EPISD Board unanimously approves $669 million bond proposal

The El Paso Independent School District’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $669-million bond Tuesday night.

This is the biggest school bond proposal in El Paso’s history.

The owner of an average $138,000 home in the district is already paying about $1,395 a year in school district taxes.

If this bond is eventually approved by voters in November, the average district homeowner could pay an additional $212, bringing the school district’s portion of the property tax bill to about $1,600.

Some of the approved projects include:

Burges High School will be rebuilt at a cost of $56,783,048.

Jefferson/Silva High School will undergo $39,631,708 in renovations.
Coronado High School will be rebuilt at a cost of $73,885,792.
Lincoln K-8 will consolidate with Bond and Roberts elementary schools.
Henderson K-8 will consolidate with Bonham Elementary School.
The El Paso Independent School District is trying to streamline and modernize the district. The approved projects also include laptops for students and teachers, totaling $6,565,000.