Bond Proposal
SUMMARY
On February 3rd, the KISD Board of Trustees unanimously called a bond election for May 3, 2025, totaling $90,000,000 to address student enrollment growth and to make district-wide facility improvements.
PROJECTS INCLUDE:
1. New Junior High School
2. Kemp High School Renovations & Expansion
3. District-Wide Improvements
ORIGINS
Kemp ISD has successfully undertaken and completed multiple projects and initiatives focused on growth, facility and asset conditions, as well as student opportunities and safety, utilizing the existing fund balance. However, as enrollment continues to grow, campus capacity indicates that Kemp ISD’s existing facilities are currently over or will be over capacity in near future years. With that in mind, Kemp ISD sought the input of the community to continue the development of a long-range facilities plan.
MOTIVATIONS
The bond proposal was selected by both the facility planning committee and the Board of Trustees because it will serve all current and future students in KISD and alleviate overcrowding at all campuses. In addition, the committee considered the impact on taxpayers as well as other opinions expressed in community survey responses.
PROPOSAL project DETAILS
NEW JUNIOR HIGH $32,250,000
• 75,000 sf to support functional capacity for 510 students
• Permits, surveys, furniture, site utilities, infrastructure, etc
• New road & site clearing
HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION & EXPANSION $30,120,000
• 20,000 sf of added classroom space along with the addition of a multi-purpose arena to support an increased functional capacity for 1,002 students
• Relocated CTE classrooms & multi-use instructional facility
• Repaved parking areas
DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENTS $7,743,407
• Furniture, fixture, and equipment updates
• Face lifts at all instructional campuses
• Other infrastructure as prioritized
INDIRECT COSTS & PRICE ADJUSTMENTS $18,886,593
CONTINGENCY $1,000,000
PROPOSED CAMPUS RECONFIGURATION
The reconfiguration prioritizes age-appropriate groupings that match current and future enrollment projections with campus capacity.
SMALLER CLASS SIZES
Existing Primary Campus and Junior High Campus become two campuses for 1st - 5th grade.
DEDICATED EARLY CHILDHOOD CAMPUSES
Existing Intermediate Campus becomes an Early Childhood Campus serving Pre-K, Head Start, and Kindergarten.
ACADEMICS & SAFETY
Existing Intermediate West Campus becomes a 6th Grade Reunification Campus to support the transition between the two Elementary campuses and the Junior High.
PRE-BOND: EXISTING CAMPUS CAPACITY
Kemp Intermediate West & Kemp High School are both currently over capacity.
Kemp Junior High will be over capacity by the 2026 - 2027 school year.
Kemp Intermediate will be over capacity by the 2030 - 2031 school year.
Post-BonD: Proposed Campus CaPACITY
By constructing a new Junior High, renovating and expanding the existing High School, and reconfiguring/moving grade levels to campuses with functional capacities that align with growth projections, all campuses will be under functional capacity throughout the duration of the 2033 - 2034 school year.
