Midland ISD Announces Design Renderings for High School Campuses

Midland ISD Announces Design Renderings for High School Campuses

Projects on track to open in 2028

September 26, 2024 — Midland Independent School District (MISD) is excited to announce the release of the design renderings for the new Legacy High School and Midland High School campuses that will be built as a result of the 2023 school bond. The bond was approved by 56.12% of voters participating in the election. These campuses are set to improve educational spaces for students in 9th through 12th grade to be more conducive to twenty-first century learning and into the future. There will be a significant expansion of core curriculum classrooms, common areas and extracurricular spaces. The spaces will offer an environment that fosters academic excellence and extracurricular success.

Both comprehensive high schools will have a core student capacity of 4,200 and an academic capacity of 3,800, ensuring room for growth while providing the space necessary for education and programs.

Since the passage of the school bond in November 2023, over the course of 56 meetings, spanning an estimated 119 hours, stakeholders including district leadership, educators, parents, and community members collaborated on every detail of the final designs, ensuring that the new campuses reflect the needs of Midland’s students, teachers, and the community as a whole.

The planning for these projects, including long-range planning in 2022 and continuing with the Bond Planning Committee comprised of a 100-member citizen, staff and student committee, laid the foundation for the design and construction process. One of the key components was gathering feedback and integrating the voices of district staff, students, and community members through a community survey. The feedback was essential in guiding the design team to create plans that reflect the core values and needs expressed during the bond election. The district's involvement in these discussions spanned from high-level executive decisions to practical insights from user groups who will use the facilities.

Both high school projects are currently on schedule to open in August 2028, with groundbreaking for both high schools to take place in the Summer of 2025. These new campuses will provide improved facilities to support MISD’s goal of delivering an exceptional educational experience, enhance safety and security, accommodate enrollment growth, and allow for the implementation of grade reconfiguration which will move the district to 9th-12th high school and 6th-8th middle school grade alignments.

As MISD continues to invest in the future of education, the district will continue to share updates and progress leading up to the groundbreaking and opening of the new campuses. The renderings and additional information about all bond projects can be found at midlandbond2023.com.

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Media Contact:
Soraye Lara
Communications Specialist
soraye.lara@midlandisd.net

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