Bond News
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Board of Trustees Calls $966 Million Bond Election Upgrades slated for every campus
ARLINGTON, TEXAS, August 14, 2019 – The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Board of Trustees voted unanimously yesterday to place a $966 million bond package on the Nov. 5 ballot. The proposed new bond program would not require an increase in the debt service tax rate. The proposed 2019 Bond will build on the District’s 2014 Bond program and…
Read MoreWood Elementary library addition framed
August 8, 2019 – Signifiant progress in the construction of the new Wood Elementary library has been made over the summer. All the structural steel and metal framing is up, and the new library is scheduled to be completed in the late fall. Inside Wood Elementary, the old library has been gutted and is being…
Read MoreLamar High School band benefitting from summer construction Comprehensive renovations target facilities and instrument storage
Summer 2019 – The band renovations underway at Lamar High School aren’t anything like the original plan crafted at the outset of the 2014 Bond program. They’re much better. While the previous plan provided some band hall improvements, the new plan is about comprehensively improving Lamar’s band program – which means improving music education for…
Read MoreWatch construction of the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Fine Arts Center and Athletics Complex
July 26, 2019 – Great progress is being made on the future ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Fine Arts Center and Athletics Complex. Most of the concrete has been poured, and now structural steel and CMU walls are going up. Check out the two videos below to see for yourself. See what is going on this week in…
Read MoreWatch helicopter lift new HVAC units to Bowie High School roof
July 18, 2019 – Watch this video to see a helicopter lift new HVAC roof-top units to the roof of Bowie High School. The new units are part of the 2014 Bond-funded construction and renovations currently underway at Bowie. Learn more about the project at the Bowie bond webpage.
Read MoreCampuses closed for summer construction
June 2019 – Though the 2014 Bond program is in its final year, there is still a lot of construction going on at ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV schools. To facilitate the construction, many schools are closed for the summer. Principals and staff have been relocated to other locations, but their phone numbers remain the same. See the…
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