(Marion) — Community members in the Marion ISD are being invited to help name the new elementary school campus set to open in August 2028. The K-5 campus, to be located at 2112 S. Santa Clara, marks a significant step in the district’s growth.
That’s according to Marion ISD Superintendent Dr. Don Beck who says this new school represents more than just an additional building. He says it signals a historic shift in how the district will serve future students.
“This is definitely going to be a totally separate new campus,” said Beck who admits the new campus has created some confusion.
“It does get kind of mixed up into is this elementary #2 or is this elementary #3? Because we do have an elementary called Krueger Elementary School, but there’s two campuses. So sometimes that’s looked at as one or two campuses,” said Dr. Beck.
Beck says the new campus will play a key role in the district’s future planning, particularly when it comes to attendance zones.
“It’ll be our first stab at moving into like attendance zones within our district,” said Dr. Beck. “So we’ll have at some point, we’re going to get a demographer involved. Actually, we have one right now who’s coming up with some information for us. And then we’ll start looking in the fall, and then we’ll have to draw some boundary lines within our district where students will go to one of two elementary schools. And so, it is a totally new school.”
With those plans in the works, district leaders are now turning to the community for help in naming the campus — something Dr. Beck says the board of trustees takes seriously.
“I mean, ultimately the board makes that decision, whether they take the committee’s recommendation or they, come up with their own. But they want to hear from the community in this process. And so, like I said, ultimately that night, whatever that night will be, whether it’s April or May or further on, they’re going to make that decision and we’ll have a name,” said Dr. Beck.
Meanwhile, planning for the campus continues to move forward. The district expects to seek construction bids in October 2026, with construction anticipated to begin in January 2027 — ahead of the school’s planned August 2028 opening.
District officials encourage residents to submit name recommendations as soon as possible to ensure their input is considered.
Community members can submit nominations at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEUzz/viewform. A link to submit nominations can be found on the Marion ISD Facebook page. A link is also available in today’s online edition of the Seguin Daily News available at SeguinToday.com.