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  Austin's school districts — AISD, Round Rock ISD, Leander ISD, and Pflugerville ISD — collectively manage hundreds of campus buildings. UT Austin and St. Edward's anchor the higher education inventory. Summer production windows and bond-funded capital programs drive the scheduling and procurement framework for school roofing work.

  Austin ISD operates over 100 campus buildings across Travis County — elementary, middle, high school, and administrative — ranging from 1950s masonry construction with aged flat roofs to 2010s LEED-certified new construction. Round Rock ISD, Leander ISD, and Pflugerville ISD have each added schools annually as population growth in Williamson and Travis Counties has outpaced existing capacity — these newer districts have younger roof inventories that are entering their first major maintenance window.

  School roofing in Texas operates within a specific procurement and funding context. Major roof replacements at public school districts are typically funded through bond packages — the 2017, 2022, and 2023 bond programs in AISD all included facility improvement allocations that covered roof replacement on specific campuses. The procurement process for bond-funded work follows Texas public procurement law, which requires competitive bidding above threshold contract values. We understand this procurement context and have the documentation and insurance requirements to participate in public bid processes.

  The summer production window is the governing constraint on all school roofing. Students are out of school from approximately late May through mid-August — a 10-to-12-week window that is the only practical time for tear-off and full replacement on occupied campuses. Projects must be scoped, permitted, contracted, and materials ordered before the summer window opens. A school roof that is not under contract by April will not be replaced that summer.

  Austin ISD's campus inventory spans over 70 years of construction — McCallum High School (1950s original construction), Reagan High School, Austin High on the Colorado River, and dozens of elementary campuses built in waves following enrollment growth cycles in the 1960s, 1980s, and 2000s. The 1950s-to-1970s campuses have the oldest roof systems in the district — gravel-surfaced BUR on wood or steel deck, many of which have been patched multiple times and are past the recover threshold.

  AISD's facility management team coordinates capital replacement projects through the district's capital improvement program. Scope walks for individual campuses are scheduled through the district's Facilities and Bond Projects department. We can provide condition assessments formatted to the district's documentation standards — zone photography, moisture core data, and a capital replacement schedule in the format the district uses for bond program planning.

  Summer production on active AISD campuses requires daily coordination with the campus principal and the district's construction manager. Football field access during two-a-day practice sessions in July and August creates staging constraints on campuses where field access roads intersect with crane positioning. We flag these constraints in the pre-construction logistics plan.

  Round Rock, Leander, and Pflugerville ISD

  Round Rock ISD, Leander ISD, and Pflugerville ISD have each built new campuses in the last 10 years to absorb population growth along the northern I-35 and US 183/183A corridors. These newer buildings — post-2010 construction — have TPO roof systems approaching their first 15-year assessment threshold. Some campuses built in 2008-to-2012 are now at the point where warranty renewal or membrane recovery is a current-year capital decision, not a future planning item.

  Leander ISD's campuses in Leander, Cedar Park, and Liberty Hill cover a large geographic area — the district spans over 200 square miles. Pflugerville ISD's campuses are concentrated in the Pflugerville and Manor areas east of I-35, where the June 2024 hail event caused documented membrane damage on several campuses. We provide hail impact assessments for school district campuses formatted for insurance adjuster review.

  UT Austin and St. Edward's University

  UT Austin's campus is a mix of historic limestone-clad buildings with complex slate and tile roofing and modern flat-roof academic buildings. The University's Facilities Services division manages roof replacement on a centrally coordinated capital program — new roof replacement projects go through a formal project request and programming process that typically runs 12 to 18 months from initial assessment to construction start. We are familiar with the UT project coordination process and can provide condition assessments formatted for University project programming.

  St. Edward's University on South Congress Avenue has a more compact campus with a mix of 19th-century historic buildings and mid-20th-century flat-roof additions. The historic main building and several chapel structures have pitched roofing; the academic and dormitory wings from the 1960s-to-1990s have flat roofs with BUR or modified bitumen systems at various stages of aging.

  What is the right timeline to plan a school roof replacement for the coming summer?

  Scope walk and condition assessment: January or February. Written specification and cost estimate: February or March. Contract execution: March or April. Permit filing: April. Material ordering: April, as lead times on TPO rolls and insulation board can run 4 to 8 weeks for large school projects. Mobilization: Late May after school closes. This timeline gets compressed if the assessment starts later — April contracts often cannot be mobilized until July, which compresses the available summer window.

  Do you participate in public school district bid processes?

  Yes. We carry the insurance limits and bonding capacity required for public school contracts in Texas, and our documentation — scope specifications, material submittals, warranty documents — is formatted to support public bid and award processes. We can provide a statement of qualifications for any district's pre-qualification process.

  Can school roofing happen during the school year for urgent repairs?

  Repairs — not replacement — can be done during the school year with appropriate safety controls. Tear-off and replacement above occupied classrooms during school hours is not appropriate. Emergency patching and dry-in for storm damage can be done on any school day, after hours or during school hours if the affected section is above an unoccupied area. We assess the situation and propose the safest sequencing.

  Schedule a school roof assessment in Austin.

  We work with AISD, Round Rock ISD, Leander ISD, and Pflugerville ISD campuses, plus UT Austin and St. Edward's. Summer window planning starts in January — reach out now if you are planning a summer replacement.

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