EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Hutto & Pflugerville ISDs
COMPILED BY CARSON GANONG
HIGHLIGHTS HUTTO ISD As of May 11, the district’s total student enrollment was 9,798, slightly below the projected 9,816 students. The district’s year-to-date attendance rate as of May 11 was 92.6%. District officials said lower-than- projected enrollment means HISD could face a budget shortfall for the 2023-24 school year because some state funding for school districts is tied to enrollment. PFLUGERVILLE ISD On May 18, Pflugerville ISD trustees approved a $1.1 million engineering contract for the district’s new career and technical education center. The facility was included in the 2022 bond, and the approval comes after officials toured similar centers in Houston and Dallas. Pflugerville ISD board of trustees will meet June 15 at 7 p.m. 1401 W. Pecan St., Pflugerville MEETINGS WE COVER
Voters approve $522 million in Hutto ISD bonds HUTTO ISD All three propositions of Hutto ISD’s $522 million bond proposal received voter approval in the May 6 election. The bond, which was originally recommended by the district’s Long Range Facilities Planning Commit- tee, will provide funding for several major projects that officials said will help the district address growth. Proposition A—the largest of the three at $471.5 million—will fund several major campus projects, including the construction of two new elementary schools and the expansion of the Ninth Grade Center into a regular high school. At $10.5 million, Proposition B will provide funding for new instructional technology devices, such as classroom computers and audio-video equipment.
PfISD projects double initial budget shortfall PFLUGERVILLE ISD As trustees prepare to adopt the budget for the 2023-24 school year, the district’s projected shortfall is up to $7.9 million from approximately $3.1 million as estimated earlier this year. District staff delivered the projec- tion at a May 18 board meeting. Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Land said several factors are contributing to the shortfall, but low enrollment and attendance are the main culprits. Attendance and enrollment determine a district’s average daily attendance. In turn, this contributes to determining how much tax revenue a district is allowed to raise before becoming subject to state recapture. Officials ultimately decided against a measure to close schools, but Land said more difficult deci- sions are on the horizon for PfISD, especially if the basic allotment for Texas school districts is not raised this legislative session.
COMMUNITY APPROVAL Hutto ISD bond’s three propositions all passed in the May 6 election. $471.5M for campus expansions, new schools Prop A 1,240 791
$10.5M for instructional technology
Prop B
1,181
844
$40M for administrative building renovations
Prop C
1,159
871
SOURCE: WILLIAMSON COUNTY/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
Proposition C will provide $40 million for the renovation of the administrative building at 200 College St. into a districtwide aca- demic center with space for several alternative education programs. Officials said design work will begin on select projects included in the bond over the next several months.
512-594-0000 www.pfisd.net
Hutto ISD board of trustees will meet June 22 at 6 p.m. 200 College St., Hutto 512-759-3771 www.hipponation.org
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