Next step for Henrietta ISD following bond passing

Henrietta, Texas (KAUZ) - Henrietta ISD successfully passed their bond over the weekend. The school district is getting ready for the next steps.

With the $36 million bond passing, it is time for the students, staff, and the community of Henrietta to all come together when comes to the future.

Even though the bond just passed Superintendent Clark and her staff have already been working on the next steps.

The Henrietta School Board has already picked an architect for this project, which is set to begin soon.

“That architect company has been working together with the facility committee for quite some time, a couple of years. So we are working with them now to go into actual negotiations on a contract so we can get started as soon as possible.” Superintendent of Henrietta, Jaime Clark said.

Clark said that it will take 6 to 8 months of planning and designing when it comes to the new high school, but work for proposition B, the upgrades to athletic faculties, is right around the corner.

“Proposition B they are going to start seeing activity on that field by the end of May. So just a couple of weeks away we’ll start working on the turf, we’ll start working on the track, we hopeful that we will start being able to work on the lights also.” Clark said.

The athletic director and head football coach Jay Jones, is excited about the new turf and the other upgrades coming soon. but he believes his staff will take advantage of both propositions.

“It benefits us greatly too. For us as athletic staff having everyone on the same campus with high school and middle school and elementary school is huge. It means to where you do not having to bus kids over to the weight room. you will be able to do everything on site.” Henrietta Football coach, Jay Jones said.

He said that the new turf will help keep the players cooler during the season and is looking forward to all the new upgrades.

Superintendent Clark wants the students, staff, and the community of Henrietta all involved when it comes to the new high school.

The school has started the bearcat ambassador program that will work alongside the facility community when it comes to the new school.