After months of discussion, Alvarado ISD’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to call a November bond election. The $44 million bond package would fund a new junior high, a high school auditorium and a new parking lot at the football stadium.

“A steering committee made up of community members and school personnel met a number of times last year to analyze the facility needs of the district and to prioritize them,” said Chester Juroska, Alvarado ISD Superintendent. “We also conducted two surveys and the results of those surveys and the committee’s recommendation were then submitted to the school board.

“The top three items were those selected by the Board to undertake. We have other needs, but we can afford to do only so much with our current resources.”