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Students use paper airplanes for scientic research at Dawson Middle School. The funds Carroll ISD would gain through the election would primarily fund sta pay raises and student programs.

COURTESY CARROLL ISD

CISD tax rate election could raise $3.8M in revenue

deputy superintendent of business and nance. Voters will consider the proposed tax rate on the Nov. 4 general election ballot.

CISD ocials said they anticipate a $4 million budget shortfall for scal year 2025-26, if the rate does not pass. The proposed tax rate will be an overall decrease of $0.0323 from last year, said Chase Park, CISD’s

BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH

Carroll ISD is relying on voters approving a 3-cent tax rate increase to balance its budget for scal year 2025-26.

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Impacts: Kitchen Master looks to serve up dumplings, more in Southlake (Page 6)

Business: Take a look at how one three-story kids entertainment facility combines education with a sense of adventure (Page 23)

Education: Grapevine-Colleyville ISD secures additional $6M (Page 16)

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6 Kitchen Master The restaurant serves a mix of stir fry; traditional Taiwanese soup dumplings and noodles. The estimated completion date for the work is Nov. 28. • 3311 E. SH 114, Southlake • www.kitchenmasterbistro.com

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7 Little Orange Fish The children’s boutique will move into the former Mercantile on Main space, a few spaces down from its current location. • Expected relocation late fall 2025 • 601 S. Main St., Ste. 103 and 105, Grapevine • www.littleorangefishkids.com 8 Salience Health The psychiatric health care practice is moving from Bedford and uses a collaborative care approach to working with mental health. • Relocating this fall • 1050 E. SH 114, Ste. 250, Southlake • www.saliencehealth.com

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tea, milk foam tea, classic milk tea and coffee. • Opened Aug. 8 • 919 E. Northwest Highway, Ste. 300, Grapevine • www.fengchausa.com 3 Prima Materia The immersive art exhibit now serves specialty cocktails, mocktails and snacks in Grapevine Mills Mall. • Opened June 20 • 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Ste. 253, Grapevine • www.meowwolf.com

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1 Gyro Rice and Spice The menu features gyros, loaded rice bowls, loaded fries, salads, falafel and house-made sauces. • Opened July 10 • 2220 SH 114, Ste. 430, Trophy Club • www.gyroriceandspice.com 2 Feng Cha The Fort Worth-based business serves boba tea, hot

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9 Colleyville Florist The business is moving back to Colleyville from Hurst and creates customizable flower arrangements. • Relocated Sept. 1 • 33 Main St., Colleyville • www.colleyvilleflowers.com

Closings

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12 Holy Grounds The Christian coffee shop that also sold faith-centered items closed after 20 years on Main Street. • Closed Aug. 1

• 336 S. Main St., Grapevine • www.holygroundsshop.com

In the news

10 Red Dirt Cellars Sloan & Williams Winery was rebranded after Landon Winery purchased the business in February 2025. It rebranded in July. The winery serves Texas-grown wine.

13 Dr. Sue’s Chocolates The store sold items such as cherry pecan bark, hatch chile citrus bark, chocolate-covered oranges and hot chocolate. • Closed July 29

• 401 S. Main St., Grapevine • Facebook: Red Dirt Cellars

• 417 S. Main St., Grapevine • www.drsueschocolate.com

15 Birdie Bridal The new shop will be located in The Village shopping center and offer designer and off-the- rack wedding dresses in western, bohemian and modern styles, manager Stefanie Kloote said. Birdie Bridal, which is owned by Syble Owings, has locations in Azle and Fort Worth, as well. • Opening Oct. 1 • 85 Village Lane, Ste. 100, Colleyville • www.birdiebridal.com

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Government

BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH & CODY THORN

Grapevine OKs extra waste pickup day A new schedule for brush and yard waste from Republic Services was approved by Grapevine City Council Aug. 5 and began Sept. 1. The breakdown The city started a contract for trash service with Republic Services Oct. 1, 2024, but there has been an issue with timely collection of weekly brush and yard waste collection routes, Southlake officials said. Republic Services was picking up brush and yard waste on Wednesdays as part of the contract. The amended franchise agreement splits pickup into two days: Tuesdays and Wednesdays . The dividing line runs along Northwest Highway to the intersection of South Main Street and then to SH 114.

