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Currently, under the UIL's new Wet Bulb Globe Temperature rules, outdoor activities at Copperas Cove High School lose hours of practice time due to the Texas heat. Proposition C of Bond 2025 would build an open-air pavilion to shade the practice field, which would be utilized by all viable extracurricular groups, including for elementary field days, and protect students from extreme Texas heat.

Learn more about the projects in Bond 2025 at www.CCISDBond.com.

Proposition C of Bond 2025 would build an open-air pavilion to shade the practice field, which would be utilized by all viable extracurricular groups, including for elementary field days. The proposed pavilion would meet UIL Wet Bulb Globe Temperature guidelines and give student groups hours of practice time they are currently losing due to heat.

Learn more about the projects in Bond 2025 at www.CCISDBond.com.

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The 2025 Copperas Cove ISD Bond Proposal is a community-driven plan developed through the work of a Long Range Facilities Planning Committee made up of parents, staff, and community members. The committee prioritized both project needs and cost scenarios before making recommendations to district leaders.

The Board of Trustees charged the committee with reviewing the current condition of facilities, assessing student and staff needs, prioritizing needs, evaluating cost and tax impact options, and making a recommendation that reflected community priorities.

Learn more about the projects in Bond 2025 at www.CCISDBond.com.

An all-new Hawk's Talk Newsletter is now LIVE on the CCISD website. In this issue, we recap the October Board of Trustees meeting, a Cove elementary student & junior campus each earn national recognition, and another CCISD educator is named best in Texas.

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Currently, at Copperas Cove High School, multiple co-curricular activities lack sufficient locker room and storage space. Proposition B in Bond 2025 would provide expansion to the athletic annex to provide an expanded weight room & appropriate locker rooms for every student-athlete, alongside improvements to the Fine Arts wing at the campus.

Learn more about the projects in Bond 2025 at www.CCISDBond.com.

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Currently, the cafeteria requires heavy traffic through classroom wings during instructional time and is not large enough to adequately accommodate the student body. Bond 2025 includes the construction of a new, larger, centralized cafeteria in a central location on the campus, both accommodating the campus' student body and minimizing disruption to classrooms.

Learn more about Bond 2025 at www.CCISDBond.com.

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A CCISD 4th-grade student was named a National Math Stars finalist, placing her among the top 200 math students in Texas.

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CCISD has seen an enrollment decrease of about 8.4% in the past five years, mostly at the elementary level. Copperas Cove High School remains over capacity and students don't each have a seat in the campus cafeteria over three lunch periods.

Bond 2025 is a community-driven proposal aimed at right-sizing and modernizing facilities to meet today's student needs.

Learn more about the projects in Bond 2025 at www.CCISDBond.com.

The Copperas Cove ISD Board of Trustees has lowered the district's tax rate in seven consecutive years. If Bond 2025 is approved, CCISD would continue to maintain a tax rate lower than many peer districts around central Texas.

Learn more about the projects proposed in Bond 2025 at www.CCISDBond.com.

Copperas Cove ISD is hosting its annual Child Find Roundup for parents who have questions or concerns regarding their child's development. The roundup is Monday from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the District Training Facility.

Monday afternoon, from 4-5 p.m., parents who need special education services for their students parentally placed in private schools in the District Training Facility.

For questions, please contact the CCISD Special Education Department at 254-547-1227.

At Fairview/Jewell Elementary, only a portion of one wing has been renovated since campus opened in 1961 and the Miss Jewell wing opened in 1965. Bond 2025 would provide a new, larger cafeteria space with classrooms constructed in a centralized location on campus, while also renovating the rest of the campus to bring every classrooms up to modern educational standards and ensure ADA compliance.

Learn more about the facts in Bond 2025 at www.CCISDBond.com.

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Monday night, the CCISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved additional improvements to the district's technology infrastructure, as well as renewal and an addition to purchasing cooperatives in order to remain good stewards of taxpayer funds.

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State law requires school districts to use voter-approved bond funds how they've been proposed to the community. Interest & Sinking funds, also known as debt service or bond funds, cannot be used to fund staff salaries or other general operating expenses out of the Maintenance & Operating budget. Voter-approved bond elections address facility needs without reducing funds meant to address instructional needs.

Learn more about the projects in Bond 2025 at www.CCISDBond.com.

As part of a campuswide renovation at Copperas Cove Jr. High, Bond 2025 would provide a 4,000-SqFt expansion of cafeteria to include restrooms, providing improved staff monitoring of students during lunch periods and improved student safety.

Learn more about Bond 2025 at www.CCISDBond.com.

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The Copperas Cove ISD Board of Trustees will hold its regular October meeting at 6 p.m. in the Board Room at the District Service & Training Center.

View the agenda online at www.CCISD.com/SchoolBoard.

The 2025 Copperas Cove ISD bond proposal is a community-driven plan developed through the work of a Long Range Facilities Planning Committee made up of parents, staff, and community members. The committee prioritized both project needs and cost scenarios before making recommendations to district leaders.

Learn more about Bond 2025 at www.CCISDBond.com.

In addition to relieving overcrowding, improving safety & security and expanding student programs, Bond 2025 would replace aging infrastructure systems at the end of their life cycles and increasing electrical capacity across multiple campuses.

Learn more about the projects in Bond 2025 at www.CCISDBond.com.

Bond 2025 is a community-driven proposal, with the district’s Long Range Facilities Planning Committee, composed of 50-80 community members, parents, business owners and district leaders, presenting its recommendation and discussing it with the board. The committee toured the district’s facilities, reviewed the facility study from the Texas Association of School Boards, discussed funding options and constraints with the district’s financial adviser, prioritized needs within the facilities and consulted with architects on how to move forward.

Learn more about the projects included in Bond 2025 at www.CCISDBond.com.

The Pride of Cove is off to UIL Area Marching Contest TOMORROW, looking to advance to State! Join us to send them off to Round Rock with Bulldawg pride!

Catch their prelims performance at 10:15 a.m. at Kelly Reeves Stadium in Round Rock!