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Clear Creek High School students attend classes in portables while their high school is being rebuilt. The number of students enrolled in the school district is increasing by over 1200 students per year. District officials say more classroom space is needed. Photo Credit - Marilyn Clark, League City Area News Online.

School board to consider bond election

By Marilyn Clark

February 27, 2006

The school board will be considering a new bond issue to meet the needs of a student population that is growing faster than expected and how to avoid or minimize a tax rate increase at their next regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. at the Education Support Center.

Board President Bob Davee reports that much of the new growth in the district will occur in League City because most of the large tracts of land north of Clear Creek have already been developed. He indicates that both high schools in League City are expected to be full by 2010 or 2011. He also says that construction of a fifth high school, which will take three years, will allow the school district to convert the ninth grade centers to the intermediate schools they were designed to be and reduce the student populations at the high schools to a more acceptable level.

“CCISD is looking at the problem with an eye to tax rates,” says President Davee. “Depending on interest rates and the amount of escalation in construction costs it would appear that a 5th high school and one and possibly two new elementary schools could be built without any increase in the overall I&S tax rate or a minimal one. Such a bond package would also, as noted allow the opening of two new intermediates through the conversion of the 9th grade centers at Lake and Creek but timing, interest rates and construction costs are important.”

“We had been growing 1,000 new students each year, and during the past two years that number has jumped to 1,200 to 1,400 new students each year,” reported Superintendent Sandra Mossman in January. “Next year the district will have the highest enrollment increase with 1,600 new students.”

MetroStudy’s growth projections for the school district show even more growth later: almost 1900 in 2007, over 1700 in 2008 and over 1500 in 2009. The estimated rate of growth does not drop below 1000 students per year until 2015.

Expected CCISD Student Population Table

Sources: CCISD, CCISD press release # 2249 (including Dr. Mossman quote), CCISD Board President Bob Davee interview

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