Dean Leaman Junior High in Fulshear is slated for 14 new classrooms and a cafeteria expansion, with an estimated construction cost of $11.125 million. Lamar CISD’s project would add space to the existing campus at 9320 Charger Way in Fort Bend County.
A state accessibility filing registered October 20 outlines 20,910 square feet of additions. It identifies PBK Architects as the design firm and lists public funding for the work.
What the Leaman Junior High expansion includes
Along with the classrooms and larger cafeteria, the project includes building-systems rooms to support the added spaces. The filing describes additions to the existing school rather than a replacement campus.
The work belongs to Lamar CISD’s 2025 bond program, which lists a preliminary $45.738 million combined budget for Leaman and Roberts Middle School classroom additions. That two-campus planning figure is separate from the state filing’s $11.125 million Leaman construction estimate.
Why Leaman and Roberts need more space
During a May 20, 2025, bond presentation, district officials explained that Fulshear High School had received a 1,000-seat expansion. Leaman and Roberts Middle School lacked the building capacity needed to support the larger high school’s feeder pattern, officials said.
The bond plan would increase Leaman’s permanent building capacity from 1,225 to 1,550 students, while Roberts would expand to 775. Lamar CISD’s enrollment table displayed 2,041 Leaman students on November 4. Its adopted planning documents list capacity of 2,122 when portables are included, illustrating how temporary classrooms support the campus beyond the main building’s capacity.
Relief also depends on new attendance boundaries. Trustees approved Option 4 for the Williams High, Urbanski Junior High and Dresner Middle School complex 7–0 on May 19. The adopted zoning plan projects Leaman enrollment falling to 1,105 in 2027–28 when Urbanski opens, followed by 1,120 in 2028–29. Those are projections under the new boundaries, not current enrollment.
That shift matters to construction sequencing. In an April 21 board presentation, officials said opening the Williams complex would allow portables to be removed and the additions to proceed toward an August 2028 opening. The program pairs immediate enrollment relief through rezoning with more permanent classroom space in the Fulshear feeder pattern.
Joeris selected for the two-campus project
Lamar CISD has already selected a construction manager for the combined Roberts and Leaman work. The district’s approved May 19 meeting minutes show that trustees approved the procurement item as part of a consent agenda adopted 7–0.
The accompanying award recommendation names Joeris General Construction LLC as the highest-ranked firm after the district received 12 proposals on April 28. PBK Architects and the district’s Bond Program Office recommended the selection.
The approved terms called for $40,000 in preconstruction services and a 2.45% construction management fee for the combined project. Those terms cover both campuses and do not establish a Leaman-only guaranteed maximum construction price.
Filed schedule points to a 2027 start
The Leaman registration lists February 17, 2027, as the anticipated construction start and June 15, 2028, as the estimated completion date. The earlier May board recommendation listed an August 2028 implementation target for the combined Roberts and Leaman project.
The filing’s cost and dates are planning estimates. Its “Review Complete” status refers to the accessibility review and does not confirm that construction has started.