NEW DEAL, Texas (KCBD) – New Deal ISD superintendent Matt Reed has been working with the district\u2019s school board since 2019 to come up with a plan for a brand new facility.<\/p>\n
While New Deal\u2019s old facility certainly served its purpose, things needed to change.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was built for that time frame during the 1930\u2019s,\u201d Reed said. \u201cTechnology has changed, security has changed.\u201d<\/p>\n
A $48.5-million bond proposal passed in 2021 to help transform the district. $37 million of that went to specifically building a new elementary and middle school and now, New Deal\u2019s students are seeing what\u2019s like to be a part of a massive upgrade.<\/p>\n
One side of the building hosts kindergarten through fourth graders and the other hosts fifth through eighth graders, featuring some important elements the previous building didn\u2019t have.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe gym is a tornado shelter,\u201d Reed said. \u201cThis campus also has its own cafeteria which we haven\u2019t had in the past, we\u2019ve had to share a district-wide cafeteria. We also have our band hall on this campus for the entire district.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new campus also features top-of-the-line security, along with yellow, green and gray colored hallways to make sure kids find their way around easier.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs one of our kids said as I was giving him a tour,\u201d Reed said, \u201che told I feel like I\u2019m walking in the future when I come in this building.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reed says this upgrade was meant to not only accommodate the growth seen in New Deal in recent years, but to take care of the students and faculty that will be roaming the hallways and believes this is a big step in the right direction for the future of new deal.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo get to be the first group of kids and the first group of staff in this building that will be here for 100 years,\u201d Reed said, \u201cit\u2019s just a huge milestone for our community and our district and we\u2019re so happy to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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