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News from Grapevine-Colleyville & Carroll ISDs
COMPILED BY HANNAH JOHNSON
DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS CARROLL ISD The board of trustees approved an increase to lunch plate prices at its July 11 special workshop. Lunch prices are $3.75 for elementary schools and $4 for secondary schools. Previous prices for elementary and secondary schools were $3 and $3.25 per plate, respectively. CISD’s cost to make a lunch plate is about $3.60 while the national average is $3.82, according to synopsis to the board. The total projected revenue for school lunches is more than $1.24 million, which is $220,699 more than last school year’s revenue, according to the district. Costs for the food industry have increased from 30%-40%, and prices are expected to stay high for the next two to three years, according to a presentation to the board. CISD’s child nutrition department is also facing challenges due to staffing shortages, the need for alternate ingredients because of supply issues, limited availability of paper goods and equipment repair costs. GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD The board of trustees voted Aug. 22 to change the district’s policy related to electing trustees. The new policy, approved in a 4-3 vote, replaces the requirement for candidates to win their place seat in a majority vote. The new policy states board members will be elected based on having the most votes in a particu- lar race. The new policy will eliminate the need for runoff elections. The policy goes into effect for the May 6, 2023, election. Carroll ISD Meets at 5 p.m. Sept. 26 2400 N. Carroll Ave., Southlake www.southlakecarroll.edu Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave., Grapevine www.gcisd.net MEETINGS WE COVER
School districts planning lower property tax rates
Board approves new budget figures
CISD reports increased tax base
GRAPEVINE- COLLEYVILLE ISD
CARROLL ISD The board of trustees
$193.92 million. Mooney said residential values in GCISD increased about 8.9% from $8.963 billion to $9.764 billion. For commercial prop- erties, values increased 6.45% from $8.619 billion to $9.175 billion, she said. Here is a breakdown of the rate and taxes owed based on the district’s average home value. PROPOSAL
increase in values. According to the district, its certified tax values increased this year by about 9.9%, meaning many homeowners will pay more in school prop- erty taxes even though the rate was lowered. Here is a breakdown of the rate and taxes owed based on the district’s average home value. NEW RATE
The board of trustees is proposing a property tax rate that is nearly $0.15 lower than the existing rate after assessed values came in higher than expected. At the Aug. 22 meeting, the board discussed a proposed rate of $1.1308 per $100 valuation for fis- cal year 2022-23. The FY 2021-22 tax rate is $1.2751 per $100 valuation. “The funding is based on a formula that is really not in our control,” GCISD Chief Financial Officer DaiAnn Mooney said. The board is scheduled to formally adopt the tax rate on Sept. 22. Trustees also approved amendments that increased the budget’s
approved a fiscal year 2022-23 tax rate at its Aug. 29 meeting that is nearly $0.05 lower than the previous year’s rate. The new rate of $1.2188 per $100 valuation passed in a 6-0 vote with Trustee Sheri Mills absent. The FY 2021-22 tax rate was $1.2686 per $100 valuation. “We continue to excel,” Superintendent Lane Ledbetter said. “The things that we do financially are important within challenging times.” For homeowners whose property values did not change from last year, their property taxes would be reduced by about 3.93% under the new rate. But many homeowners saw an
Fiscal year 2022-23
Fiscal year 2022-23
Property tax rate: $1.1308 per $100 valuation Average taxable value of a single- family home: $433,505 School property taxes owed: $4,902.07
Property tax rate: $1.2188 per $100 valuation Average taxable value of a single- family home: $829,807 School property taxes owed: $10,113.69
SOURCES: GRAPEVINE- COLLEYVILLE ISD, TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
SOURCES: CARROLL ISD, TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
general fund expen- ditures to more than
District adopts new policies for reviewing books for classrooms, libraries
CARROLL ISD The board of trustees approved a split policy for reviewing books and instructional materials in a 5-0 vote at its July 25 meeting. Trustees Sheri Mills and Eric Lannen were absent from the meeting. The split book policy separates instructional and classroom materials,
known as EFA, and library materials, known as EFB, under two policies. The Texas Education Agency released the new policy options for districts to follow in April. The policy states library books must not include “harmful books,” and provides guidelines for that.
Whenever a book is challenged, a committee from the district has 10 days to review the material. A book challenged under EFA would be taken out of rotation for a year before recon- sideration. Books challenged under EFB must be removed from rotation for five years.
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