from the first bond sales, other projects will be funded from future sales.

The bond oversight committee met for the first time Jan. 4 with the school board’s long-range planning committee. The oversight committee will continue to report to the long-range planning committee, and will also report quarterly to the school board.

Proposition One

Designed to address growth in the district, proposition one includes Sommers Elementary, a second elementary in Turtle Creek, a middle school and a high school, as well as the purchase of more buses, the design of the Teravista elementary and a redesign of Westwood and Round Rock high schools.

Estimated cost: $161.5 million

• Transportation project samples:
  • Project: The district set aside bond money to purchase 30 new buses. Ten have already been purchased. Money from proposition two was set aside to install digital cameras on buses between 2006 and 2008.
  • Expense: $1.35 million
  • Camera expense from proposition two: $89,600
  • Expected completion date: 2008
• Renovation project samples:
  • Westwood High School
    • 12400 Mellow Meadow Drive
    • Project: Campus Master Plan, determine how many and what type of classrooms are needed to meet graduation requirements and develop the master plan based on the summary of that meeting.
    • Expense: $50,000
    • Expected completion date: August
    • Project: Additions and renovations. Based on the information provided by the master plan below, design renovations and additions will be made on the campus.
    • Expense: $100,661
    • Expected completion date: June 2008

Proposition Two

Designed to address major renovation projects throughout the district, proposition two includes money to fund heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and cooling systems, flooring projects, alarm systems and technology and bus upgrades.

Estimated cost: $76 million

Elementary school project samples:

• Caraway Elementary
  • 11104 Oak View Drive
  • Project: Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and cooling system upgrades. This project includes renovations and cleaning to the HVAC system in the kitchen and other areas.
  • Expense: $355,550
  • Expected completion date: August
• Spicewood Elementary
  • 11601 Olson Drive
  • Project: Flooring projects, including the replacement of carpet and vinyl tile.
  • Expense: $174,000
  • Expected completion date: August

Middle school project samples:

• Deerpark Middle School
  • 8849 Anderson Mill Road
  • Project: Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and cooling system projects.
  • Expense: $875,876
  • Expected completion date: October
• Grisham Middle School
  • 10805 School House Lane
  • Project: Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and cooling system replacement including the replacement of duct work and new units.
  • Expense: $434,200
  • Expected completion date: August

High school project samples:

• McNeil High School
  • 5720 McNeil Road
  • Project: Replacing fire alarm system.
  • Expense: $540,000
  • Expected completion date: February 2008
• McNeil High School
  • Project: Replace the public address system, bell system and clock.
  • Expense: $418,500
  • Expected completion date: February 2008
• Westwood High School
  • Project: Install security cameras and lights, this project is being coordinated with the schools master plan outlined in proposition one.
  • Expense: $240,000
  • Expected Completion date: August 2009

Technology project samples:

Wells Branch Elementary, Anderson Mill Elementary, Jollyville Elementary, Live Oak Elementary, Purple Sage Elementary, Spicewood Elementary

• Project: Technology upgrades chosen by schools. These schools are part of the first round of sales. More schools could be included in future bond sales.
  • Expense: $200,000 per school, $1.2 million total
  • Expected completion date: Money will be spent as needed by the schools.
• Project: All campuses wireless capable
  • Expense: $1.5 million
  • Expected completion date: Entire district by 2010

Proposition Three

Designed to fund the construction of a new elementary school in the Teravista subdivision. Money for the schools design was granted in proposition two.

• Project: New elementary in Teravista subdivision
• Expense: $18,340,133
• Expected completion date: August 2008

Proposition Four

Designed to fund the expansion of technology used to improve the education process. Also included was money allocated to bring in data projectors and response devices for all middle and elementary schools.

Proposition four would also allow campuses to add technology that would take advantage of the data projectors.

Estimated cost: $9 million

• Project samples:
  • McNeil High School
    • Project: Intelligent Classroom Project*
    • Expense: $400,000
    • Expected completion date: Spring 2008
  • Westwood High School
    • Project: Intelligent Classroom Project*
    • Expense: $400,000
    • Expected completion date: Spring 2008

*The intelligent classroom includes the addition of ceiling-mounted data projectors, 32 notebook computers, document cameras and individual response devices, similar to technology used to do audience polling on television. There are currently 32 intelligent classrooms at the high school level. The bond money would pay for an additional 32, eight in each high school.

Source: Round Rock ISD School Community Relations, Ed Zaiontz, RRISD executive director of management information services, www.roundrockisd.org

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