What's new?
The Learning Center is EISD's by-choice alternative schooling program for 11th and 12th grade Westlake High School students.
The center was previously located in a building on the WHS campus, but renovated and moved into the now-former EISD administration building at the start of the 2025-26 school year.
The board approved the interior renovation contract in March, and construction began this summer.
The $2.2 million renovation was funded by the 2023 bond and features subject-specific classrooms including a science lab and art room, a collaborative "maker space," a community room and offices.
The number of classrooms has expanded from five to eight, said Miguel Garcia, executive director of facilities, planning and construction, during an Aug. 5 board of trustees meeting.
Additionally, its square footage increased from 4,000 square feet to around 13,000 square feet, Garcia said.
According to district officials, the center's former building will now house WHS' health services program, which will be moved over winter break.
What to expect
EISD's administration building, which also housed the board of trustees meeting room, is moving down the street.
According to district officials, the building is currently awaiting inspections but is slated to be complete by mid-September.
The $9.6 million project includes the purchase and renovation of the building, which was a commercial property.
Funds from the 2019 and 2023 bonds paid for the renovations, officials said, while the building purchase was from "previous land sales" designated by the board in 2015 to be used for capital improvement projects.
Along with a new board meeting room, the building will house the business services, communications, human resources, legal, rentals, superintendent office and teaching and learning departments.
Garcia said the building has also been updated to meet ADA-compliance standards in its parking lot and sidewalks, and will include an elevator.