$0.462

Southlake city tax rate history If passed, the $0.295 ad valorem tax rate would mark the eighth year in a row property taxes were lowered.

$0.5 $0.4 $0.3 $0.2 $0.1 $0 Fiscal year

$0.41

$0.39

$0.462

$0.447

$0.319

$0.405

$0.295

$0.36

$0.305

36.13% decrease

SOURCE: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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Southlake council mulls property tax decrease Southlake City Council will have a chance to approve a lower ad valorem tax rate for the eighth year in a row. During the Aug. 19 City Council meeting, Chief Financial Officer Sharen Jackson provided a proposal to adopt a property tax rate of $0.295 per $100 valuation, $0.01 cent less from the 2024-25

fiscal year rate of $0.305 per $100 valuation. What happened Council went over the proposed fiscal year 2025- 26 budget during a work session and in the regular session, Jackson proposed a reduced tax rate. The first reading was at the Sept. 2 meeting, and a final reading and vote for approval will happen Sept. 16, according to the presentation. Jackson said the cut will reduce city revenues by $1.36 million, while the 20% homestead exemp- tion will reduce revenues by another $6.3 million, up from $5.3 million in FY 2024-25.

Colleyville takes control of SH 26 inside city limits The city of Colleyville now owns SH 26 within city limits after a highway turnback agreement was approved at the Aug. 5 council meeting. The overview the road will cost under $100,000 annually to maintain since it’s a new road, Assistant City Manager Adrienne Lothery said.

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A 2015 agreement states the Texas Department of Transportation would help fund the widening of SH 26 from two lanes to six. Upon completion, Colleyville would take ownership of the highway from TxDOT from John McCain Road to 400 feet south of Brown Trail.

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Education Edition

2025

Readers, welcome to your annual CI Education Edition! In this guide we feature the latest updates and resources about local K-12 public school options in your community. All of the stories were written by our team of local journalists, and all of the advertisements are from nearby businesses who support our mission to provide free, useful news—please show them your gratitude by supporting them. Though this edition every year is focused on education, we cover your local schools every day. You can read those stories daily on our website or in our free daily newsletter.

Check out the latest education news in this edition. Content in this edition highlights the latest information on how a voter-approval tax rate election helped the budget for Grapevine- Colleyville ISD and how it could effect Carroll ISD depending on how the vote goes this November. There is also more information on Carroll ISD’s new admittance program, how pre-K programs at Grapevine-Colleyville ISD generate revenue, cellphone policies at both districts as well as a Q&A with the newest GCISD board member voted in during the May election.

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CISD starts new admittance program

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Tarleton State University gives an academic scholarship ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 depending on class rank and test scores. The scholarship is given annually for four years. Howard Payne University gives graduates in the top 50% of their class a $60,000 scholarship, which is divided over the course of four years. CISD staff is working with University of Missouri in Columbia and Texas Woman’s University to offer automatic admission for graduates, Peddy said. “It’s not about how many, it’s more about the quality that we get with [university partnerships,]” she said. CISD counselors will talk with different colleges and universities to see if they are interested in partnering with Carroll ISD for automatic acceptance opportunities, Peddy said.

Carroll ISD launched the Distinguished High School Partnership Program for the 2025-26 school year, which helps CISD graduates earn automatic admittance into universities after meeting certain requirements. The district currently partners with Texas Tech University, Tarleton State University, Howard Payne University and McMurry University, said Gina Peddy, CISD’s executive director of curriculum and instruction. “We’re looking at our kids that work really hard, they make really good grades, but due to extenuating circumstances, they are worried about college admissions,” Peddy said. “Just knowing [they] ... will automatically be accepted into [a] college takes some of the stress and the pressure off.” The program doesn’t cost the district any money, she said.

Automatic acceptance requirements for partnered universities

Texas Tech University

• Offers automatic admission to graduates who meet specific class rank and test score criteria. • Waives application fees • Offers automatic acceptance to graduating seniors within the top 50% of their class. • Waives application fees

Tarleton State University

Howard Payne University

• Admits all graduates with an unweighted grade point average above 3.5. • Waives application fees

McMurry University

• Admits all graduates with an unweighted GPA above 3.5.

