Election 2025 In the News

Election 2025 In the News

Temple ISD Trustees Vote to Send Referendum to November Ballot

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 11, 2025

TEMPLE, Texas — Tonight, at the regularly scheduled meeting, the Temple Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved two propositions to be included in the November election. The two proposals will appear on the November ballot as Proposition A and Proposition B.

The two proposals were developed based on state legislative requirements for safety and security, continued growth in the district, and feedback gathered from a series of meetings with parents, business leaders, spiritual leaders, and various community groups. “These plans, from start to finish, were designed by our parents and stakeholders with an eye towards student safety, responding to growth without using portable buildings, and being fiscally responsible,” said Dr. Bobby Ott, Superintendent of Temple ISD. Both propositions together represent the lowest community asking in over 13 years and levy the rate a total of a little over one penny.

Proposition A addresses security needs within the district and would generate $2.75 million. Key items would include:

Adding ten additional police officers to have a dedicated School Resource Officer (SRO) on every elementary campus
Impact-resistant film on non-student buildings as required through new TEA safety standards
Perimeter fencing and courtyard/playground fencing on several campuses
Replacement and additional security cameras
Upgrading campus fire alarms

Proposition B addresses additional classrooms due to continued growth for $119.7 million. The most significant projects include:

Adding 16 classrooms and other improvements at Temple High School
Adding two classrooms and a permanent space for the 18+ program Special Education program
Adding classrooms at Hector P. Garcia and Kennedy-Powell Elementary Schools
Classroom improvements at Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy
Finishing classrooms at Lamar Middle School, Travis Science Academy

“These propositions are addressing the most basic and essential needs of our school system – safety and seats – and are not asking for fluff. This plan was developed over the course of the last few years by our parents, business leaders, community members, and spiritual leaders,” said Board of Trustees President Dan Posey. “As always, Temple ISD will continue our parent and community engagement efforts in planning and developing a school system that meets our community’s expectations.”

Voters can access information and resources about the election at www.tisd.org/Election2025/. Election Day for the two Temple ISD propositions is November 4, 2025. Temple ISD serves over 8800 students in pre-K through grade 12 at 15 campuses.

Temple ISD Voters Approve Propositions A and B

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

November 5, 2025

TEMPLE, Texas — Temple Independent School District voters have given their support to both of the district’s propositions on the November ballot by approving both Proposition A and Proposition B, according to unofficial results.

Preliminary results show more than 5,700 Temple ISD voters cast ballots in the election. Proposition A passed with 59 percent of the vote and Proposition B passed with 57 percent of the vote. Those results will become official on November 17^th, when the Temple ISD Board of Trustees canvasses the votes.

“We are extremely grateful for the community’s confidence and support,” said Dr. Bobby Ott, Superintendent of Schools for Temple ISD. “This started long ago, and included over 50 meetings and presentations, casting an open invitation to all parents and taxpayers, of which they were the architects for both propositions. It takes more time to conduct this level of engagement, but in the end, it is their children, their dollars, and their schools – so it is the right thing to do. This was the most basic and frugal plan we have presented to our community, and largely due to the fact that the people paying for it designed it – parents and taxpayers. Election 2025 provides the funds Temple ISD needs to maintain safe and secure facilities and add permanent classrooms as Temple continues to grow – keeping us out of portables.”

Proposition A was a tax ratification election that will provide an additional $2.75 million annually for safety and security needs across the district. The revenue from Proposition A will fund 10 additional police officers, allowing Temple ISD to staff every campus with an academy-trained police officer. Proposition A will also fund perimeter and courtyard fencing at several campuses, security camera upgrades across the district and fire alarm upgrades throughout the district.

Proposition B was a $119.7 million bond election aimed at adding permanent additional classrooms at existing campuses to address growth and keep students out of portables. Major projects include the addition of 16 classrooms at Temple High School and adding two additional classrooms and a permanent home for the district’s 18+ Special Education program at Edwards Academy. The bond will also fund six additional classrooms at Hector P. Garcia Elementary, two additional classrooms at Kennedy-Powell Elementary, and six additional classrooms at Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy.

“The board would like to express our heart-felt thanks to the community for your vote of confidence in both propositions included in Election 2025,” said Dan Posey, president of the Temple ISD board of trustees. “We will continue to work diligently to ensure that all projects are delivered in a way that continues to raise expectations for our students, families, staff and community.”

Once votes are canvassed and results become official, the district will begin the next steps. Those steps include coordinating with architects to conduct a competitive bidding process for each project, as well as finalizing a construction schedule and working with district financial advisors to establish a bond program timeline. Project timelines and updates will be posted on the district’s website at tisd.org.