VISD Voters Give Green Light to $159M Facilities Improvements in School Bond Election
By an almost 2 to 1 margin, voters in the Victoria ISD election approved the issuance of $159 million in bonds to construct new schools and renovate existing campuses across the district. The issuance of bonds will pay for two new high schools, a new middle school, two elementary schools, an events center, construction of a new wing at a middle school, and other improvements across the district.
Victoria Independent School District has led the way in developing curriculum that goes beyond basic academics. The business community has joined school personnel in helping to develop local standards in addition to national and state standards. The District carefully researches, evaluates and fine-tunes each program in a process that has gained state and national recognition. Courses of study at VISD magnet school campuses are enhanced through advanced technology, in-depth experiences, and field learning activities that are designed to nurture every child’s imagination and celebrate cultural and ethnic diversity. A career and technology center offers vocational training in 12 areas including electronics, building trades, computer networking, cosmetology, and Process Operation Technology for petrochemical plants.
Victoria’s private schools offer young men and women the opportunity to excel in academics, athletics and fine arts in a nurturing, Christian atmosphere. Advanced Placement courses augment traditional academic and honors courses. State-of-the art technology, complemented by extracurricular activities, offer unique opportunities for personal, physical, social and spiritual development.
More than 60 colleges and universities are located within a 125-mile radius of Victoria including the University of Texas, Texas A&M University, Rice University and the University of Houston. Some of the nation’s premier research facilities are located on these campuses. For those students wanting a quality education closer to home, it’s a short commute to higher education at The Victoria College and University of Houston-Victoria.
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