In order to ensure proper community input, the Port Arthur I.S.D. Board of Trustees appointed a committee of community leaders to guide development of the district’s Facilities and Funding Plan. The group held its first meeting on June 14, 2007. Based on an independent facilities assessment by PBK Architects, a firm hired by the district to review current facility needs, members created three sub-committees to accomplish their goals:
 Finance Dr. Albert Thigpen, Chair
Facilities Mr. Roosevelt Petry, Chair
Curriculum Dr. Mary Jean George, Chair
On August 9, 2007, the steering committee presented its report to the board, recommending a three-part improvement plan:
1. Additions to the new Memorial High School, including an auditorium, science labs, and a career and technology education building;
2. Renovations to existing campuses and conversion of the Stilwell Technical Center to the Stilwell Educational Support Center;
3. New elementary school on current Washington site to replace existing Washington and Franklin elementary schools, a new elementary school
on 9th Avenue, Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams, and transportation upgrades.
These recommendations were presented to the voters as three separate propositions and were approved November 6, 2007.
At the projected completion date of the 2007 Bond Program, every PAISD student will attend a school with an improved learning environment that supports the district’s commitment to providing a comprehensive quality education for all. |
