Education
BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
McKinney ISD is forming a bond committee that will con- sider funding needs that would support current and future district facilities. The district’s board of trustees approved a resolution to create the committee in a 6-0 vote during a March 31 meeting, with trustee Chad Green absent from the vote. The committee will advise district officials on what capital improvement projects should be prioritized for inclusion in a possible future bond election, district documents state. Bond committee to assess district facility needs
The gist The bond committee will build on the work of the Long Range Facility Planning Committee by assessing district needs for facilities as well as other programs like athletics, fine arts, and Career and Technical Education, Assis- tant Superintendent of Business Operations Dennis Womack said. “We’ve asked the Long Range Facility Planning Committee to continue on because they’re the most educated parents in the dis- trict right now,” Superintendent Shawn Pratt said. Once capital improvement project priorities are identified by the 2025 bond committee, a bond election could potentially be called for the November 2025 general election, Womack said.
Spendlife Faithfully.
McKinney ISD 2021 bond election The district has nearly exhausted the bond funds approved in the district most recent bond election held in May 2021, Womack said.
Proposition C:
Proposition D:
$245,000,000 in bonds for school facilities and the purchase of land and buses and the imposition of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.
$30,000,000 in bonds for technology and the imposition of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.
63.28% For
62.66% For
36.72% Against
37.34% Against
SOURCE: COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Collin College to maintain tuition
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Collin College students will con- tinue to pay the school’s current tuition rates for another semester. The Collin College board of trustees voted to maintain the current tuition rates for the fall 2025 semester at a March 25 meeting. The specifics The college’s current tuition rates are:
• $67 per credit hour for in-district residents • $127 per credit hour fo out-of-district residents
• $202 per credit hour for out- of-state and out-of-country residents The school’s in-district tuition rate is the lowest in the state and apply to all degree levels, a news release states.
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