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2017 Bond In Information

Borger ISD Overview Locally Funded Improvements Planning Process & Community Involvement Proposed Improvements and Costs Voting Information

Stu tudent Opportunities Big Opportunities – Sm Small Sc School Se Setting

▪ Small group and individualized instruction ▪ UIL Academics at the elementary, middle and high school levels ▪ PEAK at elementary, middle and high school campuses ▪ Award winning fine arts- band, choir, drama, art ▪ All 5 Endorsement Plans for graduation: STEM, Business & Industry, Public Services, Art & Humanities and Multidisciplinary Studies ▪ Extensive CTE, AP and Pre-AP opportunities available ▪ Balanced Literacy and Numeracy ▪ Book Clubs, Chess Club, Drama Club ▪ Robotics program at BMS and BHS ▪ Video Game Design ▪ EMT Program ▪ Culinary Arts ▪ 19 out of 21 UIL Sports Offered

Service Le Learning Stu tudents Giving Back to th the Community

▪ Book Drive ▪ Fuzzy Sock Drive ▪ Food Drive ▪ Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation ▪ Veterans Day Appreciation ▪ Red Ribbon Week ▪ Autism Awareness ▪ Back to School Fair ▪ Singing at Nursing Homes ▪ Day of Caring ▪ Jump Rope For Heart ▪ Rainbow Room ▪ Helping Families in Need ▪ Mentoring Program ▪ United Way ▪ Trunk or Treat ▪ Snack Pak 4 Kids

Stu tudent Success

▪ 83% of kindergartners are reading at or above the grade level goal ▪ BHS & BIS earned a Distinction Designation in Student Progress ▪ BMS earned a Distinction Designation in Science ▪ Students competed at State: Tennis, Cross Country, Powerlifting, Wrestling, Track, Choir, and Graphic Design & Art (National) ▪ 82% of graduating seniors are college ready in one or more areas ▪ 54% of juniors and seniors receive dual credit ▪ BHS graduates have gone on to be successful at Yale, Harvard, Princeton, MIT, University of Chicago and many other major universities ▪ Recent graduate achieved All-American in track ▪ Recent graduate elected student body president at a major university ▪ 12% of 2017 BHS seniors will earn an Associate Degree from FPC before they graduate high school ▪ National Merit Scholarship Winners

“Borger High School did right by you.”

Texas A&M Advisor to BHS Graduate who will graduate college in 3 years.

Lo Locally Funded Im Improvements

2015-17 Projects

Project Estimated Cost

Two Activity Buses $346,422 Middle/BIS Track & Concrete Pad $161,000 Black Hotel Abatement/Demolition $136,000 Tennis Court $110,709 High School Computer Lab (40 computers) $97,805 Baseball Locker room (with City of Borger) $82,612 Suburban and Sedan $62,107 Crockett/Gateway Landscape $48,850 Maintenance Tracker/Shredder/Loader $26,557 Tex Hanna Auxiliary Gym Bleachers $24,000 ($5,000 donation) Middle School/BIS Security Entrance $16,386 ($12,000 donation) Tex Hanna Gym Painting $11,000 District Website/App/Notification System $10,000 per year High School Clock $6,000 ($1,500 donation)

Fund Balance and Tax Rate

We have done all of the projects using our local budget and donations, and at the same time we have increased our fund balance by 480% and cut our local tax rate five years in a row. 2011 - $1.3582 2012 - $1.3339 2013 - $1.3289 2014 - $1.3239 2015 - $1.31 2016 - $1.30

Pla lanning Process

• June & July – Facility condition

assessment of district facilities

• July & September – Reports to School

Board on condition of facilities

• September & October – Programming

meetings with campus principals, athletic director, and agriculture science instructor

Community In Involvement

• October – Citizens Advisory

Committee meeting to review facility conditions

• November – School Board

workshop and Citizens Advisory Committee meeting on master-plan

• ptions & financial feasibility
• December – Board reviewed

potential project costs & options

• January – Citizens Advisory meeting

for project prioritization

Pla lanning Process

• January – Citizens Advisory Committee

made recommendation to School Board to call for a bond election

• February – School Board called bond

election based on Citizens Advisory Committee facility recommendations

Proposed Im Improvements Mid iddle School & In Intermediate School

• Comprehensive plumbing & restroom

renovations

• Hallway improvements and painting in

all classrooms

• Security vestibule & visitor check-in at

both schools

• Fine Arts improvements for band, and

choir through repurposing existing auditorium

• New Gymnatorium will seat all of BMS
• r BIS students and serve as a game gym

with new locker rooms

• New west parking lots & drop-off lanes

Proposed Bulldog Stadium, Training Room, and Lo Locker Room Im Improvements

• New athletic surface and 8 lane track
• New home & visitor grandstands
• New press box and provide elevator

for accessibility

• New fieldhouse and training room
• New concession, restroom and ticket

building

• New parking area
• New sports lighting and on-site

electrical services

Proposed Bulldog Stadium, Training Room, and Lo Locker Room Im Improvements

Proposed High School Im Improvements

• Comprehensive plumbing & restroom

renovations

• Hallway improvements
• Reconfigure original gym to add 4

classrooms and 2 labs for freshman

• Replacement of classroom finishes in
• riginal building
• Exterior improvements to paving,

concrete walks, and courtyard

Proposed High School Im Improvements

School Hallway Im Improvements

Example school before renovation Example school after renovation

Proposed Agricultural Science Facility Im Improvements

• On-site classroom added
• New covered pens & multi-purpose area
• Wash bay & show area
• Restrooms and clean-up area
• Drainage improvements for gravel

parking area

Cost of f Bond Proposals

• Bond projects include every campus and the

agricultural science facility

• Additional classrooms planned at high school,

specifically for the dedicated freshmen wing

• Stadium improvements have a multi-sport emphasis
• Gymnatorium added to BIS and BMS
• Restroom & pavement improvements at BHS, BIS &

BMS

Tax Im Impact on Homeowners

• Chart above reflects an estimated tax increase of $.1975 per $100 valuation
• Over 65 Exemption (if applicable) – Regardless of whether the bond passes or not, school taxes will

not go up above the frozen levy amount set at the time the Over 65 Exemption was granted.

Voting In Information

Voting Dates & Locations Over 65 Exemption

Last day to register April 6 Early voting starts April 24 Election Day May 6 Voting Locations Early Voting – Borger City Hall Election Day Paul Belton Elementary Fairlanes Baptist Church Borger Middle School

• Form filed with Hutchinson County

Appraisal District

• Same form as Homestead Exemption -

Check the box for Over 65 Exemption

• Must be principal residence that you own

and occupy

• With exemption – EXAMPLE: if you paid

$325 in school taxes at the time you were granted the exemption, the amount of school taxes you pay, regardless of whether

• r not the Bond passes, cannot be more

than $325.

Form for Over 65 Exemption

2017 Bond In Information