Overview of
Proposed Projects:
| 1. Third
Junior High School |
$24.0
million |
Junior
High South opened Aug. 2002 |
| 2. Ninth
Grade Center |
$34.5 million |
NGC opened Jan. 2003 |
| 4. Agriculture
Facility |
$2.7 million |
Agriculture
Facility opened 2002 |
| 5. Eighth
Elementary School |
$11.0
million |
Silvercrest
Elementary opened 2002 |
6. Renovations/improvements |
$3.0 million |
Complete |
Total
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$75.2
million |
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- Pearland
ISD ranks 5th out of 42 schools district in Brazoria, Fort
Bend, Galveston and Harris counties in percent of students
passing the TAAS test.
- Pearland
ISD has been a Texas Education Agency "Recognized" school
district for three consecutive years.
- Pearland
ISD has nine Texas Education Agency "Exemplary" campuses.
- Pearland
ISD decreased school taxes by 21.9 cents in 1999. This tax
decrease was the largest tax decrease of the eight school districts
in Brazoria County.
- Pearland
Jr. High East and Pearland Jr. High West are approaching student
capacity. Eighteen portable classrooms are now in use.
- By the time
the ninth grade center can be built, Pearland High School will
be approaching capacity.
- A new agriculture
facility will serve more than 500 students and provide arena
space for area-wide events.
- Approximately
one-half of the students living in the Silverlake area are
re-zoned to two other elementary schools (Challenger and Lawhon)
as Silverlake Elementary is at capacity.
- The bond
issue is structured for flexibility so that as the needs of
the district change, building use will not be adversely affected.
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