{"id":6144,"date":"2018-11-04T15:29:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T21:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/?p=6144"},"modified":"2018-11-02T15:35:57","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T20:35:57","slug":"bisdbond18-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/bisdbond18-information\/","title":{"rendered":"#BISDBond18 Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdvilleschools.net\/cms\/lib\/TX01000797\/Centricity\/Domain\/7606\/BondLogo18Border.jpg\" alt=\"Bond18 Logo\" width=\"490\" height=\"162\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Neuton_H2_Template\"><strong>Trustees call for Nov. 6 bond election<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">On Aug. 16, Birdville ISD\u2019s Board of Trustees unanimously called for a bond election to be held as part of the general election on Nov. 6. BISD voters are being asked to consider a $252.8\u00a0million bond package that was developed with extensive community input by a diverse group of citizens from all parts of the District. The package approved by the Board addresses: safety and security upgrades at every campus; replacing five campuses with four (Haltom Middle School, Richland Middle School, Smithfield Elementary School and Major Cheney Elementary\/Richland Elementary [Partner School]); renovations at Smithfield Middle School and Haltom High School; critical repair\/renovation needs requiring action in the next three years; and technology upgrades Districtwide. This plan impacts every student, staff member, facility and community served by BISD.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Neuton_H2_Template\"><strong>The proposed bond package:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">Eliminates more than 50 portable classrooms across the District;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">Provides additional safety and security measures throughout the District;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">Funds technology upgrades to address instructional needs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">Moves from a 5:1 student-to-technology ratio to a 2:1 student-to-technology ratio;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">Addresses priority repair\/renovation needs (requiring action in the next one to three years), roofs and HVAC;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">Replaces five existing facilities that are more than 60 years old with four new facilities that require less money to operate and maintain. They are: Haltom Middle School, Richland Middle School, Smithfield Elementary School and Major Cheney Elementary\/Richland Elementary [Partner School].<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">Will be monitored by a Board-appointed citizen\u2019s bond oversight committee to monitor the scope, timeline and expenditure of bond funds.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">If BISD voters approve this bond package, School property tax rates\u00a0<strong><u>will not<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0increase as a result of this bond proposal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">Election Day is Nov. 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information visit, <a href=\"http:\/\/bisdbond18.net\">bisdbond18.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trustees call for Nov. 6 bond election On Aug. 16, Birdville ISD\u2019s Board of Trustees unanimously called for a bond election to be held as part of the general election on Nov. 6. 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