EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Hutto & Pflugerville ISDs
COMPILED BY BRIAN RASH
HIGHLIGHTS HUTTO ISD At a June 20 regular board of trustees meeting, staff said they are looking at a tax rate of $1.3057, which is almost $0.09 lower than the fiscal year 2022-23 rate of $1.3929. Staff said rising property valuations will keep tax revenues from dropping. Officials will approve a FY 2023-24 tax rate later in the summer. PFLUGERVILLE ISD During a June 1 special meeting, officials approved an employee compensation plan for the 2023-24 school year that includes up to a 3% raise for teachers and staff. The vote comes amid continuing plans to adopt a fiscal year 2023-24 budget that as of mid-June is projected to have a roughly $7 million shortfall. Pflugerville ISD board of trustees will meet July 20 at 7 p.m. 1401 W. Pecan St., Pflugerville MEETINGS WE COVER
HISD projects $6M shortfall for second straight year HUTTO ISD Officials adopted the fiscal year 2023-24 budget at a roughly $6 million shortfall. The district adopted the budget, FY 2023-24 revenue estimation for HISD is down about $3 million. Additionally, the state of Texas will reclaim about $1.1 million in WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING Hutto ISD staff broke down the district’s projected expenditures for the 2023-24 school year.
which stands at $110.08 million in total projected revenue and $116.18 million in total projected expenditures, at a June 21 meeting. At a June 8 meeting, HISD Chief Financial Officer Glenn Graham detailed several reasons for the budget shortfall, including the projected average daily attendance being down to 92% for the coming year versus 96% for the 2022-23 school year. Graham said because that figure is tied to state financial aid, the
recapture, or the amount taken from Texas public school districts based on revenue collected that surpasses a district’s entitlement. Despite the shortfall, Graham said at the June 8 meeting the budget is a step in the right direction as the district operated under a $6.64 mil- lion deficit during FY 2022-23. “All things considered, I thought I’d never say this in my career, but that [FY 2023-24] deficit budget looks pretty good,” he said.
Instruction costs: 63.35% Support services: 12.32% Student services: 11.73% Instructional and school leadership: 6.06% General administration: 3.96% Other: 2.59%
SOURCE: HUTTO ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
District plans to appoint new superintendent by mid-August HUTTO ISD A search is underway for a new superintendent following a May 11 retirement announcement from Celina Estrada Thomas. District staff said they anticipate picking a new superintendent by Aug. 10, and Estrada Thomas will continue to lead the district until then. On May 31, HISD partnered with third-party firm JG Consulting to conduct the search. The Hutto ISD board of trustees hosted five com- munity outreach events in June for district residents to participate in the search process.
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