San Antonio Standard

This time around, a proposed bond package for the Medina Valley Independent School District (MVISD) succeeded at the ballot box. 

San Antonio-based media outlets reported that the public school district’s $376 million proposal garnered voter approval on Saturday.

The bond contains funding that’s earmarked for a new high school campus. 

It was last year when the district, which is approximately 30 miles west of San Antonio and includes parts of western Bexar County, failed to get a proposed $397 million bond package passed. 

MVISD officials said the latest bond seeks to address a rapid growth in student enrollment.

“Due to Medina Valley ISD being one of the fastest growing school districts in the state, this bond will help to address capacity issues at our current high school, purchase land for future campuses, enhance safety and security, alleviate traffic concerns and provide a facility for our ag and JROTC programs at Medina Valley High School,” Superintendent Dr. Scott Caloss said in a statement obtained by San Antonio NBC affiliate WOAI. 

“The support of our MVISD community was overwhelming, and it is with great joy that the passage of this bond allows us to move forward in addressing the needs of our fast-growing school district,” Caloss said. “We are most excited about the positive impact that this bond will have on our students and staff.”

According to WOAI, each campus will be fitted with a key card entry system in addition to upgraded cameras, by the fall of next year.

San Antonio ABC affiliate KSAT reported that the package earned 63% of the vote.

San Antonio Standard reported the district is projected to see an 84% jump in enrollment from next school year to the 2033-2034 academic year, with Caloss saying the current Medina Valley High School ran out of room.

"Our high school is right at capacity, student capacity," the superintendent said to San Antonio CBS affiliate KENS, the publication reported. "So that is our biggest need."