Education
BY MARK FADDEN
Northwest ISD board considers further cuts The Northwest ISD board of trustees’ regular meeting Feb. 10 was focused on non-payroll cuts, including reducing middle school eld trips, reducing paper costs and administrative budget reductions. The gist NISD has already eliminated more than 100 teaching positions for the 2025-26 school year and now certain school programs, like the AVID college readiness class, could be cut, according to district o cials. What else? As part of the $16 million in cuts needed for the 2025-26 budget, Chief Financial O cer Jonathan Pastusek recommended 81%, or $13 million, come from payroll.
Keller High School students meet up at the Keller Public Library after walking out from classes to protest the split.
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KISD students stage walkout to protest district split Dozens of students at all four Keller ISD high schools walked out of classes Feb. 7 to show their opposition to the board of trustees’ plan to potentially split the district in two. What happened to 40 students at middle schools participated in the walkout. KISD o cials stated no consequences were given to those who walked out. Breaking it down
Students at the high schools who walked out met up at designated locations. Several chanted, “Stop the split!” as passing cars honked in support.
According to district o cials, estimates suggest between 30 to 50 students per high school and 30
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