EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Coppell ISD, Lewisville ISD & the University of North Texas
HIGHLIGHTS LEWISVILLE ISD Recapture funding will be a priority for Lewisville ISD officials this year in the 88th Texas legislative session. LISD receives state revenue in the general fund, but with the existing formula, the recapture payment on the expenditure side exceeds said state revenue, Chief Financial Officer Paige Meloni said during a meeting. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS An $800,000 National Science Foundation grant was awarded to the University of North Texas and the North Central Texas College. The grant’s purpose is to create more opportunities for Latinx students and communities in engineering. The program consists of cohorts, such as networking, to help students grow. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS Officials invited university and city leadership to the Frisco Landing campus Jan. 12 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony before more than 2,000 students began classes Jan. 17. The building at 12995 Preston Road in Frisco holds 29 classrooms and 69 smaller meeting rooms for students, according to UNT staff.
Trustees consider $511 million bond for May
BY TIM GLAZE
needed for ongoing operations,” said Cindy Powell with Cooperative Strate- gies, the consulting firm brought in by the district. “All the older [elementary school] buildings have interior needs, but those can be covered with a renovation.” The passage of the bond would lead to a tax increase, officials confirmed. Language in the bond also calls for the “construction, acquisition or equipment of housing for teachers as determined by the district to be necessary to have a sufficient number of teachers for the district.” Jim Walker and Dilan Patel, bond committee co-chairs, said the district began gathering data for the bond rec- ommendation in 2019 with community
dialogue and a tour of the facilities. In the ensuing three years, the district sent out surveys and ordered an Amer- icans with Disabilities Act assessment. “We looked at the 10-year projected enrollment for Coppell ISD while discussing the package,” Patel said. EARMARKED FUNDS Of the proposed $511 million bond, $184 million will be spent on renovations at eight elementary schools.
COPPELL ISD The board of trustees met Jan. 23 to discuss opening steps toward the passage of a new bond worth more than $500 million. If passed, the $511 million bond is earmarked for new prekindergarten classrooms at five CISD campuses, safety and security investments throughout the district, improvements to the district tennis center, a new multipurpose building, and eight elementary school renovations. The renovations at the eight elemen- tary schools are expected to make up nearly 40% of the entire bond, or $184 million, per meeting documents. “We assess the conditions of the buildings and determine the level
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SOURCE: COPPELL ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
New welding career, technology education course receives green light from trustees
Bilingual program releases key dates
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BY TIM GLAZE
COPPELL ISD Applications for the bilingual dual language immersion program are due by 5 p.m. March 28. The application can be found at coppellisd.com. AVAILABLE TO: • Native Spanish speakers in kindergarten through fifth grade who qualify. • Incoming 2023-24 kindergartners through the district’s lottery process. • If space is available, incoming 2023-24 first grade students.
Interpretation of Weldments course will be added to the district’s welding programs. It will be combined with Introduc- tion to Welding and will replace Weld- ing I to give students the opportunity to complete the program, according to the agenda item. The state-approved course “enables students to master knowledge, skills and competencies not included in the essential knowledge and skills of the required curriculum,” according to the agenda item. The course will be offered to students beginning in the 2023-24 school year.
BY DESTINE GIBSON
LEWISVILLE ISD A new career and technology education course will be available to district students. The board of trustees approved a new course for high school students Jan. 9. The Introduction to Film
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Lewisville ISD board of trustees Meets at 6 p.m. March 20 and April 17 at 1565 W. Main St., Lewisville. www.lisd.net Coppell ISD board of trustees Meets at 6 p.m. March 27 and April 24 at 200 S. Denton Tap Road, Coppell. www.coppellisd.com MEETINGS WE COVER
CHANGING COURSE • Class added: Intro to Film Interpretation of Weldments • Class removed: Welding I
SOURCE: LEWISVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: COPPELL ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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