Neighborhoods with the most single-family homes to be added include Breckenridge Forest, Cypresswood Landing and Pine Grove with 135, 134 and 121 homes currently under construction, respectively, according to Zonda. All three of these communities are located off Cypresswood Drive and are zoned to Spring High School. For multifamily homes, move-in is slated for early this year for Holzwarth Road’s Botanic Apartments, which includes about 300 units, according to the complex’s website, and is also zoned to Spring High School. Even though SISD does not anticipate large enrollment growth in the next decade, the district will begin renovating campuses this year to “ensure the best possible learning environment” for students, Westbrooks said. Following the passage of an $850 million bond by voters in November, remodels are planned for Spring and Westfield high schools, as well as Jenkins and Reynolds elementary schools. “Our facilities are aging and are in need of repair or replacement,” Westbrooks said. “The 2022 bond does not include building additional schools, which is what you would see
with enrollment growth.” Proposed legislation
Texas is one of six states that funds schools based on attendance rates, which some legislators hope to change in the current 88th legislative session. If passed, public school districts would receive funding based on enrollment instead of attendance. Enrollment: students registered in school during the school year Average daily attendance: the number of students who attend school each day divided by instructional days in the school year Tier One allotment: encompasses several school funding appropriations such as the regular program, special and bilingual education allotments
To combat lingering funding issues that have arisen during the pandemic, state legislators are hoping to pass a bill making state funding for public school systems based on enrollment instead of attendance. This bill would help SISD, Westbrooks said. “[SISD] would benefit by having a reliable source of revenues that are based on our student enrollment as opposed to a fluctuating amount of revenue that is dependent upon average daily attendance.” Currently, the state finances schools through the basic allotment, which is the amount of money schools receive per student. Funding is based on average daily attendance, which is the sum of students present throughout the school year divided by the number of days schools are required to be open, according to the TEA. Schools then earn $6,160 per student who meets the average daily attendance threshold. But when students are frequently absent, their schools lose money, even if the school’s day-to-day operations do not change. For funding purposes, students who are frequently absent
Current formula for determining funding:
Basic allotment ($6,160)
Average daily attendance
Regular program allotment
=
X
Regular program allotment
Other program allotment
Tier One allotment
+
=
House Bill 31 and Senate Bill 263 would change the funding determination process so that enrollment is used instead of average daily attendance.
SOURCES: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS LEGISLATURE ONLINE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
are not counted at all, according to the TEA. If passed, House Bill 31, filed by Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, would require schools to be funded based on enrollment. An identical bill, Senate Bill 263, was filed by Sen. Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas. “Under our current system … school funding falls while costs are fixed,” Johnson said via an emailed statement
Feb. 6. As of press time Feb. 8, the bills had not yet entered any stages in the legislative process beyond initial filing. Hannah Brol, Carson Ganong and Hannah Norton contributed to this report.
For more information, visit communityimpact.com .
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