Bond Project Update - 2/18/2014

In May 2013, the Lorena citizens voted to pass a $22.9 million bond for renovations and additions to all four LISD campuses.  Once the requirements for selling bonds were met, the bonds generated $22.06 million. At the time of sale the bond market rates had changed, resulting in an $840,000 shortfall. This shortage was taken proportionally from each of the campus projects.  For more information, see the details provided here.

In Lorena ISD our primary focus is our students. These facility decisions, like every other decision we make, are made with students’ success and well-being in mind. Working within the financial parameters, we want to provide facilities that enrich the students’ academic as well as co-curricular and extracurricular experiences.

The projects are in various stages of planning and/or completion. For a full update on the status of each project, please click here.

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Talking about the Future

Over the past year and a half, we have been investigating facility needs for Lorena ISD. In October 2011 we established a district-wide facilities committee to assist in gathering information on current as well as future facility needs of the district. Before making any decisions as to whether to pursue building projects, we wanted to determine need and feasibility and begin conversations with existing committees such as the District Site-Based Decision Making Committee (SBDM) and the Lorena Education Improvement Committee (LEIC).

The decision of whether now is the time to proceed with building projects rests with the Lorena Board of Trustees (based on recommendations from administration). Before any final facility decisions will be made, a formal, comprehensive facility study will be conducted as well as a demographic study. We will provide multiple avenues and opportunities for parental and community input. Thank you for your continued support of Lorena schools!

Sandra Talbert
Superintendent of Schools