Possible Bond Election Discussed

TYLER — Tyler school trustees met this week to discuss what may be included in a bond election this coming May. KETK reports the price tag this time is $161 million. The possible package includes a new career tech center, a remodel of both Dixie and Rice Elementaries, and three new middle schools. Boulter and Moore would get new facilities, and a campus called Three Lakes would become Tyler’s newest middle school. Tyler Proud is a new group that stands behind the possible plan. The group’s Leslie Strader says, “I don’t see any downside to it whatsoever. There’s no tax increase; it benefits a lot of children; it relieves overcrowding.”

Another group, the “No More Excuses, Tyler ISD!” Coalition, opposes the bond issue. Members of that group say the school district should address academic, student discipline, and personnel issues before constructing or revamping more buildings.