New and Career and Technology Education (CTE) Center (located behind the current high school facility) – estimated price $53,420,00

CTE classes allow students to work toward receiving necessary certifications that help them graduate ready to enter the competitive workforce. Additional CTE courses would allow more students access to current and additional certifications, specifically helping the district meet the Texas Education Agency’s College, Career, and Military (CCMR) certification requirements.

The number of students requesting to be in CTE classes and programs has increased substantially warranting additional space:

• Agricultural Science—2018-19:287 students to 2019-20: 411 students (+124)

• AV Production—2018-19: 112 students to 2019-20: 194 (+82)

• Business—2018-19: 109 students to 2019-20: 331 students (+222)

• Criminal Justice—2018-19: 88 students to 2019-20: 152 students (+64)

• Education—2018-19: 40 students to 2019-20: 87 students (+47)

• Engineering/Comp Science—2018-19: 92 students to 2019-20: 184 students (+92)

• Fashion Design—2018-19: 28 students to 2019-20: 55 students (+27)

• Health Science—2018-19: 292 students to 2019-20: 451 students (+159)

• Hospitality/Culinary Arts—2018-19: 195 students to 2019-20: 364 students (+169) 

• Welding—2018-19: 204 students to 2019-20: 330 students (+126)
  
  

New Transportation Center – estimated price $16,885,00

The bus maintenance facility in the current Transportation Center is inadequate in both spaces to service the buses and storage for materials.

The current Transportation Center is out of the room and cannot adequately park the number of buses the district needs.

Once the AISD Board of Trustees makes a decision to call for a bond that includes a new transportation center, the district will form a committee to determine the location of the new center.

*On September 4th, 2019, the Transportation Committee met and determined that the location of the new Transportation Center will be off Wildcat Drive.

Renovation of Existing High School Classrooms (renovate current CTE classrooms to become 16 regular-education classrooms) – estimated price $6,000,000

The additional regular-education classroom space will allow the district to meet the estimated future growth needs for the foreseeable future.

Energy Upgrades – estimated price $8,000,000

Doing these energy upgrades will produce more cost-efficient energy systems, saving the district approximately $700,000 a year. (The upgrades are estimated to cover their own costs in savings after 12 years.)

Upgrades include LED Lighting Retrofits, new energy management and control systems, power factor corrections, and HVAC updates.

Softball Field Upgrades – estimated price $3,600,000

Upgrades will make the softball field safer and more equitable with other district facilities.

Currently, the field only has a small varsity locker room, and sub-varsity teams have to change in the restroom.

Upgrades include renovating and expanding locker rooms, adding seating, building a new concession stand/press box building, updating fencing and netting, and field improvements.

The additional fencing and netting will help reduce the number of foul balls that may hit vehicles or people in the area.

Central Elementary School Stage – estimated price $1,250,000

Central is the only campus that does not have a stage.

Currently, the school holds its student productions in the gym, which does not have adequate seating and creates production issues.

Bond Contingency – $845,000

In the summer of 2018, the AISD Board of Trustees started a program to enhance the safety within the district. The board decided to address safety needs immediately, as opposed to waiting for funding from a bond issue. Through fund balance savings and appropriating budget monies, AISD has spent more than $3 million to enhance the safety features in the district. These include:

   • Additional police officers that allowed for coverage on each campus
   • New equipment for the police department •New and enhanced video surveillance and entry systems throughout the district
   • New security vestibules at needed facilities

AISD and the AISD Board of Trustees are committed to addressing needs as immediately as possible.

The bond can only raise money for capital improvements—not annual budgeted pay raises.

The AISD Board of Trustees has been aggressive about positively impacting staff salaries in the past few years, and AISD is continuing to raise employee salaries. In May, the board passed another 3 percent raise for AISD employees. With additional funding coming from new legislation, his year teacher raises will be in excess of the state-mandated raise. The expected raise for 2019/2020 school year should be a little over 4%.

Currently, AISD can raise the recommended $90 million in bonded debt without increasing a household’s property tax rate. This is due to industry growth within AISD boundaries. The growth in the industry will allow the district to raise money through this bond proposal without raising homeowners’ property taxes.

New legislation is allowing rates to be compressed by 7 cents, which means all homeowners will see an overall reduction in their school tax rate. 

THE OVERALL IMPACT OF AISD PROPERTY OWNERS WILL BE A REDUCTION IN THE ISD TAX RATE OF 7 CENTS FROM A $1.455 TO $1.385.

The school district did a large-scale Master Facilities Plan in the 2017-2018 school year that called for more than $240 million in additional facilities and facility improvements to be determined based on future district needs. The suggested 2019 Bond Proposal is the first phase of these project recommendations. The school district will implement other recommendations based on student enrollment growth. The district continuously works with city and county officials as well as area builders/developers to study projected growth expectations and patterns in the Angleton ISD area.

In the fall of 2019 a district appointed committee will review and develop strategies for current AISD lands and possible land acquisitions. The committee will include district administrators, AISD board members, and citizens.

The AISD board has already implemented.

   • 6 new patrol officers - $300,000 per year budgeted
   • New access control and camera system - 2.2 million
   • New police equipment (long guns) - $30,000
   • New campus security vestibules at 7 campuses - $150,000
   • Other improvements developed by the AISD safety plan.
   • Exterior lighting has not been addressed.

A 2017 study and proposal by Honeywell was done and following information was determined:

   • Scope – Lighting, Energy management & Control system, A/C improvements, Power factor correction, Security upgrades.
   • Cost was determined at 8.5 million
   • Payback was determined to take place in 12 years
   • Just energy upgrades was 6.6 million and payback in 9 years.
   • It was not determined by individual schools.

   • A committee will be formed to determine the location if the bond is called.
   • The committee will be made up of 2 district administrators, 2 board members, and 3 bond advisory committee members or other citizens.

*On September 4th, 2019 the Transportation Committee met and determined that the location of the new Transportation Center will be off Wildcat Drive.

   • There are certain certifications offered within the CTE programs which if students achieve are considered CCMR.
   • AISD offers a few of these certifications but needs to expand their offerings to meet these criteria.
   • Not all certifications at AISD meet TEA’s CCMR requirements. The development of a CTE center will help move us toward meeting those requirements.

   • Currently, less than 300 students attend AISD through open enrollment.
   • That is an average of 22 kids per grade level.
   • This has no effect on Facility needs.

Rezoning could be caused by two events.

   • Aggressive home building in the district.
   • Expanded Early Childhood programs.

Rezoning will be studied during the 2019/2020 school year.

1. Determine a recommendation to the board for a November bond election.
2. Determine who would be interested in being on one of four committees.
   • Transportation Center Committee
   • AISD Property Review Committee
   • Bond Expenditure Committee
   • Bond Public Relations Committee