Education
BY BROOKE SJOBERG
GISD still looking for e ciencies in 2025 26 budget As Georgetown ISD administrators continue the process of developing a budget for the 2025-26 nancial year set to begin July 1, discussions with district o cials about e ciencies continued April 7. What you need to know
High school no. 4 contracts approved Georgetown ISD is one step closer to work beginning on its fourth comprehensive high school, as contracts for some of the rst phases of construction were approved by district o cials in March. What happened Trustees approved contracts for water infrastructure, site work and commissioning fees totaling just under $49.72 million by consent March 25. The details District documents show the following amounts were approved for these contracts: • Building commissioning fees: not to exceed $665,500, awarded to Estes McClure Associates • O site domestic waterline: not to exceed $1.38 million, awarded to Liberty Civil Construction, LLC • High School No. 4 guaranteed maximum price No. 1 - site work package: about $47.66 million The contracts are funded by the 2024 bond, as construction of the fourth high school was included in the voter-approved proposal.
Facing a shortfall of about $3.72 million for the 2025-26 school year, GISD Chief Financial O cer Jennifer Hanna and Superintendent Devin Padavil presented another option to reduce expenses for the district in the coming scal year at an April 7 board workshop. The details The recommendations include campus and district-level department reductions in budgets, program changes and the elimination of some support positions on a campus basis. Remember this? In March, Hanna said the school district was projecting about $172.09 million in expenditures for the 2025-26 school year as it anticipates about $168.37 million in revenue, creating a $3.72 million shortfall. Budgeted expenditures, Hanna said, are the same for the 2025-26 scal year as the previous school year, meaning the shortfall does not yet include raises for employees, although this could change as the district continues planning its budget. What they’re saying Padavil said administrators would continue to work on its budget proposal, which will come to the board for nal approval in June. With the 89th Legislature still underway, lawmakers are considering increases to the
Superintendent Devin Padavil addressed school o cials regarding budget e ciencies in April.
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Budget reductions Recommendations for about $3.73 million in budget reductions from administrators focus mostly on the campus level.
Campus level: 48% District level: 32% Special education: 6% Athletics: 3%
SOURCE: GEORGETOWN ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
basic allotment that would provide GISD with additional funds for employee compensation increases. House Bill 2 would require 40% of the $395 proposed increase to the $6,160 per-student allotment, and 75% of that compensation to be for teachers, speci cally.
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consent agenda March 25. The details As part of an agreement for the design of the project, GISD will contribute $72,500. It will make it safer for buses making left turns. The signal will also help San Gabriel Elementary School and Benold Middle School, as it is in their attendance zones.
Georgetown ISD will partner with local entities to install a tra c signal at the intersection of Parkside Parkway and Hwy. 29. What you need to know GISD will partner with the city of Georgetown and the Texas Department of Transportation to install the tra c signal, district documents show, to allow school buses to make safer left turns. The school district approved an agreement for the design with DKS associates as part of its
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