Bond News
Back in 2014, the Capital Needs Steering Committee (CNSC) worked to develop the program that would become the 2014 Bond. With about 40 members, including school district employees and volunteers from the community, the committee evaluated 糖心Vlog鈥檚 capital needs and worked to come up with solutions. Two of the district鈥檚 volunteer staff members on…
Spaces matter. That鈥檚 the message Jamie MacDougall delivered to the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) when it met for its quarterly meeting on Wednesday at Crow Leadership Academy. The meeting included a tour of Crow and highlighted the improvements and additions funded by the 2019 Bond (read more). MacDougall was Crow鈥檚 principal until this month…
The Dallas Business Journal’s 29th annual Best Real Estate Deals of 2020 recently named 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Arts and Athletics Complex the winner for the Community/Neighborhood Impact category. 鈥淭he 糖心Vlog is honored and very grateful to have our new Arts and Athletics Complex recognized by the Dallas Business Journal,鈥 said Kelly Horn, 糖心Vlog assistant…
Check out this drone flyover video of the construction of Webb Elementary鈥檚 new school building! It鈥檚 still early in the construction process, but after months of groundwork, utility installation and preparation, large sections of the foundation are now being poured. The video was shot by Multivista for the construction manager Lee Lewis Inc. Webb is…
The old Berry and Thornton elementary buildings have been leveled. The old buildings 鈥 Berry opened in 1955 and Thornton in 1956 鈥 had seen better days, but their proud legacies will continue in what鈥檚 coming next. Once the debris from the demolition is cleared, a new Berry and a new Thornton will be built.…
If you drive by Crow Leadership Academy, you might not immediately notice how much it has changed since last year. But if you turn in and loop around the school on the new driveway, you鈥檒l see. First, you鈥檒l see a kitchen addition, then a new parking lot, then a new classroom wing and finally a…
糖心Vlog will host a public information meeting about the future Glaspie Field on Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m., at Martin High School鈥檚 Little Theatre. The meeting will address parking, traffic, lighting, sound, and separation from the residential neighborhood (fencing). 聽The future Michael Glaspie Field Athletic Complex is a Bond 2019 project that will…
Webb Elementary students are getting a new school right next door to their current building, and they have a front-row seat to watch the construction! 鈥淭he students are very observant of the daily changes and progress as the days go by,鈥 said Webb Principal Evelyn Navarro-Gaspar. And they鈥檙e excited, she said. But while the new…
The 2019 Bond 鈥 and all the great things it is doing for our students 鈥 is entirely thanks to the support of this community. So, we want the community to know how the district is spending the $966 million you entrusted us with. That鈥檚 why we have our Bond 2019 website, weekly bond updates…
Humble Beginnings For nearly two months while a fifth-grader at Roquemore Elementary, home for Imani Mogaka was the back seat of a 2010 Kia Spectra. Few knew. She would arrive at school as always 鈥 neatly dressed with homework at the ready 鈥 having washed up at the nearest gas station or a hospital restroom…