Austin, TX—Today is the first day of early voting on the Austin Independent School District’s bond election.  Election Day is May 11.  Austin ISD-resident voters will consider four propositions:

Proposition No. 1 is for $140.5 million and would include upgrading technology to ensure all students have access, building new science and technology labs, adding new school buses and improving energy conservation. 

• Proposition No. 2 is for $233.9 million and would include building new schools to address overcrowding, improvements in safety and security, and improving facilities for fine arts, physical education and athletics.    
• Proposition No. 3 is for $349.1 million and would include repairs and renovations for aging schools, individual campus upgrades and school library renovations.  
• Proposition No. 4 is for $168.5 million and would include facility improvements for career and technical education, fine arts, special education and physical education and athletics, and facility renovations at the Ridgeview campus (old Anderson High School) for the School for Young Men.  

To learn more about the bond election, please visit the AISD website:

• Factual information on the bond: http://www.austinisd.org/bond.
• Voting locations and election information: http://www.austinisd.org/bond/election-information.
• Frequently asked questions: http://www.austinisd.org/bond/faqs.
• Fact sheets by school: http://www.austinisd.org/bond/bond-program/by-school

Information is available in English and Spanish. For more information, please call 414-BOND.