At the September board meeting, the Victoria ISD Board of Trustees took action to advance the district’s facility planning efforts by authorizing Superintendent Sheila Collazo to negotiate contracts with RMA Architects and PBK Architects for pre-bond planning services.
With numerous aging facilities and increasing maintenance costs, this step marks an important milestone in the district’s ongoing efforts to assess facility needs and develop a comprehensive plan to modernize schools through a potential bond.
The Board of Trustees formed the Bond Action Committee (BAC), composed of 43 community members with varied backgrounds and perspectives, convened in May 2025 to review and prioritize district facility needs. After multiple meetings and campus tours, the committee presented its initial findings to the Board at the July board meeting, outlining prioritized facility needs.
In August, the BAC met to discuss facilities with a particular focus on enrollment, students’ zoning and attendance area maps, maintenance and replacement costs, and transportation routes. District administration proposed to further evaluate instructional programming and facility needs as outlined in the priorities in September.
At the September 9 meeting, the VISD administration presented its recommendations to the BAC. Given the BAC’s prior meeting discussions, campus tours, and these recommendations, committee members individually ranked the proposed projects. These rankings will be used for architectural firms to determine detailed project costs over the next two months, as part of a potential May 2026 bond package. Cost estimates will be presented to the BAC in November, followed by a Board presentation during a December board workshop.
The district will continue to provide updates as planning progresses and as the Board considers next steps for a possible bond election.
“Strong communities invest in their schools, knowing that students deserve schools that inspire and prepare them for the future,” said Superintendent Sheila Collazo. “Engaging our community through the Bond Action Committee and carefully planning this work is vital to creating modernized and safe spaces where students thrive – strengthening our community and our schools from the ground up.”