Why does the district believe a bond is necessary in 2017?
Student enrollment growth continues in Hays CISD.
Proposition 1 would address the capacity of the district by adding additional campuses. The district's current high school student enrollment of 5,454 in the 2016-2017 school year exceeds the functional capacity of the district's high schools, which is 4,600 (including Hays High School, Lehman High School, and Live Oak Academy). Current elementary enrollment of 9,273 in 2016-2017 is projected to exceed the district's elementary school capacity of 9,766 by August 2020.
Proposition 2 addresses capacity, maintenance and upgrades, and student program equity and expansion. The transportation and technology items, for example, would increase the district's infrastructure capacity to address expected student enrollment growth. Other items include maintenance and upgrades on existing facilities. Proposition two also would expand student program opportunities and create equity between the district's conprehensive high schools.
See the entire list of projects in the Bond 2017 interactive brochure online.