School trustees established the 20-member task force in the fall of 2007 to study facility and technology needs of the district. Comprising school district and community leaders, the task force has met monthly to review enrollment trends and projections, establish construction and renovation needs, visit school facilities and validate costs. Phil Dyer serves as task force chairman.
"It has
been four years as promised since the school
district has held a bond issue to address major
facilities and technology needs,” said
Dr. Doug Otto, superintendent of schools. “The 2004 bond
election handled several major projects, and
now it is time to revisit our district's needs."
Dr. Otto continued, "Trustees understand
the significance of our community's tax dollar
investment in area schools. Among our school district’s
key goals is a commitment that those tax dollars
are effectively and efficiently managed in order
to provide quality education
and programming for our students and community."
The purpose of the Facilities & Technology Study Task Force
was to review three important questions: How can we improve our facilities and technology
for students, staff and community needs? How can we best meet those needs? What makes financial sense for Plano ISD?
Plano ISD has considered major bond initiatives every four years since 1996 and has revitalized schools in neighborhoods while implementing and utilizing the latest technology. Other local school districts whose voters have passed bond proposals in recent years include the following:
School District
Bond Election
Year
Frisco
$798 million
2006
Prosper
$710 million
2007
Ft. Worth
$593 million
2007
Denton
$282 million
2007
Irving
$250 million
2007
Lewisville
$199.5 million
2005
McKinney
$197 million
2005
Mesquite
$180 million
2007
Richardson
$145 million
2006
Lovejoy
$78.5 million
2007
Of Texas’ 15 largest school bond elections conducted in November, 2007, 14 passed and one failed. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD voters authorized the largest bond package at $807 million.
(Source: “Texas School Business Magazine” - January, 2008)
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Plano
ISD staff and school board members are committed
to providing information to the public about the bond program and
are available for speaking
to groups in the community.
Plano Independent School
District
Communications Department
2700 W. 15th Street
Plano, TX 75075
(469) 752-8150 askpisd@pisd.edu
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