RISING ENROLLMENT
TAX RATE IMPACT
DECLINING TAX RATE District data shows MISD has lowered its tax rate $0.11 since scal year 2018-19. District o cials said the rate is at its lowest since 2005.
Montgomery ISD is projected to exceed 13,000 students in 2030-31, according to an April 2021 study, creating a need for new facilities.
According to MISD, residents will see less than a $0.01 increase in the total tax rate from $1.26 to $1.267 per $100 of valuation if all three bond propositions are approved by voters. $200K Home value: $350K $425K
15K
MISD is anticipated to grow MORE THAN 45%
Tax rate (per $100 of valuation)
Previous
If propositions pass
in 10 years.
12K
Change in MISD taxes paid per year
$1.40
If only bond passes
If bond and Proposition 2 pass:
0 +$25 +$50
9K
$1.35
6K
-$25 -$50 -$75 -$100 -$125 -$150 -$175 -$200
$1.30
Texas' Proposition 2 asks voters to raise the homestead exemption on homeowners' school district taxes from $25,000 to $40,000.
$1.267
3K
$1.25
$1.26
0
0
SOURCE: MONTGOMERY ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER SOURCE: POPULATION AND SURVEY ANALYSTS COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER Montgomery ISDbond projects to accommodate growth, workforce opportunities BY ANNA LOTZ
coming; we’re required to educate them,” said Kris Lynn, assistant super- intendent of nance and operations, in an interview. MISD trustees voted Feb. 15 to place three propositions on the May ballot. Proposition A totals $312.98 million for facility improvements, buses, and upgrades to make old and new campuses comparable. Proposition B totals $8.51 million for athletic reno- vations, and Proposition C includes $5.4 million for technology devices. If all three propositions are approved by voters, the district anticipates the overall tax rate would increase less than $0.01 per $100 valuation, and if a state- wide proposition to raise the homestead
are looking for governments to start reining in their spending,” said Amy Hedtke, an organizer of a Facebook group titled It’s OK to Vote NO on BOND$, which seeks to mobilize vot- ers across Texas who are opposed to school bond packages. “There’s a lot of neat things that sound great, but when you can’t a ord them, you can’t a ord them.” According to the district, voters approved the last bond in 2015, total- ing $256.75 million. “If this bond doesn’t pass, then some of those things still have to be done,” Lynn said. “If we don’t have these bond dollars to do it, then it has to shift to that operational budget, which means
exemption also passes May 7, some voters could see tax savings despite the anticipated MISD tax rate increase, Superintendent Heath Morrison said. Big-ticket items in the bond include a seventh elementary school, a 900-student expansion to Lake Creek High School, a central- ized CTE facility and a centralized agricultural science center as well as smaller projects, such as new buses, technology and renovations to the MISD Athletic Complex, according to district information. “Unfortunately, all these bonds are full of great ideas, but they come with a pretty hefty price tag. And most of us that are opposing these bonds
Voters in Montgomery ISD’s bound- aries will decide a $326.9 million bond package May 7 as the district looks to fund new campuses, a centralized career and technical education facility, and other improvements to accommo- date growing student enrollment. The district is projected to enroll an additional 4,000 students by the 2030-31 school year with several schools exceeding capacity by that time, according to an April 2021 report from demographics rm Population and Survey Analysts. “The growth is coming. You can drive around; you can see it. We’re not making that up. These kids are
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