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The gray skies, chilly temperature and occasional drizzle could not dampen the mood. As �������ϲ� broke ground this week for the construction of a new Berry Elementary, Berry principal Rose Ravin’s excitement and anticipation was contagious. “We are excited about what this is going to bring to our community,” Ravin said, “not just our…

New Beginnings The weather was gorgeous, unseasonably warm for a day in December, and everything was set up and ready to go for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Thornton Elementary School. The chairs were in line. The pile of dirt, shovels and hard hats were all there, and all the important guests had arrived.…

Sometimes, smaller is better – even when it comes to the $966 million 2019 Bond. And even when it comes to school buses. 2019 Bond The 2019 Bond is purchasing new school buses for the �������ϲ�, including 87 big new buses, phased over the five years of the bond program. But the bond is…

Carter Junior High is going to be rebuilt, and the design of the new building is officially underway. After meeting last week with senior district administrators to hear their desires for the new Carter, Corgan, the architect hired to design the new school, hosted the first of three design charettes. In the first charette, the…

Back in 2014, the Capital Needs Steering Committee (CNSC) worked to develop the program that would become the 2014 Bond. With about 40 members, including school district employees and volunteers from the community, the committee evaluated �������ϲ�’s capital needs and worked to come up with solutions. Two of the district’s volunteer staff members on…

Spaces matter. That’s the message Jamie MacDougall delivered to the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) when it met for its quarterly meeting on Wednesday at Crow Leadership Academy. The meeting included a tour of Crow and highlighted the improvements and additions funded by the 2019 Bond (read more). MacDougall was Crow’s principal until this month…

The Dallas Business Journal’s 29th annual Best Real Estate Deals of 2020 recently named �������ϲ�’s Arts and Athletics Complex the winner for the Community/Neighborhood Impact category. “The �������ϲ� is honored and very grateful to have our new Arts and Athletics Complex recognized by the Dallas Business Journal,” said Kelly Horn, �������ϲ� assistant…

Check out this drone flyover video of the construction of Webb Elementary’s new school building! It’s still early in the construction process, but after months of groundwork, utility installation and preparation, large sections of the foundation are now being poured. The video was shot by Multivista for the construction manager Lee Lewis Inc. Webb is…

The old Berry and Thornton elementary buildings have been leveled. The old buildings – Berry opened in 1955 and Thornton in 1956 – had seen better days, but their proud legacies will continue in what’s coming next. Once the debris from the demolition is cleared, a new Berry and a new Thornton will be built.…

If you drive by Crow Leadership Academy, you might not immediately notice how much it has changed since last year. But if you turn in and loop around the school on the new driveway, you’ll see. First, you’ll see a kitchen addition, then a new parking lot, then a new classroom wing and finally a…

�������ϲ� will host a public information meeting about the future Glaspie Field on Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m., at Martin High School’s Little Theatre. The meeting will address parking, traffic, lighting, sound, and separation from the residential neighborhood (fencing).  The future Michael Glaspie Field Athletic Complex is a Bond 2019 project that will…

Webb Elementary students are getting a new school right next door to their current building, and they have a front-row seat to watch the construction! “The students are very observant of the daily changes and progress as the days go by,” said Webb Principal Evelyn Navarro-Gaspar. And they’re excited, she said. But while the new…