KYLE, Texas — Contractors are putting the structures in place to reinforce the vision and values that the Hays Consolidated Independent School District has for generations of students to come. 

“It looks like there's a lot going on right now but we call it organized chaos,” said Jay Klein, a project superintendent for Barlett Cocke General Contractors. 

Since June, crews have been working diligently to construct one of the district's new elementary schools, a 115,000 square-foot building with a capacity to fit 900 students. It's part of a $250 million bond package that voters passed in May. Enrollment is the already the highest it's ever been at Hays CISD at nearly 20,000. The proposal was aimed at addressing equity and staying ahead of growth.

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“If you get behind that, then you wind up with schools that are overcrowded and that’s not conducive to a great learning environment for kids,” said Tim Savoy, a spokesman for Hays CISD.  

In 50 years, enrollment is expected to more than double as families continue settling down in the area between Austin and San Antonio.

"We’ve built our second high school 12 years ago for about $105 a square foot, our newest high school is double that plus some," said Rod Walls, the director of construction and sustainability at Hays CISD.

District leaders said it seems voters are willing to pay for the rising costs if it means building educational opportunities. 

“It's going to be colorful. It’s going to have lots of things that peak curiosity," Savoy said. "It’s going to have a lot of opportunities for them to test that curiosity and to learn different things about the world in which they live.”

This new elementary school is set to open in August, which is just in time for the 2018 school year.