Pearland ISD Bond 2006

[Chris]

The Pearland Independent School District is currently conducting a Bond Program to better serve the students of the district. New Schools are planned in this Bond.

Bond Items:

New Secondary Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 63,748,800

High School #2

New Elementary Campuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 27,248,400

Elementary School #12 Elementary School #13

Conversion of Bailey Rd. Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,570,530

Technology Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000

Facility Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,570,893

Total Bond Package . . . . . . . . . $ 115,638,623

Questions and Answers

When will Bailey Road high school become a 9th-12th grade school?

2012/2013

Where will the high school on Cullen be located?

Cullen Blvd. (FM 865) near Hughes Ranch Rd.

Will the bond increase my taxes if I am over 65 years old?

No. Taxes are frozen for all citizens aged 65 and older who have filed for exemptions.

What if the bond referendum fails?

More portable buildings will be added for classroom instruction. The district will face higher maintenance costs which will impact the funding of instructional programs. The district will have to consider a larger bond referendum in future years.

How will kids be divided to the new high school? by neighborhood zoning

Bailey Rd. Campus Conversion 2007/2008

[VicMan]

I think Pearland ISD and Alvin ISD should merge into one district so that there is one four-high school district.

[brerrabbit]

No way Pearland and Alvin should merge. The Alvin district is huge and at times underfunded because of being so spread out. Pearland is growing so fast that we cannot keep up either. This bond passed but only because the school board chose to run the election seperate of the general election to get it passed. It cost about $60,000 extra to do it that way but the School Board thought it was worth it to assure passage. The Alvin district goes south almost to Angleton and north to include Shadow Creek Ranch. Alvin school busses come al the way up 35 to about a mile south of Pearland high school to pick up students because believe it or not their boundries extend that far into the Pearland city limits. Merger would be a bad idea.