SOURCE: CARROLL ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

GRAPEVINE - COLLEYVILLE - SOUTHLAKE EDITION

Education

BY PATRICIA ORTIZ

GCISD to generate revenue with pre-kinder program

The bill passed during the 89th Texas Legislative session in June, and allows teachers to receive free pre-K for their children. Regular pre-K tuition rates are $7,000 for the 2025-26 school year at GCISD across 10 payments, according to the district. The district charged $6,185 during the 2023-24 school year, according to data from the Texas Education Agency. GCISD officials said the pre-K tuition for the 2024-25 school year was $6,185, as well. The approach GCISD will join neighboring district Carroll ISD in offering a pre-K 3 program. Patti Parsons, the executive director of special programs at CISD, said programs like this can set a district apart from others that don’t have similar offerings. “Our teachers are highly qualified and we’re really laying the groundwork to have advanced academics later on,” she said. GCISD students who complete the 4-year-old pre-K program are ready or advanced for kindergar- ten, Brown said.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD expects to see more revenue than last year as it implements its new pre-kindergarten program. The breakdown Kristi Brown, GCISD’s director of elementary English, language arts and early childhood, said the revenue will come from its new program for 3 year olds at the Early Childhood Development Center. The center uses a comprehen- sive, research-based curriculum known as Frog Street. Pre-K 3 pro- grams allow the district to interact with families early and create an opportunity to build foundational skills, Brown said. GCISD-based early childhood education revenue is expected to grow by 25.98% in 2025-26 with the addition of this program, according to the district. “Revenue from pre-K tuition is reinvested directly into enhancing the district’s early childhood education with the majority going to staff salaries,” Brown said. While tuition rates have increased, Brown said the number of families paying tuition have declined because of House Bill 2.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s projected 2025-26 early childhood revenue The district’s early childhood education revenue is projected to increase by 25.98% in the upcoming school year from adding the pre-K 3 program.

Revenue $2M

+25.98%

$1.6M $1.2M $800K $400K $0

$1,376,503

$1,092,606

2024-25

2025-26*

*PROJECTED

SOURCE: GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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CISD earns ‘A,’ GCISD secures ‘B’ TEA rating for last two years

Carroll ISD received an overall ‘A’ rating and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD earned an overall ‘B’ rating for both the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years, according to the Texas Education Agency, which released the data Aug. 15. The details All 11 schools in CISD received an ‘A’ rating during those two school years. The district earned a 95 out of 100 both years. The overall score for GCISD was an 86 out of 100, or a ‘B,’ for both school years. The overall rating that districts are calculated on uses an A-F grading scale by including three sub-categories. • Student achievement: looks at State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, testing ratings, graduation rates and student success after school • School progress: measures how students

TEA ratings

Student achievement

School progress

Closing the gaps

Carroll ISD

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD

100

95 overall score

85 overall score

86 overall score

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

perform over time and how they compare to other districts with similarly economically disadvantaged populations • Closing the gaps: shows how well the district is ensuring all student groups and demographics are successful

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Education

BY CODY THORN

GCISD adds new CTE programs for 2025-26 school year

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD seniors will garner hands-on learning experiences in a professional set- ting through new courses from the district’s Career & Technical Education program this school year. A closer look GCISD added new industry-based certificates during the past two school years, according to CTE director Stephanie Speaks. Some of the new industry-based certificates, or IBC, for the 2025-26 school year include: • Emergency medical technician • Certified EKG Technician Added IBCs for the 2024-25 school year included: • Intuit QuickBooks Certified user • Automotive Service Excellence, or ASE, certification • Adobe Certified Professional Autodesk Associate Certified User, or AutoCAD During the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce luncheon Aug. 21, Superintendent Brad Schnautz said 475 industry-based certificates were earned by 324 students in 2024-25. GCISD had 3,346 students enrolled in the CTE program during the 2024-25 school year, the highest since the 2021-22 school year, according to data from the Texas Education Agency. There were 3,121 students enrolled in CTE in 2021-22, but that number dropped below 3,000 in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. Last year, 220 GCISD seniors took part in intern- ships or externships, according to a social media post. The new CTE programs added last year were

