EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Hays & San Marcos CISDs
2023 EDUCATION EDITION
Attendance zoning changes begin for new elementary school
Board amends 2023- 24 compensation plan
Hays CISD Will meet Aug. 28 and Sept. 18 and 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the Historic Buda Elementary Campus, 300 San Marcos St., Buda. 512-268-2141 MEETINGS WE COVER HIGHLIGHTS HAYS CISD Following the approval of the $315.65 million bond by Hays CISD voters May 6, the board of trustees voted unanimously Aug. 1 to issue bonds in that amount. SAN MARCOS CISD The board of trustees held a public hearing June 19 for the proposed tax rate for scal year 2023-24. The maintenance and operation rate is proposed at $0.855, while the interest and sinking tax rate is at $0.3113 for a total tax rate of $1.1663 per $100 valuation, which is lower than last year’s overall rate of $1.1706. The proposed tax rate will not be nalized until August or September.
FLUCTUATING FINANCES
Over the past several years, both San Marcos CISD’s revenue and expenditures have uctuated back and forth.
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policy, is to form new attendance zone maps to funnel students into the new school and out of other overcrowded campuses. The design of the new elementary school is underway, funded as part of the 2022 bond. Construction is slated to cost $48.3 million, also part of the bond. The school will be two stories at around 115,000 square feet total with almost 50 classrooms and is expected to open in fall 2024. The gist: Each board member will select two community members to serve on the rezoning committee. The committee will meet to study the existing maps and propose two new maps. The board will host public forums to gather input from the community. What else?: The board also approved the creation of another 14-person committee, which will be responsible for proposing names for Elementary
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NEGLEY RELIEF SCHOOL
HAYS CISD The board of trustees approved the creation of a 14-person committee July 24 to aid in adjusting attendance zones for the district’s 16th elementary school under con- struction in northwest Kyle. Each school board member will appoint two community members to be on the committee. The background: The new ele- mentary school will be located in the Anthem subdivision in Kyle on around 13 acres of land. The school thus far has been dubbed the “Neg- ley relief school” by board members and district sta . Negley Elementary School, 5940 McNaughton, Kyle, has been overcrowded and is overcapacity, according to data from the district and Population and Survey Analysts. Construction began on the new school earlier this year, and the next step in the process, per district
HAYS CISD The board of trustees voted July 24 to amend the 2023- 24 compensation plan for district employees. The 2%-4% raises include paraprofessionals, auxiliary sta , bus drivers, teachers and counselors. What you need to know: Changes to the compensation plan came about to ensure the district can recruit, retain and support sta , according to agenda documents. Changes to the compensation plan are as follows: • Add new position: new teacher specialist • Reduce days of work from 266 to 210 for secondary sheltered and secondary language instructors • Change in days from 226 to 230 for security and communications o ce manager • New $2,000 stipend for reading academy instructor.
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LAURA B. NEGLEY ELEMENTARY
San Marcos CISD sees decline in revenue SAN MARCOS CISD On June 19, the board of trustees approved after the end of the scal year. Digging deeper: The district’s revenues are: BY ZARA FLORES
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meet a handful of times throughout the fall. Community members wish- ing to add their names for commit- tee consideration can nd out more information at www.hayscisd.net. The committees will then bring forth their recommendations for new attendance maps and school facility names to the board by December.
the scal year 2023-24 budget of $105 million with a projected revenue of $79 million, a 3.1% decrease from last year’s revenue, for a budget de cit of $26 million. The district’s fund balance, however, is projected to be $54 million, which means there will still be $27 million leftover
School No. 16 and 17 along with the new Academic Support Center. Funding for all three projects comes from previous HCISD bonds . What’s next: The goal is to have the committees formed by September, Chief Communication O cer Tim Savoy said. Each committee will
• $68.65 million in local revenue • $9.9 million in state revenue • $1.01 million in federal revenue Notable increases across the district’s expenditures include an additional $6 million on instruc- tion and nearly $1 million more for security and monitoring.
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Will meet Sept. 5 and 18 at 6 p.m. at San Marcos High School, 2601 Rattler Road, San Marcos. 512-393-6700 • www.smcisd.net
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