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$2.7M for online spirit store coming to FBISD Fort Bend ISD residents will soon have an online place to purchase districtwide apparel and promotional items on demand. The overview At a May 11 meeting, Fort Bend ISD’s board of trustees voted to enter into a $2.7 million agreement with local marketing agency STS Brand to develop, operate and manage the district’s online spirit store. The 24/7 centralized retailer will serve as Fort Bend ISD’s main hub for access to dis- trict merchandise, per agenda documents. The district could generate $270,000 in commissions to offset expenditures. Next steps The three-year contract will begin June 1 and will last through May 31, 2031.
Fort Bend ISD has seen slowing enrollment over the last few years.
Fort Bend ISD historic enrollment change
1K 2K 3K
+2,115
+1,634
+963 +1,031 +1,129
+847
+810
+546
0
-543
-1K -2K
-1,021
-1,513
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
2020-21 2019-20 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
School year
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Fort Bend ISD sees slowing enrollment
25% of those students enrolling in the last five years, officials said during a May 11 board meeting. Enrollment the last two years has been under what was projected due to several factors, including: • Fewer new houses being built this year • Less students moving into new homes • Smallest kindergarten class in 18 years Looking ahead In the next 10 years, the projected estimate of student enrollment—and most likely outcome—is over 68,600.
Fort Bend ISD’s enrollment is nearing stabilization in its demographic lifecycle as areas within the dis- trict are both growing and declining, officials said. The overview Over the past 10 years, Fort Bend ISD has seen an increased enrollment of 5,035 students with only
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