A rendering of what John Tyler might look like after renovations, presented to Tyler ISD during the May 2017 bond election. (Courtesy)

1. Tyler ISD bond passes with 83 percent approval
2. Tyler ISD takes a first look at comprehensive plans for total renovations of Robert E. Lee and John Tyler High Schools

Tyler Independent School District will get a glimpse of its future Tuesday.

Architects will present the first schematics and renderings for the total renovations of John Tyler and Robert E. Lee High Schools at a special called Tyler ISD Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday.

The meeting will take place at 11 a.m. in the Davidson Conference Center at the Plyler Instructional Complex, 807 W. Glenwood Blvd.

Tyler ISD selected Corgan Associates and Harris Craig for the reconstruction of Robert E. Lee. Stantec and Fitzpatrick Associates will oversee the work at John Tyler.

The successful May 2017 bond election for $198 million is the largest the district has ever passed and also passed by the largest margin, with more than 80 percent of voters in favor.

Renovations at Lee are expected to cost $122 million because less of the campus will be able to be retained than at John Tyler, where the project will run $87 million.

Demolition already has begun at Robert E. Lee and selective abatement and demolition is being done at John Tyler.

Both facilities will come in at around 450,000 square feet once rebuilt, with capacities for 2,750 students each.

The Robert E. Lee campus will be shifted south, with Red Raider Drive cut through to Shiloh Road, which will create an internal loop around the school and ease congestion. Only the field house, auditorium and varsity gym will remain.

At John Tyler, much of the facility can be renovated thanks to the quality of construction performed during its 1981 rebuild after a fire destroyed most of the school. John Tyler will be gaining a full size auditorium and better practice facilities, while the basic structure of the school will be used as a basis to rebuild a state of the art facility.

Groundbreaking ceremonies have been set for 9 a.m. Oct. 26 for John Tyler and 11 a.m. for Lee.

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