April 11, 2017 – Bond work at Turning Point Junior High kicked off last month during spring break with repairs to the roof. New coping was also installed, giving the exterior a cleaner look. Painting the exterior CMU walls is scheduled to start this week and should take about two weeks to complete. Other repairs…
April 11, 2017 – The two new culinary labs at Lamar High School, funded by the 2014 Bond program, are now open and holding classes. Three adjacent classrooms were demolished and then renovated into the two culinary labs. Lamar had been the only ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê high school with only one kitchen. Nutrition teachers Alyce Monroe, Katy…
April 10, 2017 – The ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the future Agricultural Science Center last Thursday, April 7. ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Board President Jamie Sullins and ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Superintendent Marcelo Cavazos addressed the crowd and highlighted how this future districtwide facility will provide new opportunities for students. Sloan Harris of VLK Architects also spoke and described…
April 10, 2017 – The Board of Education of ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê will receive sealed proposals for bond-funded renovations at Pope, Speer, Webb and Wimbish Elementaries (CSP 17-78) until April 25, 2017. About the project The package includes adding two STEM labs, a strings room and security vestibule at each elementary, along with interior…
April 7, 2017 – Balfour Beatty Construction is requesting proposals for the Martin High School Theater Package, due April 20 by 2 p.m. About this project The scope of work includes the following: theater rigging, lighting, controls, audio and video systems, infrastructure, and orchestra pit cover. The project will receive Notice to Proceed in May…
April 5, 2017 – Bond construction at Ellis Elementary is now fully underway. Site work started several weeks ago and drilling piers for an addition should start next week. Demolition of the back canopy is happening this week. The addition at Ellis will house two STEM labs, a strings room and a music room and…
April 3, 2017 – Bond-funded construction at Crow Elementary is officially underway. Demolition started over spring break and the pouring of piers for the new addition is starting this week. The work at Crow will be done in two separate stages. The first stage, now underway, is the biggest with a nearly 4,000 square-foot addition.…
April 3, 2017 – Bond-funded construction at Farrell Elementary concluded last week. The construction trailer was moved off site and the renovated spaces are now all open. Renovated rooms include the strings room, computer lab, a classroom adjacent to the clinic and the entire K-pod building. The science rooms were also renovated and converted into…
April 3, 2017 – The Board of Education of ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê will receive sealed proposals for bond-funded renovations at Dunn Elementary (CSP 17-77) until April 18, 2017. About the project The package includes adding a security vestibule, strings room and two STEM labs, along with life-cycle and deficiency upgrades. Bids Bids are due…
March 30, 1017 – The ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê is accepting bids for a number of different types of equipment that will go in the new Career and Technical Center. The CTC is currently under construction and is scheduled to open this fall. The current bid items are below: 17-73 – RFP: Health Science Equipment for Career &…