Dallas ISD Bond Program

The 2008 Bond Program has moved well beyond the halfway point with upwards of 80 percent of the phase 1 projects substantially complete, 98 percent of the phase 2 projects under construction, and more than fifty percent of the final phase three projects now in the design phase. This means that students across the district have settled in to new and repurposed schools, classes are underway in new additions and thousands of students are enjoying the benefits of renovated facilities.

Ribbon Cutting and Dedications

This semester alone we have celebrated the ribbon-cutting and dedications of several completed school projects and others are pending. These include:

• Clinton P. Russell Elementary School – Ribbon-cutting for early childhood classroom addition – January 19, 2012
• Kennedy-Curry Middle School (Repurposed) – Dedication –– January 24, 2012
• Daniel Webster Elementary School – Ribbon-cutting for Addition – March 1, 2012
• Ebby Halliday Elementary School – Dedication Ceremony – March 9, 2012
• Nancy Moseley Elementary School – Ribbon-cutting for Addition – 3:45 p.m. Friday, March 23
• Seagoville High School– Ribbon-cutting celebration for addition – 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, to be followed by spring concert
• Zan W. Holmes Jr. Middle School – Dedication Ceremony – Fri. October 26 at 10:30 a.m.

Time to Break Some New Ground

The program is also on track to break some new ground on new and replacement schools in May and June 2012. Schools scheduled for ground breakings include:

• Replacement School for Billy Earl Dade Middle Learning Center  – District 9
• Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary School – New – District 9

Bond Program Progress

The 2008 Bond Program is making significant progress at completing construction, renovation and improvement projects on time, and some of these projects are ahead of schedule. For example, of the 230 total projects, all 2011 new schools are complete, all 2012 new schools are under construction and all 2013 new schools will be soon ready for bidding. In addition:

• Phase I – 81 projects are complete, and 18 of 99 projects are under construction
• Phase II – 15 projects are complete with 72 of 89 projects under construction
• Phase III – Design work is underway

New Leadership Takes Reins of Bond Advisory Committee and Construction Services

Thanks are due to the volunteers of the Bond Advisory Committee for their stewardship of the bond program, especially the former chair of the committee, Colin Graidage, who recently stepped down. A debt of appreciation is owed to former Construction Services Department executives, Phil Jimerson and David Patton, for their leadership of the construction program. And a special welcome aboard is due to Bob Marshall, new Bond Advisory Committee chair, and new leaders of the Construction Services Department, Executive Director Ed Levine, and Director of Design and Special Projects Larry Zerby.