Education
BY KAREN CHANEY & JONATHAN PERRIELLO
Lewisville ISD to sell surplus land in Flower Mound valued at $1.2M Lewisville ISD’s board of trustees approved plans to move forward with the sale of about 24 acres of district-owned land at the Sept. 9 meeting. A resolution passed in February declared the land was not necessary for district operations and considered surplus. The sale will help generate additional revenue at a time where LISD is facing a budget shortfall. The details The parcel of land is located along Wager Road in Flower Mound and requires minimal resources to maintain and secure, according to district documents. The district received the deed to the land in 2002. A 2024 appraisal listed the property’s
CISD students gain teaching experience Last year, business students at New Tech High @ Coppell launched Spark, a business where high school students teach enrich- ment courses for other Coppell ISD students in grades 5-8. After seeing success, CISD business teacher Marieke Mastebroek said Spark was brought back this year. Mastebroek said the idea is to have students relate her teaching to something tangible by taking on roles like marketing, management and research. “Engagement goes way up when you can do that,” Mastebroek said. This year, student-taught courses include robotics, coding, graphic design and art. Course fees range from $59 to $79. Fees help pay for school utilities and course supplies. Any profit helps pay for teacher scholarship checks or is re-invested.
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market value at almost $1.2 million, according to data from the Denton Central Appraisal District. The district has received multiple sealed bids for the property, according to district documents. School boards across Texas districts may issue resolutions authorizing the sale of any property, other than minerals, held in trust for public school purposes, according to the Texas Educa- tion Code.
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