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CITY HIGHLIGHTS COLLEYVILLE Colleyville residents will receive gift cards to support local businesses. During an Oct. 3 meeting, Colleyville City Council approved the Colleyville Christmas Gift Card program, which will give each household a $35 gift card to be spent at participating restaurants and retail businesses in the city. Cards will be sent out to residents in November and December. Colleyville City Council Meets at 7 p.m. Nov. 1, 15 www.colleyville.com Grapevine City Council Meets at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1, 15 www.grapevinetexas.gov Southlake City Council MEETINGS WE COVER Meets at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 1, 15 www.cityofsouthlake.com Tarrant County Commissioners Court Meets at 10 a.m. Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22 www.tarrantcounty.com Carroll ISD Meets at 5 p.m. Nov. 14
Texas aims to tie community college funding to student outcomes, needs
Free rides to be o ered to county polling locations
Schnautz chosen as interim superintendent
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUNDING State lawmakers will consider changing the funding model of community colleges in the 2023 legislative session. State money accounts for less than 25% of funding for Texas community colleges. Current model Schools receive a at sum of $1.3 million. Additional funding is based on: • enrollment; • growth; • operational costs; and • other factors Proposed model Schools would receive money for credentials of value, which are postsecondary degrees or certi cates. More funds awarded based on: • more credentials in high-demand elds • students who transfer to four-year universities
BY HANNAH JOHNSON
GRAPEVINE COLLEYVILLE ISD Brad Schnautz was chosen as interim superinten- dent of Grapevine-Colleyville ISD at the board of trustees’ Oct. 24 meeting. Schnautz has served as the district’s deputy superintendent since July 2017. Schnautz will begin his position Jan. 6 and will serve until the board of trustees o cially announces a new superintendent. The next step is to hire a search rm.
BY HANNAH NORTON
funding based on student outcomes; an increase in need-based nancial aid and work-based learning oppor- tunities; and greater investments in college capacity through grants and cross-campus partnerships. The report includes minor changes to recommendations released in Sep- tember, which were widely supported by educators and workforce leaders, including the Texas Association of Community Colleges. The recommendations will be han- dled by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, which is expected to provide a nal report to lawmakers by Nov. 1. The board will then draft legislation for the 2023 legislative session, which begins Jan. 10. Under the existing nance system, each community college district receives a at sum of about $1.3 million, then state lawmakers provide additional funding for
Community colleges in Texas should be funded based on student perfor- mance, according to a commission of state lawmakers, community college executives and business leaders. At its nal meeting on Oct. 18, the Texas Commission on Community College Finance unanimously approved its recommendation to overhaul the state’s complicated allocation system and focus primarily on measurable student outcomes. The commission, which was established by the Texas Legislature in 2021, was asked to nd a new way to fund community colleges. Student outcomes include gradu- ation and transfer rates, credentials of value and credentials earned for high-demand elds. The commission’s report breaks down its three top priorities for the nance system redesign: a switch to
BY HANNAH JOHNSON
TARRANT COUNTY Tarrant County voters can get a free ride to the polls through early voting and on Election Day. The Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved a partnership for free election rides with transportation services in the county. The free rides are a part of the Election Transporta- tion Program. Transit services included in the program are Trinity Metro’s bus routes, on-demand rideshare service Zipzone and Access paratransit. Also included are services from Tarrant County Transportation Services and Northeast Transporta- tion Services. To schedule a ride, call 817-215-8600. Early voting runs until Nov. 4, and Election Day is Nov. 8.
Brad Schnautz
Adjustments account for higher costs of educating students who need more support.
SOURCE: TEXAS COMMISSION ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINANCE COMMUNITY IMPACT
School district looking at possibility of bond package election being sent to voters in 2024
enrollment, growth and operational costs. But schools essentially compete with one another for funding, accord- ing to the commission’s report. Renzo Soto, a policy advisor for nonpartisan think tank Texas 2036, told Community Impact that under the existing system, a smaller college may improve outcomes and increase enrollment, yet still lose funding to a
larger school that grew more. The new model will allow Texas’ 50 community college districts to “really grow those institutions” with neces- sary support, chair Woody Hunt told the commission. “It totally changes the dynamics from ... not knowing to [a system] that if they invest and they complete, [schools] are going to get rewarded for it,” Hunt said.
BY CODY THORN
though no exact amount was dis- cussed during the Oct. 3 meeting. District voters passed a $248 million bond issuance in May 2016. “We are starting to look forward to 2024, and the planning process has already begun on some levels,” Superintendent Robin Ryan said.
GRAPEVINE COLLEYVILLE ISD The district is looking into potentially putting a bond issuance on the ballot in 2024. The GCISD board of trustees will decide early next year whether to forge ahead with plans for a bond,
www.southlakecarroll.edu Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Meets at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 www.gcisd.net
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