CASE Report: VOTE YES - Support HISD Bond on Tuesday

HISD’s bond proposes spending $2.3 billion for rebuilding and renovating 43 schools and $1 billion for lead remediation , security upgrades , and HVAC improvements. It would also provide about $1.1 billion to expand pre-K , build three new career and technical education centers and make technology upgrades without raising the tax rate.

The bond would allocate $375 million to build three new career-and-technical education centers in the south, west and central regions of the district, with $125 million for each center. It would also provide $50 million for renovations at Barbara Jordan Career Center, which is in the north division and is the only established CTE center in HISD.

It would spend about $384 million for safety improvements at 263 schools, including upgrades to perimeter fencing, security cameras, and exterior and interior doors. HISD police would also receive more than $2.1 million to purchase additional radios, patrol cars or other equipment.

The proposal also invests $200 million to expand pre-K capacity by adding about 4,000 new seats in HISD’s schools, with the goal serving all eligible 4-year-olds and one-third of eligible 3-year-olds. The district is aiming to use the funds to expand campuses, build a new early childhood center and optimize existing building space for more pre-K students.

Harris County has 88 early voting locations and 700 locations open on Election Day, and voters registered in the county can vote at any site during the voting period. Voters can use the map here to see which voting sites are closest to them, which sites are ADA accessible and where specifically they can go to vote at each site.

The early voting period ends on Nov. 1, and Election Day is on Nov. 5. Voters who live in HISD’s boundaries can cast ballots for or against the bond during the following times:

Nov. 1 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Nov. 5: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

In mid-October, HISD’s Board of Managers named 13 people and two alternates to the committee that will be responsible for overseeing the district’s $4.4 billion school bond if it is approved. The selected members represent “fields of law, finance, accounting, construction, engineering, government, education, edtech and energy,” according to the district.

Members will be responsible for monitoring progress of bond projects, providing regular updates to district leaders, communicating allegations of wrongdoing, potential waste or fraud to the superintendent and other oversight duties related to the bond, according to their charter.