BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO
Zooming in
The takeaway
Path to more schools
A future bond would be needed by 2025 to allo- cate funds to purchase land for the other middle school and open it by 2029. AISD plans to recon- vene its bond planning committee this year and possibly call a bond next spring, Carpenter said. The district’s financial transition team is looking at costs for the middle and high school split, but operating additional schools is more about alloca- tion than increasing the budget, Chief Financial Officer Liz Stewart said. AISD’s budget is funded through a per-student basis and property taxes, and is unaffected by the number of campuses. Since the US 377 campus originally served seventh through 12 graders, no additional projects will be required to facilitate the transition. There will also be no increase in operating costs since both of the AMS and AHS campuses are currently in use, board secretary Matt Slaton said. AISD officials are prioritizing the zoning process this fall to determine who will attend the FM 407 middle school, Carpenter said in an email.
The average class size at AMS is 23.6 and 23.1 at AHS. It’s too early to determine how the transitions will impact class sizes, Carpenter said. Between now and when the transitions begin, AISD must consider the growth rate and the status of public school funding, she added. Splitting into multiple schools at the high school- and middle school- levels provides more students the opportunity to be involved in activities that might otherwise be cut if the district remained with one high school, Carpenter said. “Argyle ISD has always been known for the time and attention given to students by teachers ... and providing high-level co-curricular experiences,” Sam Slaton said. “All students ... should be engaged and involved in as many activities as they desire.”
2024-25 District staff to draft zoning changes
2025-26
FM 407 middle school naming, colors and mascot
2026-27
FM 407 middle school opens, students rezoned from AMS
2027-28
AHS reaches capacity, high school split begins (grades nine and 10)
2028-29
11th graders added to US 377 middle school (AMS)
2029-30
New middle school construction opens*
2030-31
AMS on US 377 operates as a dedicated high school
*CONTINGENT ON GETTING THE PROJECT APPROVED IN A FUTURE BOND.
SOURCE: ARGYLE ISD/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
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