During a board meeting on Thursday, August 18, The East Central Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved calling a School Bond Election for November 8, 2022. 

The proposal was developed by the administration and community. Their primary task was to develop and present to the Board of Trustees a long-term plan that included a recommendation for implementation. 

“We at ECISD would like to thank the Board for their approval and the community for their feedback,” said Roland Toscano, Superintendent of Schools. “This bond was put together to address increasing enrollment, make all of our schools comparable across the district, and create safer and energy-efficient environments for all students and staff.”

The last East Central ISD bond passed six years ago in 2016. That bond was the first phase of upgrading and creating schools. The 2016 bond created Tradition Elementary on the north side of the district and is a school that is already beyond capacity. It also created a new Performing Arts Center and renovations to the following elementary schools: Harmony, Pecan Valley, Sinclair and Salado.

The 2022 Bond will ask voters to consider a $240 million package that is intended to be the second phase of upgrading and creating schools. The new bond will:

 

• Create a new elementary school on the north and south sides of the District.
• Create a new middle school.
• Increase security and energy efficiency at schools.
• Provide new or renovated support facilities and campus offerings throughout the district.
• Create a CTE Multi-Purpose Facility & Shop to career paths in Health Science and Construction Trades such as nurses aide, medical assistant, dental, pharmacy, plumbing, electric and HVAC.
• Renovations to Heritage and Legacy Middle School.
• Renovations at Oak Crest and Highland Forest Elementary schools to make them comparable with the schools that received renovations with the 2016 bond.