The blueprint is ready.

On February 12, Dallas ISD trustees voted to send a $6.2 billion bond proposal to voters this May — the result of more than a year of planning, community input, and a clear-eyed look at what our schools need to succeed.

Developed from the ground up with the help of the Citizens Bond Steering Committee — appointed by the board and made up of parents, educators, community members, and business leaders — this proposal reflects what Dallas ISD families have been asking for.

If approved, the 2026 bond would:

Build 26 brand-new replacement schools

Renovate and modernize every campus

Eliminate all 700+ remaining portables — giving nearly 10,000 students a real classroom

Upgrade safety and security at every campus

Update school furniture

Upgrade student technology and purchase new school buses

Upgrade physical education facilities

Repair the district's swimming pools

The bond will appear on the May ballot as four propositions — A, B, C, and D.

Proposition A 

Construction & Instruction Materials | $5,929,000,000:

  • Build 26 New Replacement Campuses | $1,880,000,000

  • Transform Aging Schools with District-Wide Renovations | $2,385,000,000

  • Eliminate ALL 700+ Portables and Upgrade Facilities | $218,800,000

  • Elevate Student Experience | $210,000,000

    • Model Science Labs & Furniture Replacements 

  • Improve Physical Education Facilities | $341,000,000

    • High School turf, lights, field houses

    • Middle School grass, sprinklers, tracks

    • Multi-use facilities, tennis facilities, tracks, baseball & softball sites (netting, dugouts), bleachers

  • UpgradeTechnology | $275,670,000

    • Infrastructure: Connectivity for devices and systems upgrades

    • Cybersecurity: Prevent, detect & response for systems & data

    • Applications: Enterprise systems: Data warehouse & analytics

  • Increase Safety and Security | $403,000,000

    • Communication & video technology: Access control, facility safety improvements

    • Emergency management command vehicle secure area for emergency scenarios

  • Improve School Transportation | $147,100,000

    • New Buses

    • Bus Safety: GPS Software / DVR & Cameras

  • Update Property & Land Use | $15,750,000

  • Improve Energy Efficiency | $15,750,000

    • Solar Panels, Solar Farms, Mini Grid, Wind Turbines

  • Add Playgrounds/Courtyards/Turf | $36,750,000

Proposition B 

Technology Upgrades | $144,700,000

  • Includes planned replacement of devices for students, staff, CTE labs, and library and media centers

Proposition C 

Debt Service Refinancing | $143,340,000

  • Save the district $10 million by paying off current debt sooner and frees up $100 million in operating cash that will be re-invested in the district instead of paid to banks on interest payments

Proposition D 

District Pool Facilities Repairs and Renovations | $26,250,000

  • District pool facilities, repair and renovation