Voters will consider propositions that provide upgrades and address needs throughout the district.

Round Rock ISD trustees Thursday night called for a $998 million bond election to provide upgrades and address needs throughout the district. This is the district’s first bond in six years and would allow the district to replace instructional technology, HVAC, and other systems that are nearing the end of their useful lives. 

By a vote of 5-2, the board last night called for four propositions to be added to the Nov. 5 Election ballot:

  • Proposition A: $798.3 million for maintenance and repair of schools, such as replacing air conditioning systems, roofing, electrical, and plumbing systems that have reached the end of their useful life, and other updates such as fresh paint, new ceiling tiles, and flooring to improve the condition of aging facilities. 
    • Prop A also would allow the district to purchase new buses, and the purchase and equip a new facility dedicated to expanding Career and Technical Education programs for all students. 
  • Proposition B:$125.3 million to upgrade instructional technology and infrastructure to support modern learning and to increase the speed, connectivity, reliability, and security of the district network.
  • Proposition C: $8.6 million to allow for improvements and upgrades to fine arts programs, such as upgrading outdated stage lighting and sound systems.
  • Proposition D: $65.9 million for improvements to existing athletic facilities such as upgrades to locker rooms, lighting and scoreboards, and adding artificial turf to competition fields. This proposition also includes the construction of a standalone multipurpose athletic facility to be used by students and staff throughout the district. 

Round Rock ISD Board President Amber Feller Landrum said she is grateful for the community’s and Board’s efforts in finalizing a project list that will impact students and staff at every campus.  

“I understand your passions. You will talk about your service being on this committee for a very long time,” Landrum said. “I am excited for this bond. I wanted to approach this bond and this process by looking at this entire district, and I am so thrilled to say that every school will be touched.”

Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez thanked the hundreds of community members who served on the district’s Long-Range Facilities Master Plan Committee, as well as on the Citizens Bond Committee (CBC). 

Supported by campus staff and district administration, the CBC brought its final proposal to trustees July 8 after months of site visits, meetings and data collection. 

“This was truly a team effort to ensure that the propositions we offer to our voters would impact all our students and our hardworking staff,” Dr. Azaiez said. “I am so thankful for the countless hours of work to finalize a list of projects that will expand and enhance programs and facilities throughout our district.”

District officials will hold a series of in-person and virtual events during the fall to educate voters on specifics of the propositions. Those dates are still to be determined. 

To learn more about the Round Rock ISD 2024 Bond, visit bond.roundrockisd.org.