Education
BY HALEY VELASCO
Clear Creek ISD changes bus services to routes Clear Creek ISD is adjusting bus services for the 2026-27 school year following a hazardous route review. What you need to know For Brookside Intermediate, students who live south of FM 528 and east of Bay Area Boulevard were provided with “adequate path and traffic controls” to safely walk to and from school, according to a presentation by the district. However, after crossing guards were removed, the route was reclassified as hazardous. The change affects more than 30 students, who will continue to receive CCISD transportation services. At Gilmore Elementary, the district will elim- inate bus service for the Enclave neighborhood, which is within two miles of the campus and has only eight riders. The district eliminated the route from bus services to ensure equity across the
CCISD approves new secondary courses Students at Clear Creek ISD will have the opportunity to enroll in three new courses for the 2026-27 school year after the board of trustees approved them at its Nov. 17 meeting. The overview The course offerings were proposed by district administration to “expand innova- tive, student-centered learning opportuni- ties,” and include: • Intermediate Dance 1 • Financial Math • Engineering Beyond Earth The last course will be offered to high school students only, and is a part of CCISD’s Space, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Arts and Medicine, or STREAM, program.
Bus services eliminated New walking bridge
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district. Bus services will also be eliminated for students at Gilmore Elementary who live north of League City Parkway, with a new bridge installed in March for students. This will affect over 100 students. For Hall Elementary, students living west of Bay Area Boulevard and east of Magnolia Creek will lose service as their route is no longer considered hazardous, affecting about 15 students.
CCISD scores ‘A’ in financial integrity rating system Clear Creek ISD scored 94 out of 100 points in its annual Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, or FIRST, report.
Clear Creek ISD's financial rating
Points scored per category
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passed Senate Bill 218, which required the Texas Education Agency to form a financial accountabil- ity rating system for school districts, and districts to prepare an annual financial management report. The rating is based on 20 factors, including: • Financial solvency through assets and liabilities
The ratings are based on financial data from fiscal year 2023-24 and were presented to the board of trustees at its Nov. 17 meeting. The gist FIRST began after the 77th Texas Legislature
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Number of days of cash on hand
General fund revenue against expenditures
Long-term solvency
• Budgetary practices • Debt management
NOTE: ALL CATEGORIES ARE NOT DISPLAYED.
SOURCE: CLEAR CREEK ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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