HPISD Trustees Discuss Bond Plans, Board Goals
Highland Park ISD expects to receive funds from its $137.3 million bond package on Feb. 26, and the district is working to schedule projects financed by bond dollars.
The district tentatively plans to complete many bond projects at Highland Park High School, Armstrong Elementary, and McCulloch Intermediate School/Highland Park Middle School primarily in the summers of 2025 and 2026, assistant superintendent for business services Scott Drillette told the board of trustees during a Feb. 4 work session.
Improvements to security camera systems could get underway as early as spring break, and work on another security improvement, emergency call-out buttons, could begin this month, he said.
The district also is starting to schedule appraisals of property that it aims to acquire with bond dollars, Drillette said. During the meeting, he provided the board with updates on other bond items, such as instrument replacement for the band and orchestra, and athletic field improvements.
Also during the work session, the board of trustees reviewed draft 2025 HPISD board goals. Board president Maryjane Bonfield said she hopes to reference the goals regularly and track the district’s progress during the year.
