Contemplated Bond would Increase Elementary and Middle School Sizes
The proposed new elementary school in the Sunfield is dominating the headlines as we head into the public hearings for the proposed 2020 Hays CISD Bond, but I would like to highlight another item that has received less of the spotlight.
The administration proposed and the bond committee highly ranked the expansion of two existing elementary schools.
(The following details were provided to me by the Hays CISD Administration and are subject to change.)
The FBOC recommends adding nine additional classrooms to Negley Elementary and 10 additional classrooms to Elm Grove Elementary. This would result in increased capacity (Negley 948 students, Elm Grove 907 students).
As a point of comparison, the proposed new Sunfield Elem school will have a functional capacity of 900.
The fall enrollment at Negley and Elm Grove respectively was 876 and 862. Both schools are currently over capacity.
In addition, the current bond proposal will increase the capacity of all middle schools, predominately Dahlstrom and McCormick, feeder schools for Johnson High School. The bond would add 11 regular classrooms and 1 fine arts classroom to Dahlstrom and 15 classrooms and 1 fine arts classroom to McCormick.
In addition, one fine arts classroom would be added to Wallace, Barton, Chapa and Simon Middle Schools.
The aforementioned items are only potential projects. The actual projects and estimated costs will vary during the development of a potential bond package for a May 2020 election. No projects or expenses are approved unless and until the Board calls for an election and the voters approve the measures.
To provide input on the proposed bond items, please attend a public hearing or visit www.HaysCISD.net/bond2020 and click on the “Bond Talk” button.
The next schedule public hearings are listed here.
MONDAY
January 13, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
Dahlstrom Middle School
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WEDNESDAY
January 15, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
Wallace Middle School
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