Sheldon ISD staff on Jan. 24 described rapid progress on the district’s new ninth–tenth grade campus and detailed required traffic and infrastructure work the county has mandated before occupancy.

District staff said construction is underway at the Community Drive site near Sheldon Lake and the indoor practice facility, and that the county has required stoplights and roadway widening at two intersections to handle projected traffic. “We had a transportation impact analysis done, and the county came back and said, this is what you have to have,” a staff member identified in the meeting as Mister Webster said. “They told us that we have to expand Community Drive to have 2 lanes turning southbound, 1 right turn lane turning northbound.”

The update summarized the campus layout and program spaces. The left side of the building will house a CTE wing; the center will be a two‑story academic wing with roughly 52 classrooms and six science labs; the far right will include athletic and fine‑arts spaces and a new cafeteria. A separate outdoor physical‑education facility will serve varsity, JV and freshman football plus girls’ softball and soccer, with a centrally located weight room and coaches’ support spaces. “The section in the center is the academic wing. That’s the only 2‑story component to the new ninth and tenth grade center,” Mister Warren, who described the floorplan, said.

Staff emphasized adjacency to the main stadium and practical considerations for student movement. The district said officials added a second referee dressing room and positioned athletic support spaces close to where students actually practice to avoid repeated busing between sites. Covered walkways will protect students during drop‑off.

On scheduling and next steps, staff said they are coordinating closely with the county permit office and plan to perform major road work during the summer to avoid disrupting the school year. Site pours and parking‑lot work were described as ongoing; one staff member said crews would perform a large parking lot concrete pour overnight and that the team expected the project to be ready in spring, with “April, May” named as possible near‑term milestones. Staff reiterated weekly construction meetings and contingency plans to keep the schedule on track.

The presentation included renderings showing a large rotunda element, an LED display in the main entry, an outdoor learning plaza adjacent to teacher parking, and interior sightlines intended to improve supervision. Staff said the district is reusing on‑site soils with high clay content to reinforce retention ponds and nearby slopes.

Board members asked about bus staging and student pick‑up; staff said buses and shuttles will pick up at the rear of the campus and that the bus stacking area is designed to hold multiple buses in sequence. Staff also noted they expect relatively few student drivers on a ninth–tenth campus and planned parking accordingly.

The district did not present a final occupancy date during the meeting; staff gave an approximate spring timeframe and said more precise scheduling would follow construction milestones and county approvals.

The update was presented as information; no board action to change the project scope or budget was taken during the discussion.