The Rosebud-Lott ISD Board Members have called for a $24,000,000 bond election to be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, to address the needs of the district and the students of the district. If approved by voters, this bond will not increase the projected tax rate*.

• NO PROJECTED TAX RATE INCREASE*

• New College & Career Center (dual credit, p-tech, robotics, welding & cybersecurity)

• New Health, Science & Wellness Center

• Renovations to MS and HS (new floors, ceilings, wall tiles, water fountains, HVAC replacement, expand cafeteria, covered playground, new greenhouse, awnings, covered bus barn, additional parking, new fuel tanks, transportation, etc.)

• Pay off existing debt from previous facilities work (Proposition 2)

• Improvements to fieldhouse (Proposition 3 - conversion of weight room to varsity dressing room, training room to coaches restroom)
  
  

Proposition 1 is to address the growth needed to support our students, improvements on schools, facilities, and properties. Rosebud-Lott ISD has not seen such improvements in over a decade. Some of the improvements and additions are:

• New College And Career Center (Dual Credit, P-TECH HS (Welding & Cybersecurity)), Robotics And Furnishings (Built On The Old Practice Field)

• Construct New Health Science And Wellness Center And Add Necessary Equipment 

• Floor Demo And Insulation In MS And HS

• Ceiling Demo & Insulation In MS And HS

• Either Hybrid Paint Or Tiles Or Combination In Hallways (MS, HS, ES)

• Replace Front Sidewalk Of MS And HS

• Install New Insulation In Both HS/MS Gyms

• New Water Fountains In MS, HS And ES

• Bring Electrical Outlets Up To Code In MS And HS Classrooms

• Replace Older HVAC Units At MS And HS

• Expand HS Cafeteria By 720 Sq. Feet And Raise The Ceiling

• Add 100 Additional Parking Spaces To Elementary Campus

• Add A Covered Playground For Elementary On Old Football Practice Field

• New Greenhouse

• Awning From Student Parking Lot To HS And From HS To Main Competition Gym 

• Add Bus Barn Covered Parking To Protect Buses

• Two New Entrance Gates For Elementary

• Create Overflow Parking For Main Athletic Stadium Events'

• Remove And Replace Current Track And New Fencing

• Replace Gas Heaters In Both MS/HS Gyms, Ag Shop, And Bus Barn And Bring Them Up To Code

• New Fuel Tanks For School Vehicles

• Replace Countertops And Cabinets In Workroom And Classroom

• Transportation

In 2021, the District approved a Maintenance Tax Note for $2.6 Million dollars to address needs in the district. A Maintenance Tax Note is funded from the Maintenance and Operations (M&O) bucket. The District approved the following expenditures out of the Maintenance Tax Note:

• New Furniture (Student And Teacher Desks) For The MS And HS

• New Paint For Interior And Exterior Of MS And HS

• Landscaping

• Turf Fields For Football, Softball And Baseball Along With New Backstops 

• Theater Lighting, New Theater Seats, And New Projection Screen

• Old Gym Bleachers Replaced

• Air Conditioning Installed In Old Gym 

• Classroom LED Lighting For MS And HS 

• Undercover Area Outdoor Lighting 

• Irrigation Relocation

Approval of this Proposition would free up approximately $400K per year in the M&O Bucket with the intent to increase employee salaries.

• Convert Existing Weight Room Into Varsity Dressing Room To Alleviate Overcrowding And Enhance Student Safety

• Utilize Previously Used Training Room Space For Staff Restrooms

Relocate the Weight Room and Training Room to the New Health, Science, and Wellness Building

Our district does not have the funds to make renovations and additions for our students and facilities to keep up with all of the advancements since 1971 when the High School & Middle School were originally built.

Some of the items of upgrading have not been updated in over 30 years.

Saturday, May 4th from 7 AM to 7 PM at each of the locations listed.

Lott Fire Department: 117 S. Judge RW Hailey Dr. Lott, Texas 76656
D Brown Library:  203 N. 2nd St. Rosebud, Texas 76570

Early voting is available starting April 22 at Rosebud-Lott High School Office at 1789 US Hwy. 77 Lott, Texas 76656.

• April 22, 2024 7:30AM to 3:30PM

• April 23, 2024 7:30AM to 3:30PM

• April 24, 2024 7:30AM to 3:30PM

• April 25, 2024 7:30AM to 3:30PM

• April 26, 2024 7:30AM to 3:30PM

• April 29, 2024 7:30AM to 3:30PM

• April 30, 2024 7:30AM to 3:30PM

Do you have a question about the bond? Send it our way! You can submit your questions by calling (254) 583-4510. Answers to submitted questions will be addressed on this page. 

*At the current taxable values and tax rate, the District is generating more I&S (debt service) revenue than their annual debt payment. This year the extra revenue will be used to pay off some of the 2017 bond. If the proposed bond passes, the extra revenue above the existing debt payments in future years, assuming local values remain steady, would give the District the capability to issue about $14.9M in bonds with local values only (no solar farms) without increasing the tax rate. The projected additional value from the solar farms would produce more I&S revenue, which would allow the District to issue the remaining $9.1M of the bond package and execute a plan to pay off the debt early. 

*All projections are based on certain assumptions, including added value from approved Chapter 313 Agreements and assumptions concerning the prevailing market and economic conditions at the time(s) of issuance of the bonds, as well as deriving from projections for the purpose of the preparation of financial calculations for the bond issuance.