Bond Advisory Committee

1. Bond Advisory Committee • The committee of about 70 Spring ISD residents who represent a broad, cross-section of the community addressed the following issues. • Growing need for new and permanent facilities. • Renovation needs of existing facilities. • Necessary infrastructure to support an expanding student population.

3. ProjectedEnrollmentGrowth District enrollment is projected to grow in the next five years to nearly 45,000 students. 44,900 42,400 32,400

4. Portable Buildings • 142 classroom portable buildings districtwide. • Each portable building provides two classrooms. • Portable buildings do not stop the overcrowding of shared space, such as cafeterias, libraries, gymnasiums, rest rooms, hallways, nurses’ offices and other areas that serve all students. • Approximate cost is $81,400 per portable building. • Portable buildings were designed to be a temporary, not a permanent, solution to enrollment growth.

5. Addition Portables

6. Cooper ElementaryCapacity - 800 Opened August 2005…………….…………….. 833 students Fall 2006 projected enrollment………….. 1,046 Fall 2006 actual enrollment………………… 1,236 Portable buildings……………………………….. 13

9. Other Factors • Age of existing buildings. • Construction cost. • Land availability. • Technology needs. • Support services needs. • Tax-rate impact and budgets.

10. Bond Advisory Committee Recommendation Land for Comprehensive High School #4 ……………… $7,905,684 Design for Comprehensive High School #4……………… 3,491,277 Elementary School #21………………………………………… 18,576,730 Elementary School #22………………………………………… 18,576,730 Elementary School #23………………………………………… 21,263,500 Elementary School #24………………………………………… 21,263,500 Elementary School #25………………………………………… 22,765,461 Elementary School #26………………………………………… 22,765,461 Bammel Elementary Replacement ………………………… 21,330,318 Link Elementary Addition/Renovation……………………… 5,784,014 Warehouse/Child Nutrition…………………………………… 15,405,569 Transportation/Maintenance………………………………… 15,944,849 Buses…………………………………………………………………… 8,605,000 Technology Infrastructure…………………………………… 18,167,916 Existing Facilities, Safety/Security…………………………… 3,857,656 Existing Facilities, Egress/Accessibility…………………… 34,778,184 Spring High Auditorium Renovations………………………… 3,063,750 Wells Science Furnishings……………………………………… 1,815,415 Existing Facilities, Capital Improvements………………… 13,480,390 Leonard George Stadium synthetic turf replacement…… 825,000 Total Cost – $280,000,000

11. Spring ISD Tax Rate Comparison Difference -0.24

12. Impact of Total Tax Rate – Average Home Value

13. Spring ISD TAKS History • Spring ISD received a rating of Acceptable the first year of the new state assessment system (TAKS). • In 2005, three Spring ISD campuses received a Recognized rating. • In 2006, seven Spring ISD campuses received a Recognized rating. • Spring ISD received the Commended TAKS Performance award in writing, and 18 campuses earned one or more acknowledgments in several areas in 2006.

14. Spring ISD TAKS History

15. Adequate Yearly Progress • Spring ISD met AYP in 2005 and 2006 under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. • All but two Spring ISD campuses met AYP in 2005. • All but one Spring ISD campus met AYP in 2006 following the appeals process.

16. SAT/ACT Test Scores