MANSFIELD, TX – At their August 23rd regular meeting, the Mansfield ISD Board of Trustees voted to call a $198,530,000 bond election for November 8, 2011.
Contents of the school bond package were prioritized by a 26-member facility committee consisting of parents, local citizens, business leaders and school staff. Over the course of several meetings, the committee studied a district-wide facility assessment, community survey and district financial information as well as toured existing elementary school campuses. The committee used this information and input from district staff to develop a recommendation for a bond election to address MISD facilities.
What's Included in the Bond?
The proposed bond will touch every existing Mansfield ISD campus in some capacity and will:
construct facility additions and completely
rebuild five campuses to provide equity across the district;
upgrade safety and security systems at existing campuses;
upgrade existing technology to expand the learning environment at all campuses; and,
address aging campuses and infrastructure to provide an equitable learning experience across all campuses, improve energy efficiency, reduce operating costs and increase the life expectancy of existing facilities.
Contents of the school bond package were prioritized by a 26-member facility committee consisting of parents, local citizens, business leaders and school staff. Over the course of several meetings, the committee studied a district-wide facility assessment, community survey and district financial information as well as toured existing elementary school campuses. The committee used this information and input from district staff to develop a recommendation for a bond election to address MISD facilities.