MAY 7 ELECTION: What school bonds are on the ballot?
CBS19 breaks down each local school districts' bond to let voters know what the money will go toward if approved.
The May 7 election will play host to a plethora of local school bond elections.
CBS19 has broken down each local school districts' bond to let voters know what the money will go toward if approved.
Alba-Golden ISD $16 million bond
- Classroom addition at the elementary school to increase academic space
- Construction of a new multipurpose competition gym
- Renovations to the CTE building
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Beckville ISD $17 million bond
- Gym will be coliseum style with a focus on girls athletics
- New high school building
- Renovations at junior high
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Brownsboro ISD $20.5 million bond
- New auditorium with practice space
- CTE/health science addition
- Ag shop renovations at high school
- Cafeteria expansion at junior high
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Bullard ISD $103 million bond
Prop. A - $82 million
- New middle school
- New addition to join Bullard Primary and Bullard Elementary
- Renovations to middle school to create intermediate campus
- Renovations to BHS kitchen and cafeteria
Prop. B - $21 million
- New baseball, softball and tennis complex
- New multipurpose facility
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Chapel Hill ISD $125 million bond
- New junior high
- New operations and transportation facility
- New CTE
- Renovate office and library, add driveway at Kissam Intermediate
- Build new classrooms, renovate office and gym at Wise Elementary
- Build new classrooms, renovate gymnasium at Jackson Elementary
- New multipurpose activity center
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Cross Roads ISD $7 million bond
Prop. 1 - $6 million
- Enlarge band hall for growing band program
- Equipment/shades/pavilion for elementary playground
- New turf baseball and softball fields at high school
- New track surface
- Field house for baseball and softball with concessions/restrooms
Prop. 2 - $1 million
- New turf for football field and lighting
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Longview ISD $229.9 million bond
Prop. A - $178,185,000
- Early Learning Center
- Career Technical Education/Professional Development construction
- Longview High School renovations
- Early Grad H.S. renovations
- Additional property acquisition
Prop. B - $40,795,000
- Multipurpose event center/indoor practice facility (band, baseball/softball, golf, football, soccer, tennis, and other extracurricular competition)
Prop. C - $8,565,000
- Facility repairs, renovations, and updates to Lobo Coliseum and Lobo Stadium.
Prop. D - $2,440,000
- Facility repairs, renovations, and updates to Lobo Swim Center
"It’s like if you own a home, and you’ve been living in it for 50 years it’s in need of repair just for the normal activities of living there," said Longview ISD Superintendent James Wilcox.
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Mabank ISD $94 million bond
- New early childhood center
- Career and technical education addition at the high school
- Districtwide improvements
- Baseball and softball
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Mineola ISD $29.8 million bond
- New Mineola Primary School
- Relocate 4th and 5th grades
- CTE center conversion
- Remodel high school vocational building
- New auto mechanics shop
- Canopy upgrades
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Mount Vernon ISD $52.3 million bond
Prop. A - $39.5 million
FINE ARTS
- Band hall
- Practice rooms
- Storage rooms
- Black box theater
- Art room with storage and kiln
MEDIA CENTER
- New high school media center
VO AG
- New Ag shop
FOOD SERVICE
High school cafeteria expansion to include full functioning kitchen
ADMINISTRATION
- New middle school offices
RENOVATED SPACES
- District administrative offices
- High school offices
- Special education
- VoAg
- Classrooms
- Offices
- Intermediate/junior high media center
- Existing middle school cafeteria
SERVICE
- Mechanical/electrical/circulation
Prop. B - $12.8 million
ATHLETICS
- New baseball field
- New softball field
- Ball field restrooms/concessions
- Turf football field
- New home stands for 3,000 with 400 reserved seats
- New pre-manufactured press box
- Restrooms/concessions/tickets
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New Diana ISD $23.8 million bond
Prop. 1 - $23.21 million
- Renovations and repairs to high school gym, band hall, annex building, high school and site repairs
Prop. 2 - $550,000
- New tennis court
- Softball field press box
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Tyler ISD $89 million bond
- New Hubbard Middle School
- New Early College High School
"You know, we continue to put $100,000, $200,000 band aids on Hubbard Middle School, which is not sustainable and that will continue to get worse as the facility ages," said Dave Freeman, Chairman of Tyler Proud.
Freeman and Tyler Proud are pushing for the approval of the bond to ensure the highest quality of education for their children and other Tyler students.
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