marketing, floral design, veterinary tech, phar- macy tech, patient care and AutoCAD. “We see what is relevant and necessary to be in that industry after graduation. We also see what is the most beneficial for students and what will help make them marketable once they leave high school,” Speaks said. “We want them to be career- ready and have credentials behind them to show they are experts in what they’ve been learning.” What you need to know Speaks said some of the partnerships are forged through community events. TriVAN Roofing, based in Grapevine, is doing an internship this year where company instructors will teach students how to do commercial roofing. She said the opportunity came from meeting owner Dave Custable at a Grapevine Chamber Luncheon. GCISD also partners with The Gaylord Texan in culinary studies and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center—Grapevine for pharmacy studies. Speaks said community members like John Adkins, Grapevine Chamber of Commerce’s programs and events’ director, have helped forge relationships and partnerships through the Grapevine Young Professionals group. What they’re saying The GCISD program features three areas of study: business and industry; public service; and science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. Jack McDonald, a 2025 Grapevine High School graduate, landed a year-long paid engineering internship through Bell Helicopters last year. “It’s a great opportunity to help me discover the type of engineer I want to be,” McDonald said in a GCISD interview.

GCISD CTE student enrollment The number of high school students in GCISD enrolled in CTE programs increased by 12.93% from 2023-24 to 2024-25.

Students enrolled in CTE

3,346

3,121

2,963

2,915

GCISD CTE internships Grapevine-Colleyville ISD partners with a number of local businesses and companies to provide internships or externships in the Career and Technical Education program. Here are some of the businesses that partnered with the school district in the 2024-25 school year: 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25

Bell Helicopter

Silvas Law

Expeditors International

North Texas Orthopedics

Trubond Veterinary Clinic

The Gaylord Texan

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center—Grapevine

SOURCES: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, GCISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH & PATRICIA ORTIZ

Carroll, Grapevine-Colleyville ISDs adopt cellphone ban Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and Carroll ISD’s board of trustees approved a cellphone ban that includes disciplinary action for the 2025-26 school year. What you need to know instructional time and to limit distractions,” said Kalee McMullen, GCISD’s executive director of instructional leadership. CISD’s new cellphone policy bans personal Cellphones

Devices included in the policy are:

Smartwatches

device use from the beginning to the end of the school day unless for instructional purposes that are approved by a parent or guardian. Devices must be out of sight in a bag or backpack, accord- ing to district documents. “[The policy is a] bell-to-bell while in the school buildings and the school bus,” CISD Superintendent Jeremy Glenn said at a board meeting Aug. 4. The breakdown If a GCISD student violates the policy, they are subject to consequences that include the device being confiscated, the phone being picked up by a parent/guardian, one-day in-school suspension and a called parent-teacher conference. At CISD, consequences of violating the district’s

The ban is in compliance with House Bill 1481, which passed during the 89th Texas Legislative session. The policies went into effect at the start of the school year, though the Texas state law won’t go into effect until Sept. 18, according to previous reporting. GCISD’s phone policy states that students can use their phone if it is necessary for their individu- alized education plan, if they have documentation from a qualified physician or if their cellphone is necessary to comply with safety regulations imposed by state law or district or campus safety protocol. “The whole intent of the law is to preserve

Smart glasses

Pagers

Tablets

Earbuds, including AirPods, and other wireless headphones

Similar electronic devices capable of digital communication or telecommunication

SOURCES: CARROLL ISD, GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

cellphone policy include device confiscation; a $15 fine and a parent picking up the device; and further penalization from a campus administrator.

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Education

BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH

Meet Grapevine- Colleyville ISD Place 3 trustee Matt Foust Matt Foust was elected as the Grapevine-Col- leyville ISD board of trustees Place 3 representative during the May 3 election. Foust has over a decade of experience as a lawyer. He was the president of the Dads Club at Bransford Elementary, involved with the Parent Teachers Association, served on the Bond Advisory Committee and coached his sons’ baseball and basketball teams. Community Impact asked Foust why he ran for the school board and what he plans to do in his new role. Responses have been edited for length, clarity and style. Why did you decide to run for GCISD Board of Trustees? Because we have a phenomenal district.

administrators, parents and students about what their experience with GCISD is like. Not only the great things, but also understand how we can improve. What makes you proud to serve this community? It’s the idea that my fellow trustees and I are stewards of a proud tradition in that we will ultimately be measured by whether the district we left for future generations was stronger than the one that we inherited. This is a tall task whenever we inherit such a phenomenal district and one with a well-earned reputation for being one of the best in the state. What nal thoughts would you like to convey to the GCISD community? I truly want to be of service to our teachers, our community, our stakeholders and our taxpayers. If there is anything that I can ever be of service on, I want them to contact me, because our board exists for the purpose of our district.

