{"id":5346,"date":"2021-09-21T09:33:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T14:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/?page_id=5346"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:02:13","slug":"bond-2021-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/bond-2021-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Bond 2021 Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5346\" class=\"elementor elementor-5346\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df743e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df743e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22bb43a\" data-id=\"22bb43a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3dfe69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3dfe69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bond 2021 Updates<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1efd00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1efd00\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/bond-2021-summer-projects-update\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1124\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HPPM-Corridor.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37851\" alt=\"HPPM-Corridor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HPPM-Corridor.png 1124w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HPPM-Corridor-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HPPM-Corridor-1024x709.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HPPM-Corridor-768x532.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/bond-2021-summer-projects-update\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBond 2021 Summer Projects Update\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>At the August 21 Board of Trustees Work Session, staff shared an update on completed Bond 2021 Construction projects and other construction projects which took place this summer.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-35740 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-bond-2021 tag-bond-2025 tag-budget tag-budgetplanning\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/moodys-sp-reaffirm-risds-strong-ratings\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/RISD_logo-e1652104462383.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2136\" alt=\"RISD logo\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/moodys-sp-reaffirm-risds-strong-ratings\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMoody&#8217;s, S&amp;P Reaffirm RISD&#8217;s Strong Ratings\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Moody\u2019s Investors Service assigned its Aaa underlying rating and Standard &amp; Poor\u2019s assigned its underlying AA-plus rating to Richardson ISD\u2019s<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34960 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-bond tag-bond-2021 tag-bond-2025 tag-budgetplanning\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/risd-bond-steering-committee-meets\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/RISD_logo-e1652104462383.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2136\" alt=\"RISD logo\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/risd-bond-steering-committee-meets\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRISD Bond Steering Committee Meeting &#8211; Apr. 14\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The RISD Bond Steering Committee is meeting to evaluate options and arrive at recommendations for trustees to consider regarding a 2025 Bond package.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34644 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-bond tag-bond-2021\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/risd-bond-steering-committee-begins-work\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1463\" height=\"1464\" src=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RISD_Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-33586\" alt=\"RISD Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RISD_Logo.png 1463w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RISD_Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RISD_Logo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RISD_Logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RISD_Logo-768x769.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1463px) 100vw, 1463px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/risd-bond-steering-committee-begins-work\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRISD Bond Steering Committee Begins Work\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A group of community members, parents and campus staff have begun work to arrive at recommendations for a 2025 Bond package.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34131 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-bond-2021 tag-pearce-high-school\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/phs-renovation-earns-city-revitalization-award\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1371\" src=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JJ-Pearce-High-School_To-Edit-6097-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-34139\" alt=\"Exterior Photo of Pearce HS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JJ-Pearce-High-School_To-Edit-6097-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JJ-Pearce-High-School_To-Edit-6097-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JJ-Pearce-High-School_To-Edit-6097-1024x548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JJ-Pearce-High-School_To-Edit-6097-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JJ-Pearce-High-School_To-Edit-6097-1536x823.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JJ-Pearce-High-School_To-Edit-6097-2048x1097.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/phs-renovation-earns-city-revitalization-award\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPHS Renovation Earns City Revitalization Award\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Bond 2021 project earned a City of Richardson community revitalization award. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-31885 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-bond tag-bond-2021 tag-homepage\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/district-refunds-bonds-saving-9-7-million\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/risd_logo_placeholder-e1659456247624.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1004\" alt=\"View Richardson ISD Story\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/district-refunds-bonds-saving-9-7-million\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDistrict Refunds Bonds, Saving $9.7 Million\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>On Oct. 22, RISD refunded $45.9 million in outstanding bonds, resulting in $2.3 million in present value savings and $9.7 million in total debt service savings over the life of the bonds.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-31859 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-bond-2021\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/board-meets-to-discuss-bond-progress-efforts-to-close-achievement-and-opportunity-gaps\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bond-2021-logo-box.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4329\" alt=\"Bond 2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bond-2021-logo-box.png 400w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bond-2021-logo-box-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/board-meets-to-discuss-bond-progress-efforts-to-close-achievement-and-opportunity-gaps\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBoard Meets to Discuss Bond Progress, Efforts to Close Achievement and Opportunity Gaps\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Recap of information items at the Oct. 24 Trustee Work Session.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29423 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-district-news tag-bond tag-bond-2021 tag-bond2021 tag-budget tag-budget-planning-process tag-budgetplanning tag-community-budget-steering-committee\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/risd-sells-125m-of-school-building-bonds\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bond2021vertical.01112021-e1651773179839.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5012\" alt=\"Bond 2021\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/risd-sells-125m-of-school-building-bonds\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRISD Sells $125M Of School Building Bonds\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>RISD has $25 million left to issue from the voter-approved Bond 2021.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-26048 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-art category-district-news tag-bond tag-bond-2021 tag-bond2021 tag-fine-arts tag-pearce tag-pearce-high-school\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/26048-2\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PLC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26051\" alt=\"pearce learning community logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PLC.jpg 379w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PLC-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PLC-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/26048-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPearce Learning Community Fine Arts Showcase\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Monday, April 15, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the refurbished high school auditorium.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-21745 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-district-news tag-bond tag-bond-2021 tag-middle-school-transition\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/trustees-hear-middle-school-transformation-update\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MiddleSchoolTransformation-e1698862543619.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21761\" alt=\"Middle School Transformation Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MiddleSchoolTransformation-e1698862543619.png 500w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MiddleSchoolTransformation-e1698862543619-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MiddleSchoolTransformation-e1698862543619-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/trustees-hear-middle-school-transformation-update\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tTrustees Hear Middle School Transformation Update\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Current 5th graders in Lake Highlands will be the first students to attend RISD middle schools next year as 6th graders.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20438 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-district-news category-operating-budget tag-board-of-trustees tag-bond tag-bond-2021 tag-budget tag-homepage tag-tax-rate\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/adopted-tax-rate-at-lowest-level-in-33-years\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/risd_logo_announcement.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1012\" alt=\"RISD logo\" 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