Bond Overview

The bond proposal was developed by a Facilities Planning Committee whose charge was to study facility needs in the district and make a recommendation to the BISD Board of Trustees based on district needs. The nearly 40-member committee met several times between November 2021 and January 2022 and was made up of a diverse group of parents, staff, community leaders, alumni, and students.

In May 2022, the facilities committee met to provide feedback and insight as well as feedback was gathered from the community through a bond survey.

As a result of this feedback and the priority needs that were identified, the BISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved an order to call for a $24 million bond election that will go before voters on November 8, 2022.

The bond proposal is made up of one proposition that includes the following projects:

Increasing instructional space for welding classes, adding a multipurpose wet lab, and adding additional storage for materials and projects

• Multipurpose/wet lab space for animal science labs to include a wash down space to assist with animal labs, horticultural projects etc.

• Enclosure of current Ag. storage area to increase welding space

• Additional storage built on to the back of the current Ag. building for materials and student projects

• Allows for expansion of the Ag program

Increasing instructional space for the Health Science program to include 2 additional classroom/lab space

• 2 combination health science classrooms with lab space built within the classroom to allow students to practice hands-on nursing skills

• New classrooms will eliminate current portables

• Allows for expansion of the health science program

Expansion of the Junior High Cafeteria

• Additional 150 seats will address the current overcrowding

Resurfacing the track and field event improvements to include

• resurfacing of the track

• adding caliche to the parking area

• creating a full "D" in the south end of the track

• relocating field event runways and pits

• addressing the drainage issues

• increasing the approach area for the high jump

• adding new soil and grading to the shot and discus area.

Auditorium which will also in include dance classroom, theatre classroom and banquet space

• Current auditorium is over 65 years old and continues to be one of the biggest needs across the district due to the age of the current facility and inability to update the facility for lighting, sound, electrical and plumbing

• New auditorium would create space for band concerts which are currently performed in the gym which creates issues with overcrowding and sound quality

Auditorium will be used for:

• awards assemblies

• school programs

• band concerts

• staff development training

• daily dance class

• daily theatre class etc.

The auditorium will:

• seat 1,000 people which provides enough space for high school student body and staff

• include a black box theater and an additional classroom

• free up additional classroom space for growth by opening up the little theater and another classroom at the high school and the theater classrooms at the junior high for any future classroom space needed at both campuses for core or elective classes.

The dance studio includes

• floor space and locker room space for drill team, cheer, and twirlers.

• banquet space for district and community events.

• The dance studio when used as a banquet room can seat 150 people and the foyer will also open to the dance studio/banquet area for an additional 80-85 seats.

• Includes catering kitchen