Education
BY CASSANDRA JENKINS & EMILY LINCKE
Conroe ISD projects $16.6M shortfall
Lone Star selects vice chancellor
$7.5M: Additional personnel for growth $3.05M: Other expenses like utilities, fuel $1.75M: Teacher Retirement System contributions $1.6M: Raises or teacher hiring schedule $1.3M: Virtual academy $1M: Teacher incentive allotments Conroe ISD shortfall includes:
The Conroe ISD board of trustees heard a preliminary discussion on the scal year 2024-25 budget during a board workshop Feb. 6, including the potential for a $16.62 million shortfall. The overview Chief Financial Ocer Darrin Rice and Director of Finance Karen Garza said the district’s expen- ditures are expected to be approximately $710.5 million while estimated revenue is only expected to bring in $693.88 million. Looking ahead Some preliminary budget assumptions the district made for FY 2024-25 include: • Student enrollment growth of 1,550 students for a total of 74,000 • Average daily attendance percentage of 92.5%; ADA in 2023-24 was 67,890 students
Lone Star College leaders have chosen the college system’s new vice chancellor of admin- istration and nance, according to a Feb. 6 LSC
SOURCE: CONROE ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT
news release. In a nutshell
Kristy Vienne
• Certied property value growth of 5.75% • Tax rate of $0.9621 per $100 valuation, the same as 2023-24 Garza said a higher percentage in the certied property value could result in a lower tax rate than projected. More details CISD Superintendent Curtis Null said teacher raises could range in cost from $6.5 million for a 1% raise to $16.25 million for a 2.5% raise.
Kristy Vienne, who has been serving as interim vice chancellor of administration and nance since November, began her duties in the role on Feb. 5. Zooming in According to the release, duties of Vienne’s division include overseeing construction, facilities, budgeting, planning, payroll and auxiliary services.
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