Texas Governor
Rick Perry Helps Dedicate
the Manor ISD New Tech High School
September
4 , 2007
MANOR, TX -
Governor Rick Perry joined Manor ISD, the
Manor Educa tion
Foundation,
the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and other District partners in
dedicatingthe
Manor
New
Tech High School today. The New Tech High School represents one
of the proposed 35 schools scheduled to participate in the Texas
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (T-STEM) initiative.The
$71 million project is designed to improve instruction and academic
performance at high schoolsacross the state. "As we open this
T-STEM Academy, it is clear that we are changing the face of education
in Texas," said Governor Perry. T-STEM was developed by the
Texas High
School Project, apublic-private
partnership working
to ensure that all Texas students leave high school prepared for
college and career.
Austin-based
architecture and engineering firm, O'ConnellRobertson, is providing
architecture and MEP engineering services for this first phase and
Phase II of the New Tech High School. The school serves as a magnet
high school focused on computer technology and project-based instruction
and has a 1:1 student to computer ration. At full capacity, the
project will serve 500 students in grades 9-12. The dedication Tuesday
celebrated the opening of the first phase, which renovated an existing
middle school campus to accommodate approximately 300 ninth and
tenth grade students. Design is currently underway for Phase II
of the Manor New Tech High School project which will open in August
2008.
About O'Connell
Robertson
O'Connell Robertson listens. We are known for developing innovative
design solutions that are responsive to each client's unique needs,
while maintaining the highest level of quality. O'Connell Robertson
is an architecture/engineering firm with offices in Austin and San
Antonio. Founded in 1950, the Firm specializes in the design of
K-12, higher education and healthcare facilities and has completed
more than 1,000 projects throughout the State of Texas.
For more information, please visit www.oconnellrobertson.com.

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