Education
BY CHLOE YOUNG
GISD adds elementary early release days Next school year, Georgetown ISD ele- mentary students will have additional early release days and a slightly later dismissal time. The changes will allow elementary teachers to have more time for planning and conference periods, district officials said at a May 19 board of trustees meeting. What you need to know Elementary school will dismiss at 3:03 p.m. instead of the 3:00 p.m. dismissal time this school year. The new schedule will allow elementary teachers to have an additional 45-minute planning period every two weeks on top of their current 45-minute conference period, district officials said.
Georgetown ISD is expected to gain an additional 6,400 students over the next 10 years. Projected enrollment in Georgetown ISD
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SOURCE: ZONDA EDUCATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT
GISD creates plans for struggling campuses The Georgetown ISD board of trustees approved turnaround plans for Wagner Mid- dle School and Cooper Elementary School at Georgetown ISD sees third-highest home sales Georgetown ISD had the third highest number of home sales at the beginning of 2025 compared to other Austin-area school districts, according to a demographic update from Zonda Education. By the numbers From January to March, 1,838 homes were sold in the district. Hays CISD had the highest number of home sales at 3,871 followed by 1,858 homes sold in Liberty Hill ISD.
District adopts balanced budget for FY 2025-26 Georgetown ISD adopted a balanced budget June 16, after making $3.73 million in proposed cuts. “I think [with] the efficiencies that we have seen and the cuts we’ve made, we have really been very thoughtful and intentional,” Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Hanna said. The breakdown For fiscal year 2025-26, GISD adopted a balanced budget with $170.27 million in revenues and $170.27 million in expenditures. The district’s largest expense will be payroll at $132.72 million followed by an $18.68 million recapture payment and $9.9 million in contracted services. Something to note GISD could receive an additional $7.48 million in revenue after applying state funding changes made during the 2025 legislative session, Hanna said. The impact GISD is expected to enroll an additional 6,400 students over the next decade despite projecting slowed enrollment growth in 2025-26. Home sales are on the rise in the Austin area, while there has been a slowing in the number of new homes built, said Rocky Gardiner, director of school district consulting for Zonda Education. GISD has 50 actively building subdivisions and 21 future planned subdivisions, Gardiner said. Land is being developed on more than 3,200 lots within 16 of these subdivisions. Additionally, construction is underway for more than 530 multifamily units, and nearly 2,500 future multifamily units are planned for the area.
GISD elementary schools will have an early release time of 12:55 p.m. on: Aug. 29 Oct. 31
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The majority of Georgetown ISD’s budget for fiscal year 2025-26 is projected to go toward payroll. Georgetown ISD FY 2025-26 general fund
a June 16 meeting. What’s happening
Cooper Elementary received an F rating and Wagner Middle School received a D rating from the state, according to 2023 scores released in April. To improve student outcomes, Cooper Elementary will provide tiered instruction and focus on students’ behavior and com- munication, Principal Angela Harris said. Wagner Middle School will change how it delivers instruction, monitor student progress through assessments and provide intervention through small groups, Principal Danielle Holloway said.
Total fund: $170.27M
Payroll: 88% Contracted services: 7% Supplies: 3% Other operating expenditures: 1.9% Capital outlay: 0.1%
NOTE: THIS GRAPH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DISTRICT'S $18.68 MILLION RECAPTURE PAYMENT.
SOURCE: GEORGETOWN ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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