School Bond Updates

March 2006 McAllen Bond Monthly Report - March, 2006	Downloadable PDF (5.6MB)
March 1, 2006 View a presentation showing the design development for the future Thigpen-Zavala/Fields Elementary schools.	View Slideshow Online Download Slideshow (19 MB)
February 2006 McAllen Bond Monthly Report - February, 2006	Downloadable PDF (5.8 MB)
February 28, 2006 New McAllen Elementary Schools Design Development Presentation (Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® required) Acknowledgements Location Drawings Images Project Summary	Downloadable PDF (33 MB)
October 19, 2005 McAllen school district administrators and Jacobs Facilities Inc. met Oct. 11-12 to establish timelines and parameters for the $98.7 million bond issue. They presented their mission statement to the McAllen School Board on Oct. 12. It reads “for the 2005 bond program, McAllen ISD will be accountable to stake holders, maximize use of funds and maintain equity as it provides excellent facilities for students, staff and the community.”
October 7, 2005 For the third straight year, McAllen ISD has earned a Superior Achievement rating through FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas). The school district answered “yes” on all 21 questions which serve as indicators for district financial operations.
September 30, 2005 The McAllen School Board hired Jacobs Facilities Inc. of Houston to serve as program managers for the $97.8 million school bond on Sept. 8. Jacobs will serve as the eyes and ears for the district as construction projects get underway. The McAllen School Board approved the transaction for the sale of the bond. The entire bond was sold and all $97.8 million was placed in a designated bank account on Aug. 10.
September 28, 2005 The McAllen School Board toured potential construction sites for the $97.8 million 2005 School Bond on Sept. 27. Boarding a school bus, the board and district officials visited plots of land in north McAllen and one in south McAllen. There is a 32-acre site south of 5-mile line and Ware Rd. They went to a 25-acre site that was north of 5-mile line and 29th St. and later visited an 8.4-acre plot just north of Morris Middle School at Trenton and Main St. The School Board also toured the area where a replacement school for Zavala and Thigpen elementaries will be built adjacent to the current schools.