26 Apr 2002
DISD Taps Former American Airlines, Ballpark in Arlington Construction Coordinator to Head Bond Building Projects
DALLAS—Superintendent Mike Moses on Thursday, April 18, announced the district has hired the construction supervisor for the American Airlines Center and The Ballpark in Arlington to coordinate the building activities that will begin as a result of the passage of the $1.37 billion bond election for Dallas Independent School District schools in January.
Jack W. Hill, who has more than 20 years of experience in the construction development industry, and has spent the last 16 years in the capacity as owner's representative, will begin serving as associate superintendent for construction services in early May.
"Dr. Moses has shown his confidence in my experience in the construction industry to become part of the leadership team that will help build facilities that will have a significant impact on the lives of generations of Dallas schoolchildren, and I am honored to be given this opportunity to serve," Hill said.
In 1998 he began serving as the principal manager of oversight for the $420 million American Airlines Center in Dallas. From 1997 to 1998 he managed the pre-construction for the First Union Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
He performed the pre-construction management services for the state of Wisconsin to help build the $350 million Miller Park in Milwaukee from 1995 to 1997, and from 1991 to 1995, worked directly for the Texas Rangers Baseball Club as principal manager of development of the $191 million project to build The Ballpark in Arlington.
"Jack Hill clearly has considerable experience in building very involved and high-dollar construction projects and we are excited to have him become an associate superintendent for construction services here in the Dallas Independent School District," Moses said. "We have a tremendous responsibility before us in the construction of 20 new schools and renovations and additions to 218 schools because of the bond election. We feel confident under the leadership of Jack Hill we will be able to move the project forward to the benefit of our students and the taxpayers of Dallas."
In January, Dallas voters approved a $1.37 billion education bond election by nearly 80 percent of the vote. The bond election is the largest one-time construction project ever approved by Texas voters to build new schools and make needed renovations.
Construction on DISD schools should not begin until early 2003 and could last between five to eight years.