Keller - Roanoke - Northeast Fort Worth | August 2024

Education

BY MARK FADDEN

Northwest ISD calls for tax rate election this fall The Northwest ISD board of trustees unan- imously approved a voter-approval tax rate election, or VATRE, for the upcoming fall election during its regular meeting Aug. 13. Should voters pass the 3-cent tax rate increase, the new funding would go to helping retain and attract teachers while also preventing cuts to student programs. In a nutshell According to a district news release, the board of trustees called the VATRE due to the eects of a lack of legislative action at the state level to address public education funding despite signif- icant ination in recent years. Additional VATRE funds—approximately $16 million—would be used to balance the district budget to protect class size ratios and student programs as well as continue to provide competitive teacher and sta salaries.

Keller ISD names Place 3 board member

Northwest ISD operations tax rates

FY 2023-24 adopted

$0.6692

FY 2024-25 adopted

Keller ISD board mem- bers appointed Chelsea Kelly as a Place 3 trustee Aug. 9. Kelly lled the vancancy after Sandi Walker resigned this past winter. The details Walker resigned in

$0.6669

FY 2024-25 tax rate (if VATRE passes)

$0.6969

$0.2

$0.4

$0.6 $0.8

SOURCE: NORTHWEST ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

Chelsea Kelly

Zooming in The news release states state legislators have approved $4 billion in funding increases to Texas schools but have declined to provide it despite the state’s historic $32 billion budget surplus. Numerous districts across the state have adopted budgets with shortfalls, including NISD.

February after an interview with an evangel- ical lm crew at Central High School while school was in session and several students were lmed. Chief Communications Ocer Bryce Nie- man said the board appointed a replacement due to special elections costs. Kelly will have the Place 3 seat until it expires in May 2025, Nieman said.

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