Board approves contract to build new H.S. Thompson Elementary

Trustees have approved a contract with the builder Ratcliff Constructors to build the new H.S. Thompson Elementary School on the site of the previous school on Bexar St. in Bonton. Plans call for a two-story, 85,000 square foot building on a 5.7-acre site to include 23 core classrooms, a storm shelter, library/media center, maker space, cafetorium, and gymnasium. The $24 million project is anticipated to begin in June 2020 with expected completion in time for the start of school in August 2021.