New NEISD school to cost $92.8 million (Houston, Dallas: high schools, cost of, stats)

[TXtrkgrl]

FYI:
www.mysanantonio.com >> Education - New NEISD school to cost $92.8 million

[tgannaway89]

See, we can build nearly $100-million high school campuses too! Similar projects (in size and cost) have taken place across the Dallas and Houston metros over the past few years.

Other large high schools u/c across the state:

Prosper High School (near Dallas) at a cost of $96 million.
Bryon Nelson HS (also near Dallas) at a cost of $87 million.
Humble HS (near Houston) at a cost of $72 million.
Memorial HS (also near Houston) at a cost of $63 million.

[42JetSet]

I read the article and must say I'm impressed. It sounds as though the schools have been well thought out to not just meet the needs of expanding areas, but to meet the needs of students for years to come. That forethought is vital... kinda the old "pay now or pay a lot more later" attitude. And, ultimately, building quality schools helps build and solidify a community.

[mamatotex97]

I think it's great. We should put thought and honestly money into the schools that we build. Why not...we put them into sports arenas!

[SnappyBob]

Too bad they don't put as much thought into building students. I wonder what the schools in China look like. Chinese students make US student look like Goobers. Just because a school is expensive doesn't make it a good facility for learning. Money can't do that.

[mamatotex97]

No but money does help bring tools into the classroom to help with education...science labs, technology, math resources etc.

[traficdogn]

Originally Posted by mamatotex97

We should put thought and honestly money into the schools that we build. Why not...we put them into sports arenas!

The irony. These schools are built this large to fill the sports arenas! Maybe to also hoard many students in hope that 1 or 2 students that might get national recognition and plaster them across SA express news.

[GoTexan]

Originally Posted by SnappyBob

Too bad they don't put as much thought into building students. I wonder what the schools in China look like. Chinese students make US student look like Goobers. Just because a school is expensive doesn't make it a good facility for learning. Money can't do that.

Touche, I sencond that!

[loves2read]

not familiar with NEISD--is that a 4 or 3 grade hs--
that is a big school--many educators believe that a large campus can be detrimental to the education process

most of the money spent on computer systems gets outdated quickly--no matter how sophisticated it might be on installation...so hope this can be upgraded efficiently and without reinventing the wheel

wonder if it has a grey water system in place to reuse water from sinks, showers, drinking fountains for irrigation and has a gutter system and capture basin to catch rainwater on all the concrete parking lots

and how efficient the lighting scheme is

was it designed with any passive solar features or recycling for all the byproducts a school can throw off...

has an HVAC system that will work efficiently instead of freezing people out like most of the schools' HVAC that I have been in

if you are paying top dollar you should really think ahead about your future energy/water needs...

[smuboy86]

It's a 4 grade high school, the last new one for NEISD. It's in a still growing area so it's nice to have the space cushion, NEISD has a continual technology update program, and with the new mobile labs, they are wifi notebooks that can easily be replaced.
I don't know about the grey water system, but if it's over the recharge zone you can bet that there are alot of porous surfaces.
If it's anything like Reagan, MacArthur of Roosevelt, I would expect alot of windows and skylights, and the standard paper, plastic, can recycling.
The HVAC system will be computer controlled with thermostats in each classroom.
Also lights will be on motion sensors with a manuel override switch.
Another cool feature if it's like MacArthur is in even of a fire, the doors that lead from the stairwells to the upper levels will automatically close to prevent smoke from the lower level to travel up.