Education
BY HALEY VELASCO
School districts receive ‘A’ score financial rating Alvin, Friendswood and Pearland ISDs each received an “A” rating from the state of Texas through its financial rating system, or FIRST. It’s the highest rating available to school districts, according to the Texas Education Agency. Across Texas, 86% of districts scored an “A.” 10 8 6 4 2 0 Alvin, Friendswood, Pearland ISD's financial ratings
Alvin ISD adopts new improvement plan Increasing attendance rates, math scores on state tests, teacher retention rates and maintaining a superior financial rating are some of the goals included in Alvin ISD’s 2024-25 district improvement plan. The plan was approved at the AISD board of trustees Oct. 8 meeting. The gist Section 11.253 of the Texas Education Code requires school districts to create an improvement plan and set performance objectives based on data from the Texas Academic Performance Report, or TAPR. AISD had five goals revolving around teaching, safety and finance with a handful of performance objectives within each goal, district documents show.
The overview FIRST is issued by the TEA and ensures “that Texas public schools are financially accountable and [use] their resources effectively to provide quality education,” according to a presentation from PISD. Out of a possible 100 points, the school districts received the following scores: • Alvin ISD: 96 • Friendswood ISD: 92 • Pearland ISD: 94
Alvin ISD
Friendswood ISD
Pearland ISD
Number of days of cash on hand
Assets against liabilities
Revenue against expenditures
Long-term solvency
Debt against property value
Administrative cost ratio
No 15% decline in students to staff ratio
External audit results
NOTE: EACH DISTRICT ALSO RECEIVED A 5/5 FOR POSTING ITS FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ONLINE. EACH ALSO RECEIVED 15 POINTS DUE TO SOME INDICATORS NOT BEING SCORED.
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Pearland ISD trustees approve 8 personnel positions To help meet increased needs in bus ridership, electronic device support and increased special education enrollment, Pearland ISD’s board of trustees approved eight additional personnel positions at its Oct. 8 meeting. What’s happening? due to inactivated positions. As a result, the budget impact in the district’s
Pearland ISD's additional personnel positions
One aide for the preschool program for children with disabilities: $31,330 One aide for Pearland’s Essential and Academic Readiness Skills: $31,330 One BSI teacher: $74,321 One technical support supervisor: $74,722 Three behavior support intervention, or BSI, aides: $88,689
general funds for these additional positions is just over $296,000, according to district documents. Remember this? Since June, the PISD board of trustees have now approved 16 additional personnel positions.
While the total cost for the positions would be over $330,000, the district is saving over $35,000
One 6-hour bus driver: $30,954
SOURCE: PEARLAND ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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