Voters in the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District will decide a $63 million bond issue in an election to be held May 1.
The deadline to register to vote in the election is April 1. Approval of the bond issue would result in no change to the district tax rate, officials said
Major components of the bond program include:
>> Construction of a new middle school adjacent to Rancho Verde Elementary School
A video overview of the bond program indicates future growth for Olmito, Rancho Verde and Villareal elementary schools. The schools are served by Resaca Middle School, and the proposed new middle school to replace it would be closer to where the students live.
Meanwhile, Los Cuates Middle School would be moved into the building that currently houses Resaca Middle School, allowing Los Cuates to be converted to a CTE, or Career and Technical Education center. The CTE center would include an agricultural trades building, an audio visual production center, and facilities for teaching the culinary arts, health sciences, dental arts, industrial trades and other areas designed to give high school graduates marketable, high-paying skills.
>> Build an all-weather track at Liberty Memorial Middle School
>> Upgrades and renovations at Los Fresnos High School to mirror facilities at Los Fresnos United.
>> Complete the LFU master plan including the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps building, a lecture hall and athletic fields. LFU opened in 2009 but was built as a master-planned second high school campus. It is to open as such when enrollment reaches a level to justify such a move.
>> West Campus Central Plant equipment replacement for air quality improvement.
“Our ability to operate fiscally responsibly over the years has now landed us in a position to be able to add several needed facilities and make renovations to others all without raising the tax rate,” Superintendent Gonzalo Salazar said. “We know that these additions and renovations will help us continue to deliver on a mission of delivering a quality educational experience for all students.”
Additional information is available at sites.google.com/lfcisd.net/lfcisdbond2021/proposed-facilities
