I hope you enjoy our third edition of our Bond Construction Update. It is important that we keep open communication for all bond construction projects. We are proud to announce that we are under budget for the new High School by 5.1 million dollars!!! This allowsus to fund alternate bids, technology, furniture, off-site utilities, irrigation, landscaping, and equipment for the new High School. Total construction costs with an energy saving management system and a concrete alternate comes to $61,671,491. The $96 million dollar bond will not fund an Auditorium for the new High School. Administration and the School Board arereviewing funding options for an Auditorium.Special Communication: Administration has recommended and the School Board has approved a new Master Plan to meet the present and future demands of growth. Construction inflation would not allow us to build three (K-4) elementaries. The plan to reduce to two elementaries (K-4) does not work. Student enrollment numbers would exceed our recommended capacity by over 100 students at East and North Elementary with the need for portable buildings. In an effort to avoid overcrowding and most efficiently utilize the building space we will have when the new buildings are finished, the following configuration has been approved.

Final Thoughts: This new Master Plan will meet the demands of our present and future growth. I am excited about this plan as Hallsville ISD moves forward and continues to be the best school district in East Texas! Please visit our Bond Website anytime at www.hisdbond.info, or if you have  personal questions call Gary Lovelace at (903) 668-5990 Ext. 5762. These are exciting times for our students, parents, staff, and community and would not be possible without the tremendous support from our community for Hallsville ISD.

We appreciate you!!!