From BISD's Insight Newsletter Jan 2003
Primary Bond Progress

In August 2001, over 80 committee members representing parents, teachers, administrators, community members, and business/industrial representatives met periodically over the year to assess our facility needs. The result of their hard work was the passage of the bond. The graph below depicts the planning and construction timelines of the key projects. This time frame serves as a planning guide to keep us all informed of work that is planned for each campus.

The graph below is reflective of planning and construction currently in progress and continuing into the 2006 school year. The blue bar indicates planning with the architectural firm and each campus. All plans then go before the Board of Trustees for approval. The red bar depicts the actual construction period for each project.

Interim Bond Update

Projects funded by the BISD Interim Bond approved by voters last May (prior to the Primary Bond which was passed in September) are under way. Almost 1,500 desktop computers have been upgraded or reallocated, the network server has been revamped and over 900 state-required graphing calculators have been purchased. In the near future, a student health software system and digital surveillance systems will be purchased for both high schools and the Alternative Placement Center.

Interior renovations (i.e. case work, carpeting, interior walls) are almost complete at the following elementary schools: Austin, Brannen, Long, Ney, Ogg, Polk, Roberts and at both middle schools: Lanier and Rasco. Roof replacements and installations are in various stages of completion at Ogg, Brannen, Roberts and Ney elementary schools. Fire alarm systems at Brazoswood, Ogg, Beutel, Long, Griffith, and Polk are between 75 and 95% complete. Lighting renovations on several campuses are 60% complete. With these projects nearing completion, attention can now be shifted to those provided for in the Primary referendum.