- Coppell Independent School District
- 2016 Bond Program Recap
Coppell ISD 2016 Bond Program Recap
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An Educationally Driven and Community Effort from Start to Finish
As the construction and renovation projects from the 2013 bond authorization election neared completion, the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees determined it necessary to evaluate and vision the potential need for a future bond election. The need for visioning was largely driven by the continued student growth in the northern and southern portions of the school district, including but not limited to, the Cypress Waters development, the Bridges, Parkside East and West developments, Westhaven and Easthaven developments, Belmont Landing, and various smaller single-family developments (all representing over 1,900 new single-family homes, plus over 2,000 new multi-family homes). Therefore, in the spring of 2015, the Facilities Visioning Committee comprised of parents, community members, students, teachers, and central administration staff was formed and convened. This was the beginning of a process that would help shape the instruction, technologies, and facilities of Coppell ISD for years to come.
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Transparency
A message about “transparency”
Throughout this 2016 Bond Program recap website, transparency with the Coppell ISD community taxpayers will be discussed and highlighted. There was great effort made to ensure the entire community and taxpayers were kept informed regarding the projects completed, potential tax rate changes, project savings, timelines, etc. The most important transparency component was the formation of the community member led Bond Oversight Committee. More will be discussed regarding transparency in Section V, as well as, in each of the other sections, where applicable. -
2016 Bond Oversight Committee
Bond Oversite Committee ensures that the projects remain accurate to the voter-approved bond program. The committee also monitors the bond projects to make sure they are completed on time, with quality and within budget.
The committee is comprised of community members and school board members. The committee community members are selected through an application process and will serve a minimum term of three years. They are selected based on their relevant expertise in fields such as finance, construction, project management, technology, and education.
The 2016 Bond Oversite Committee was comprised of fourteen (14) community members and two (2) school board members.
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In order to more clearly and fully detail the processes and decisions throughout this bond election, this document is broken down into several categories, including: