Education
BY HALEY VELASCO
Report: AISD 8th fastest-growing district in Houston Over the past five years, Alvin ISD has added over 3,000 students, which is an increase of over 11%, according a June 10 presentation from Population and Survey Analysts, or PASA. Alvin ISD's single-family developments Developments labeled include ongoing projects. Five projects are planned but not shown.
FISD to replace student devices
After two years of postponements, Friend- swood ISD will implement a plan to replace student learning devices. The gist The plan was approved on June 9. Accord- ing to district documents, it includes: • $560,000 purchase for new devices for sixth and ninth graders, Windsong Elemen- tary and protective cases for select devices • Annual device refresh for incoming sixth and ninth grade students • Device refreshes for grades two through five using devices from outgoing students after first three years of program Incoming sixth and ninth graders will get devices that will remain with them during their time at their respective campus.
This has earned the district a spot in the top 10 fastest-growing districts in the Greater Houston area, with AISD coming in at No. 8. The overview Enrollment is expected to grow by nearly 23%, or by nearly 7,000 students, by the 2034-35 school year, according to PASA data. In terms of housing developments, 17 sin- gle-family developments are in construction or being planned, which will bring over 20,000 new single-unit occupancies, PASA data shows. Based on projected housing and enrollment, PASA documents note the district’s growth could create the need for five new schools over the next decade, including four elementary schools and one junior high school, officials said.
1 Meridiana 2 Massey Oaks 3 Caldwell 4 Creekhaven 5 Valencia 6 Canterra Creek
7 Sierra Vista 8 Kendall Lakes 9 Ellwood 10 Pomona 11 Manvel Palms 12 Del Bello Lakes
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SOURCES: ALVIN ISD, POPULATION AND SURVEY ANALYSTS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Alvin ISD property insurance costs to decrease Alvin ISD’s board of trustees approved nearly $5.9 million for property insurance for fiscal year 2025-26 at its June 10 meeting. What you need to know
Notable changes compared to FY 2024-25 $223.5K property insurance decrease $278M total insured value increase
the district used in FY 2024-25. The property insurance rate is down from $0.32 to $0.27 per $100 valuation of the district’s total insured values, or TIV, documents show. This represents a 16% decrease. The TIV is the total amount of insurance cover- age needed to replace or repair all district-owned properties and resources.
16% , or $0.05 , rate decrease in TIV per $100 valuation
$150K decrease for storm deductible
The district will use international insurance firm Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance to cover windstorm, equipment breakdown and active shooter cover- age for FY 2025-26. Gallagher was the same firm
$150K decrease for wind and hail deductible
SOURCE: ALVIN ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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