I have a tremendous amount of condence in our district, but I also know that we are going to be navigating some really dicult decisions. I decided to run because I feel like my skill set will aid our district well. What solutions are you considering to help the district invest in teacher and sta salaries? As a district, we need to look at all of the tools available to us to be able to compensate our edu- cators. That includes our classroom teachers, bus drivers, nutrition workers, custodians and campus level administrators. We need to make sure that we are as creative and persistent as we can be to give our educators and GCISD an increase in compensation. What do you most want to accomplish as a board member? I know the way I can be of the greatest service to our district is by listening to community members, teachers, administrators and my fellow trustees to be able to learn as much as I reasonably can. I want to get out into as many of our cam- puses as I can to be able to talk to our teachers,

Matt Foust and his wife, Katie Foust, have two kids enrolled in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD schools.

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Education

BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH

GCISD secures additional $6M

Looking ahead

GCISD's tax rate from FY 2020-25

Maintenance and operations rate

Interest and sinking rate

The district is finding other ways of gaining revenue to deal with the increase of inflation over the past five years, Johnson said. In January, the district formed an education master planning committee, which was composed of district staff, parents and community members, to explore ideas for saving money or generating revenue for the district, said Nicole Lyons, GCISD’s executive director of communications. “The goal [is to] discuss long-term financial sustainability and generating ideas around how we get there,” Lyons said.

$1.5

$0.3367

$0.3217

$0.2217

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD secured an annual multi-million revenue increase after a voter- approval tax rate election passed in November. The election helped offset a predicted $5.3 million shortfall, according to previous reporting. The district is using the funding to stabilize its budget and plan for the future. Voters approved a 3-cent increase in maintenance and operation taxes that is not subject to recapture, which is property tax revenue that returns to the state to distribute to less affluent districts. In the last five years GCISD officials lowered the tax rate by over $0.47 per $100 valuation, GCISD Superintendent Brad Schnautz said.

$0.1957

$0.1864

$0.5

Expected future funding

THE 2025-26 TAX RATE WILL NOT BE APPROVED UNTIL LATE AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER, ACCORDING TO GCISD REPRESENTATIVES.

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*NOTE: THIS IS WITH THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE.

Looking back

Bus advertisement program: Estimated $12,000-$14,500 annually until 2031

Extra revenue was needed to offset inflation, district leaders said. The state passed House Bill 2 on June 4, which increased the basic allotment for the first time since 2019, by $55, GCISD Chief Financial Officer David Johnson said. “The basic allotment went up a little less than 1%, versus the 20% inflation that we [have] experi- enced [since 2019],” Johnson said. Senator Brandon Creighton stated HB 2 aims to provide long-term budget stability for districts.

IF GCISD’s VATRE didn’t pass in 2024

GCISD’s budget would have needed reworking to cover a $5.3 million deficit if the VATRE failed.

Reimbursement grant for Texas Education Agency’s mandated school safety standards: Reimbursement of up to $507,249

$6 million less in funding for FY 2025-26

Calling another VATRE for Nov. 2025 election Possible staff reduction at every campus

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CISD tax rate election could raise $3.8M in revenue From the cover

BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH

How we got here

CISD enrollment over last 4 school years

What’s happening?

