HILLSBORO, Ore. — At its regular session meeting on Tuesday, May 26, Hillsboro School Board members voted unanimously to place the Hillsboro School District’s (HSD) $430 capital construction bond on the November 2026 ballot.

The approved bond programÌýcontainsÌýprojects for every school and district building across six broad project areas: buildings and systems, safety and security, Career and College Pathways, Extracurriculars, technology and cybersecurity, and support services.Ìý

If successful in November, the bond would allow HSD to address aging infrastructure like roofs and HVAC systems, modernize educational settings that engage and prepare students, improve and expand extracurricular spaces like lighted turf fields for year-round student and community use, and enhance safety and security districtwide, among many other priorities.ÌýÌý

Capital construction bonds like this one are the only mechanism school districts have for making significant investments in systems and structures. The State School Fund dollarsÌýallocatedÌýto districts each year areÌýreally onlyÌýmeant to fund daily operations (primarily staff-related costs) and incidental maintenance and repairs.Ìý

By the fall of 2026, taxpayers will have paid off some of HSD’sÌýpreviousÌýbonds. This creates an opportunity to fill in the gap with a new bond to generate capital investment money for district projects, while keeping the current tax rate consistent. HSD estimates a repayment rate ofÌýapproximately $1.84Ìýper $1000 of assessed property value, which is 18 cents per thousand less than theÌýaverage ofÌýrates paid since the passage of the district’sÌýpreviousÌýbond in 2017.ÌýÌý

Wherever possible, the district will seek opportunities toÌýleverageÌýpartnerships, incentives, and grants to maximize our bond dollars and make them go further, highlighting HSD’s commitment to good stewardship of the community’s investment.Ìý

In a 2019 bond,Ìýthe district invested heavily in safety and security upgrades at all schools, includingÌýSeismic and roofing upgrades, PlaygroundÌýupgradesÌýand Parent/bus drop-off improvements. The bond also supported extensive renovation and repair efforts at the district’s aging schools, focused onÌýHVAC,ÌýplumbingÌýand electrical upgrades; remodeling projects; and the replacement of 15 temporary portable classrooms. Efforts to relieve crowded classrooms and plan for growth included the construction of separate gymnasiums at elementary schools that currently share gym and cafeteria spaceÌýas well as the expansion of Evergreen Middle School and Glencoe High SchoolÌýand the construction of one new elementary school in North Plains, one new elementary school in South Hillsboro, and replacement of Brookwood Elementary School. The bond also extended toÌýnew technology, flexible classroomÌýfurnitureÌýand the expansion of career and technical education spaces at allÌýdistrictÌýhigh schools.ÌýÌý

The district has implemented anÌýÌýof all proposed projects.Ìý

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