Education
BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO
Lewisville ISD forecasts $15M budget shortfall Lewisville ISD officials are working through the 88th Legislature’s inaction on school funding. The state allots school districts $6,160 per student who meets the average daily attendance threshold. That amount has not increased since 2019 despite a rise in inflation, Superintendent Lori Rapp said during an April 8 presentation. “Because the Legislature did not appropriate [funds] we don’t get it, and so it just sits while kids sit in classrooms that are underfunded,” board President Jenny Proznik said. The details To keep up with inflation, the state would need to increase the funding allotment to $7,515 per student, Executive Director of Finance Amber Lasseigne said. The budget shortfall for fiscal year 2023-24 is about $17.6 million. Through ongoing campus and central office staff reductions as well as
LISD, AISD announce new principals Lewisville ISD and Argyle ISD schools will have new principals next school year. The specifics LISD announced interim principal David True as the Student Success Center’s new principal April 8. “I am excited to continue working alongside our talented staff members to support the students and families at the SSC,” True said. In AISD, board members named former Flower Mound High School Associate Principal Shannon Knowles as Argyle High School’s new principal March 25. “I am deeply committed to continuing the tradition of excellence and fostering a pos- itive and supportive learning environment for all students,” Knowles said.
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other mitigation measures, LISD will have lowered the budget shortfall by about $2 million in FY 2024- 25, Rapp said. As LISD continues to identify areas for reduction, technology, facilities, and learning and teaching departments will be affected the most, Rapp said.
Argyle ISD approves leasing spot for AT&T cell tower
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A new cellular tower might be built on Argyle ISD property. The tower would be owned and maintained by New Cingular Wireless Personal Communication Service LLC over a five-year lease, which would generate about $2,000 a month for the district, Director of Operation Tommy Ledford said during an April 15 meeting.
The details The 114-foot tower would be built at Argyle Middle School’s baseball complex. Argyle ISD board members recommended placing the tower on the north side of the bullpen. “Cingular will] have to submit this site plan to the city,” trustee Josh Westrom said. “Approving this doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to happen.”
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