The board of trustees adopted a balanced budget for fiscal year 2025-26 at a June 23 meeting under the assumption the VATRE would pass, Park said. The district had to make campus-wide cuts for fiscal year 2025-26, which included significant payroll reductions through attrition, Glenn said. CISD’s enrollment is declining, which impacts how much funding CISD receives from the state, Glenn said. Older homeowners aren’t moving out, which creates a lower regeneration of students, said Bob Templeton, the vice president of Zonda Educa- tion, an enrollment demographics firm for public education. “As you lose students, you have to be aware of what positions can be consolidated,” Park said. State revenue is mainly given through basic allotment funds, which is money provided to districts based on the average daily attendance, according to the Texas Education Agency. The district receives approximately $2,000 less

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CISD called a voter-approval tax rate election, or VATRE, to bring in $3.8 million to offset the FY 2025-26 shortfall, CISD Superintendent Jeremy Glenn said. If approved, the new tax rate will be $0.9294 per $100 property value, Park said. The rate is made up of maintenance and operation funds, which covers daily operational costs, and interest and sinking funds, which pays for district debt, according to the Texas Education Agency. The proposed maintenance and operations rate for 2025-26 increased by $0.0184, while the interest and sinking rate decreased by $0.0507 from FY 2024-25.

8,105

7,847

-7.37% percent change

2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 School year

District officials have calculated a:

131 student decrease annually

$1.1M revenue loss

is equal to

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per student in funding than the state average of $13,037, Park said. The annual revenue generated if the election passes would help offset the loss of revenue from declining enrollment and ensure the district is presenting balanced budgets annually, Glenn said.

Carroll ISD tax rate history

Maintenance and operations rate

Interest and sinking rate

$1.5

$0.33 $0.33

$0.33

$0.2441

$0.2948

$0.2441

The impact

CISD FY 2025-26 general fund outlook

+$3.8M Increase in revenue if VATRE passes

If VATRE passes If VATRE doesn't pass

$0.5

$123.1M

The VATRE funds will go primarily toward staff pay raises and protecting student programs, CISD board President Cameron Bryan said. “We will be able to fund our programs, attract and retain staff and do the things that are at risk because the state isn’t providing enough money to public education,” CISD parent Jennifer Greever said. In June, the state Legislature passed House Bill 2, which will provide $8.4 billion to schools. “We [achieved] targeted strategies towards what

$119.3M

SOURCE: CARROLL ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

will increase student outcomes and academics and what will also reward and protect our teachers,” Sen. Brandon Creighton told Community Impact when HB 2 passed.

*TAX RATE IF VATRE PASSES

**TAX RATE IF VATRE DOES NOT PASS

SOURCE: CARROLL ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Moving forward

“We are hanging on by a string. We are not going to be able to keep the great

programs and all the things that we offer if we have to come up with $4,000 a student every single year. It’s just not possible.” CAMERON BRYAN, CARROLL ISD BOARD PRESIDENT

community members to help find solutions for the district, Glenn said. Additionally, CISD would not be able to offer additional pay raises to all staff for fiscal year 2025-26, Bryan said. The last day to register to vote in the

If the VATRE doesn’t pass, the district will not bring in the anticipated revenue and may have to consider cutting student programs across campuses, Bryan said. A FY 2023-24 audit stated CISD spent $4,000 more than what it received in local tax revenue per student, Bryan said. This was possible from booster club fundraisers. Should voters deny the proposition, the board would likely form a committee of

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Since starting services in Southlake on Oct. 1, 2023, Community Waste Disposal provided several notable numbers at the Aug. 5 council meeting.

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5,290 tons recycling collected

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Roemer said CWD will have a 4.4% increase starting Oct. 1, which will take residential rates from $20 a month to $20.88 a month. Commercial customers will see a 3.61% increase for front-load container services and a 4.58% increase for roll-off containers, according to his presentation. Southlake officials approved a CWD increase during the second council meeting in September 2024, according to previous reporting. Southlake customers saw an increase in all three categories last year, as well, and the rate change in 2024 ranged from 4.28% to 4.51%. Roemer added CWD did a transfer station expansion in May with plans for a material recov- ery facility upgrade and maintenance relocation and expansion in 2026. He said the company

Southlake residents and businesses will see a slight increase in trash rates starting the beginning of October. Community Waste Disposal president Jason Roemer presented an update during the CWD annual performance report during the Aug. 5 Southlake City Council meeting. Council approved the increase during the Aug. 19 meeting. What’s happening? Roemer said the company uses three indices to determine an annual cost adjustment: the consumer price index, natural gas fuel costs and Arlington landfill disposal rates. All three of those featured an increase from 2023 to 2024, with landfill cost going up 5.07% and fuel going up 54.78%, according to a CWD presentation at the meeting.

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