Upcoming work throughout the geographically diverse Canutillo Independent School District, which takes in a portion of El Paso, is expected to see the building of new schools as well as the renovation of a number of existing facilities.
What is slated to be a wide variety of projects will be fueled by the early May passage of a $387 million bond, which was approved by district voters by the close margin of 51% to 49%.
Among some of the most notable projects will be upgrades to the Canutillo High School, which is located at 6675 S. Desert Boulevard and will see just over $16.5 million targeting heating cooling system upgrades, and safety and security campus improvements.
The existing Canutillo Middle School at 7311 Bosque Road, will be replaced with a new $107 million facility, to go up at a site in the district’s Upper Valley; while the Jose Alderete Middle School, currently located at 801 Talbot Avenue, will be built in a new location in the subdivision of Enchanted Hill, also at a cost of $107 million.
The Deanna Davenport Elementary School at 8401 Remington Drive will also be moved to the fast-growing Enchanted Hills subdivision with construction of a new $74 million facility.
Heating and cooling system upgrades, as well as safety and security upgrades ranging from $2.2 million to $16.5 million, are slated for Canutillo Elementary School, Childress Elementary School, Damian Elementary School, Gonzalo & Sofia Garcia Elementary School, and Reyes Elementary School.
Launched in the spring of 1959, the Canutillo Independent School District encompasses around 70 square miles that takes in, besides El Paso, the town of Canutillo and the villages of Vinton, Prado Verde, and Westway.
By Garry Boulard
