NEISD's 2007 $498 million bond program addresses five critical areas: (1) Growth to 2012; (2) Facility Equity and Additions; (3) Technology ; (4) Transportation; and (5) District Sports Facility.
Funding by Bond Sales = $498,049,000
Bond Interest Earned Revenue Projection = $57,837,755
Total Bond Funding = $555,886,755
Bond Constructed Projects with Major Focus:
- Growth: Construct 4 New Schools (Cibolo Green, Tuscany Heights, Las Lomas and Vineyard Ranch)
- Land: Purchased 1 Middle School and 5 Elementary School Sites
- Design: Developed Construction Plans for New Tex Hill MS & New ES #47 and Schematic Design for Future Baseball Stadium
- Portable Replacements: Construct 4 Major Classroom Additions (Jackson-Keller, Larkspur, El Dorado and East Terrell Hills) to Replace 96 Portable Classrooms
- Extracurricular Program:
- Provided Athletic and Fine Arts Facility HVAC Upgrades District-wide at all Elementary, Middle, and High Schools
- Constructed New Athletic Facility Complex (Heroes Stadium)
- Constructed an Athletic Facility Addition at Churchill HS and Athletic & Fine Arts Facility Addition at Madison HS
- Upgraded/Renovated the Lee High School Gymnasium Areas
- Upgraded the Sports Fields (Baseball & Softball) at the District's Basse-McCullough Site for Competition Use and Night Play
- Constructed Athletic Facility Additions at Bradley and White MS, an Athletic & Fine Arts Facility Addition at Garner MS and Fine Arts Facility Upgrades/Renovations at the Eisenhower MS Auditorium and expanded the White MS Fine Arts Facility
- Replaced Elementary School Metal Gymnasiums (19 Campuses) with New Permanent Masonry Facility Additions and increased overall size of the Gymnasium Interior Court/Play Area
- Facility Addition for Agriscience Magnet Program: Constructed New Agri-Science Facility at Madison High School including Main Academic Building, 4 Project Center Barns, and Show Arena
- Technology:
- Provided District-wide Technology Upgrades including both Infrastructure (MIS & Technology Services) and Instructional Equipment
- Installed Digital Projectors & Projection Screens in all District Classroom Areas (both Permanent and in Portable Areas)
- Provided New Laptops for All Teachers
- Continued District-wide expansion of Campus Library Reading Collections, Digital Resources, On-Line Media Collections, and Reference Materials
- Facility Maintenance: Provided District-wide Capital Equipment Replacements for MEP Systems & Campus Support Infrastructure
- Food Service: Constructed Kitchen Facility HVAC Upgrades at 15 Elementary School Campuses
- Transportation:
- Purchased 130 New Buses to meet Student Population Growth (New Bus Routes) and Replace Aging Bus Fleet
- Purchased and Renovated the Transportation North Satellite Bus Terminal and Maintenance Facility
- Roofing: Provided Roofing Replacements at 12 District Facilities
Growth to 2012–$157.5M
North East ISD is projected to grow by approximately 2,000 students annually, which is equal to about 100 classrooms. At this time, there are five schools north of Loop 1604 that are capped to new enrollment due to student population growth. District data shows that the seven elementary schools north of Loop 1604 surpassed their total classroom and core (library, cafeteria and gym) capacity in 2006. This growth is not expected to slow down in the next nine years. Middle schools north of Loop 1604 (Bush, Lopez and Tejeda) are also expected to exceed their total classroom and core capacities by 2010.
Four new elementary schools will be designed and constructed as part of the 2007 Bond Program. Two new elementary schools will open in August 2010 (Tuscany Heights and Bulverde Green) and an additional two Elementary Schools in August 2012.
Facility Equity and Additions–$249.5M
A 2004-2005 facility assessment found that 56 percent of the District's 70 facilities 
were at least 20 years old. Many of these aging facilities received limited improvements from the 1995, 1998 or 2003 bonds. The largest portion of the 2007 bond proposal is devoted to facility equity and additions. This includes air conditioning installation in all school gymnasiums, locker rooms and extra-curricular areas; replacement of 96 portable classrooms with permanent additions; athletic and fine arts additions and upgrades at 25 campuses; North East Agriscience 
Magnet Program upgrades at Madison High School; roofing projects at 11 campuses and the North East Police facility; facility infrastructure improvements; kitchen facility upgrades at 15 campuses; and restroom renovations in the MacArthur High School band hall and auditorium area, as well as the Eisenhower Middle School campus.
Technology–$52M
North East is preparing for the state's long-range educational technology plan by 2010 and state-mandated online testing, both of which the 2007 bond would address. Additionally, the District wants to improve school safety by purchasing further technology, such as security cameras for all of its campuses. The 2007 bond proposal would fund instructional technology such as classroom computers, teacher laptops, distance learning equipment, projectors, graphing calculators, etc. It would also finance technology infrastructure like security cameras for all elementary and middle schools, additional security cameras at high school campuses, networking upgrades, and software purchases and upgrades. Instructional technology bonds will be repaid in five years and infrastructure bonds will be repaid in 10 years to reflect the life of the purchased technology.
Transportation–$11.2M
In five years, 172 buses out of a fleet of 372 will exceed 15 years of use. The District is also expecting a projected increase in enrollment of 14 percent by 2011 and possibly as many as eight new schools opening by 2012. These factors are considered in the 2007 bond proposal with the purchase of 130 new buses.
District Sports Facility–$27.8M
With Johnson High School opening in 2008, scheduling will become more difficult at Blossom Athletic Center. Games will have to be scheduled on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons, creating late school nights and hot September afternoons for players, band members, spirit groups, JROTC teams, parents and fans. Less than six percent of the 2007 bond package would fund the construction of a District football/soccer stadium with an eight-lane track. The facility would include seating for 10,000 spectators and parking for 2,500 vehicles. The bond package also includes design costs for a baseball stadium to be built under a future bond program.
For further information, view cluster-specific 2007 bond information (PDF Format): Churchill, Lee, MacArthur, Madison, Reagan/Johnson, and Roosevelt.
