Overview

• The ribbon-cutting marked the opening of a 116,000-square-foot, two-story school with 36 classrooms for grades 3–5, with classes beginning Oct. 20.
• A sculpted oak with two large and 19 smaller branches serves as a visual tribute to the two teachers and 19 children killed at Robb Elementary.
• The campus was planned with a trauma-informed approach shaped by a roughly 50-member community advisory committee and separate meetings with victims’ families.
• Layered security includes a controlled-entry vestibule, keyless doors with prop alarms, bullet-resistant glass, eight-foot privacy gates, district-linked cameras, and some hardwired systems designed to updated Texas Education Agency standards.
• The $62 million effort includes major gifts from H-E-B and the Butt family and $15 million from the state, and legal cases tied to the 2022 response continue with Adrian Gonzales set for trial Jan. 5 as Pete Arredondo’s case remains on hold.