Education
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON, GRANT CRAWFORD & BROOKE SJOBERG
City, PfISD extend skilled trades training The city of Pflugerville and Pflugerville ISD will continue partnering to provide students an opportunity to explore water and waste- water careers, after City Council approved an agreement with the district in May. Overview As part of the summer Skilled Trades Academy, area high school seniors unsure if they want to attend college can learn about careers in the water and wastewater sector. Pflugerville Public Utility Director Bran- don Pritchett said at the end of the course, students are able to test for and earn a Provisional Class D Water Operator license.
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PfISD adopts budget with $10.3M shortfall Pflugerville ISD is heading into the 2025-2026 fiscal year with a $10.3 million budget shortfall, but budget amendments could be made later this year as district officials receive guidance on bills passed during the 89th Texas Legislature. Breaking it down The general fund budget consists of $293.7 million in revenues, with $216.5 million coming from local taxes, $74.4 million from state aid and $2.7 million from School Health and Related Services funding. It also includes $305 million in HISD offers second chance after vaping Hutto ISD launched a partnership with Williamson County Juvenile Services in May to provide second chances to students caught vaping or in possession of THC and nicotine products on campus. About the program Students found with these items can participate in the program with their guard- ians, and will receive an email outlining the program on their first offense, according to HISD. Participants enter a one-year probationary period during which they are provided a structured program with online education, written reflection and weekly mentorship meetings with an officer. If students in the second chance program reoffend, both the original and new offenses will be filed, the district shared.
expenditures, with $249.7 million funding salaries and benefits, $46.1 million for campus budgets and $9.1 million in recapture payments. The food service budget is projected to have a $60,523 surplus against $14.8 million in expendi- tures, mainly utilities, and $14.9 million in revenues, mainly from federal reimbursements. The debt service budget is also projected to have a $324,879 surplus against $91.9 million in expendi- tures and $92.2 million in revenues. The budget was created utilizing current law, Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Land said. House Bill 2—an $8.5 billion school funding bill to provide increases to the basic allotment, safety and special education allotments, and teacher and staff raises—could impact revenues and expendi- tures within PfISD’s budget, Land said.
“Most people don’t understand that there’s a lot of skilled trades people that are involved in water and wastewater.” BRANDON PRITCHETT, PFLUGERVILLE PUBLIC UTILITY DIRECTOR
HISD board of trustees approve FY 2025-26 budget
Hutto ISD trustees approved the district’s operating, debt service and food service budgets for the 2025-2026 financial year in June. What you need to know The $129.3 million operating budget and $45.6 million debt service budget will be supported by a maximum property tax rate of $1.2052 per $100 of valuation, comprised of $0.7552 for mainte- nance and operations, and $0.4500 for interest and sinking. This is the same tax rate passed in the 2024-25 financial year, Chief Financial Officer Caleb Steed said, and represents a not-to-exceed amount that could be lowered as the district awaits a final version of its maximum compressed rate from the Texas Education Agency. The Food Service budget also includes a $258,000 shortfall, which Steed said is part of a mandated spend-down plan, as regulations don’t allow districts to make a profit on food services.
The breakdown
While Hutto ISD officials are likely to make amendments in August or September, the approved budget for FY 2025-2026 includes: Maintenance and operations budget:
Expenses: $129.36 million Revenue: $125.83 million Shortfall: $3.5 million
Interest and sinking budget (also known as debt service budget):
Food service: Expenses: $6.29 million Expenses: $45.6 million Revenue: $46.6 million Surplus: about $1 million
Revenue: $6 million Shortfall: $258,777
SOURCE: HUTTO ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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