Cleveland ISD breaks ground on new school amid explosive growth

With Cleveland Independent School District’s newest elementary school breaking ground this week, the rapidly growing district has taken a major step toward executing a $198 million bond program passed late last year. 

The unnamed, two-story school will hold 1,000 students, with 49 classrooms, a gymnasium, a library, a maker space, a cafeteria and a stage, music and art rooms. The design is based on the existing Southside Elementary, and the project will cost roughly $30 million. It’s expected…