The report’s Table 1 breaks out its $44,955,044 total by facility group and lists a separate $489,151 for site and infrastructure work. The estimates are rough-order figures that exclude soft costs, such as design and related project expenses. They are not contractor bids.
Figures are transcribed as reported. The listed lines add to $44,955,045, $1 more than the report’s stated total.
The report estimates $61,627,879 in districtwide needs in 2031 only under its assumption of no additional capital renewal—a $16,672,835 increase from its 2026 total. Under that same assumption, the elementary estimate reaches $37,683,341, up $9,365,016. Those figures show the model’s path if the assumed work is deferred; they do not establish a future expenditure.
Who pays and who benefits
NBISD families face choices about repairing elementary buildings while district leaders separately weigh campus closures and a projected operating deficit. The assessment flags aging piping, roofs, wiring and HVAC systems, as well as foundation concerns at named campuses. It calls for further structural analysis, so its broad estimates cannot settle the scope or price of every possible project.
In an Oct. 7 update, the district described 11 scenarios involving closure of two elementary campuses, cited approximately 61% capacity use and projected a $7 million funding deficit for 2027–28. That operating forecast and the assessment’s capital-repair estimate answer different financial questions. A closure scenario’s savings cannot be read from the repair table.
What has to go right
A useful funding decision starts with a project list: which systems need work, when they need it and what vetted bids show. A household tax calculation would then depend on the funding method and taxable values. For families, the practical question is which repairs would protect classrooms and services, and how those choices compare with each campus option.
What the next records must establish
The district’s sustainability calendar lists public forums for Oct. 20–21, a Nov. 6 committee application deadline, a Jan. 11 recommendation and a planned special board decision in January. Readers can inspect the district’s sustainability calendar and the Oct. 19 board agenda for the next public steps. The presentation, structural analysis and any later funding proposal are the records to watch for project costs, closure savings and taxpayer effects.
