Education
BY MARK FADDEN
State funding bill draws criticism from NISD leaders During Northwest ISD’s board meeting Feb. 25, Superintendent Mark Foust gave an update on the state’s 89th Legislature, including House Bill 2, the house’s version of the school funding bill to increase the basic per-student allotment by $220. Zooming in Foust said NISD asked for $1,340 more in the
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administrations to private vendors. Foust said one bill has up to ve companies helping the comptroller manage the system. “That’s $320 million in taxpayer dollars that goes to private companies to manage an entitle- ment program,” he said. Zooming out On. Feb. 2, Gov. Greg Abbott said one of his priorities for 89th legislative session is pay raises for public school teachers. The Senate’s plan would raise these teachers’ salaries by $4,000, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s o ce stated.
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Northwest ISD to build new high school Northwest ISD announced Feb. 26 it broke ground on its fourth comprehensive high school, which will open in August 2027. What’s happening? The campus will be located on North Riverside Drive near Highway 170 and I-35. NISD is forecasted to enroll more than 38,700 students by the 2029-30 school year, up from 32,022 in 2024-25, according to previous reporting.
basic allotment—the state funds given to districts per full-time student—to go from $6,160 to $7,500. This would address the 23% rise in in ation since 2019, the last time the basic allotment was raised. Foust said the district will advocate “very aggres- sively” for most of the educational items put forth so far in the 89th legislature to not happen. “We’re in defense or preventative mode,” he said. Other items Place 7 Trustee Jennifer Murphy said the bill should be referred to as the “vendor bill” since it includes language that would outsource voucher
“$220 in basic allotment is between a 1% and 2% raise for teachers. It’s not enough.” MARK FOUST, NORTHWEST ISD SUPERINTENDENT
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