UPDATED: Dripping Springs ISD To Purchase Land Suited For Two-School Campus

*This article has been revised to provide better clarification and reduce potential misleading information.

Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) board members recently adopted a resolution for the district to purchase land for future schools and is large enough to accommodate both an elementary school and a middle school.

Located north of U.S. Highway 290 between RM 12 and Sawyer Ranch Road in the Headwaters neighborhood, the property would allow for district expansion to serve a student enrollment growing up to 6 percent each year.

The district will purchase the land using funds from the 2018 bond program that was approved by voters and included $9 million for land acquisition. District officials said that although they have not determined when the schools will be built there, they would like to close on the property by December 2020. 

DSISD also held public meetings to gather input on plans for Elementary No. 5, which will be built on district-owned land on Darden Hill Road.

The district purchased the 155-acre site in 2010; it is large enough to accommodate various district facilities, potentially including an elementary school, a middle school, a high school, and possibly a satellite transportation facility.

Officials emphasized that no decision has been made about the future of high schools in the district. The location of the elementary school on the site will be determined in the immediate future.

Architects are considering public input as they review potential design schemes for the building to share at a future board meeting. In addition, a design review committee will be formed to provide input to the architect and district leaders. District officials will meet with county representatives to discuss road traffic and other issues related to infrastructure.

This article was originally published by Strategic Partnerships Inc.