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Frisco ISD operates with a 1:1 student to technology ratio, meaning all students have their own device to use for learning. Middle and high school students are able to take home their devices, while elementary students use them on campus, according to FISD’s website. Technology included in the bond would support FISD’s 1:1 initiative, network updates and provide additional wireless access points, Warstler said. The $88.2 million technology refresh, included in Proposition C , is not just for Chromebooks, Heit said. It will also add addi- tional wireless access points to provide greater accessibility on campuses and allow for large group electronic testing, which is now required by the state for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR exams. Technology refreshes are completed on a five-year schedule, and would start in 2025 if the bond proposition is approved.
Proposition D at $11.2 million includes a 16-court outdoor tennis center. Along with the courts, the bond proposition includes spectator seating, concessions and restrooms. The center would be large enough to host district and regional meets. It also increases the number of courts available for the community to rent when FISD is not using them, according to the board workshop presentation. The courts would be a possible revenue generator for the district. It costs $11 to book a tennis court for 90 minutes at any court owned by Frisco ISD, according to Frisco Community Tennis. District tennis courts brought in $356,651 in revenue the past two school years, according to district data.
FISD voters can also expect a tax rate election on the November ballot. Voters will consider raising the maintenance and operation tax rate by $0.0294 per $100 valuation in a tax rate election, or VATRE, in Proposition A . M&O funds payroll and general maintenance. A VATRE is used when a district needs to increase its tax rate above a certain threshold. FISD’s last tax rate election was in 2018, which was approved. The district’s total tax rate would be $1.0569 per $100 valuation. This is broken down between $0.7869 for M&O and $0.27 for debt payments. The average FISD homeowner can expect their tax bill to increase by $759. If the increase passes, $158 would be due to the tax rate while $601 will be a result of increasing home appraisals.
Frisco ISD 2024 bond propositions
Maintenance and operations Interest and sinking Historical Frisco ISD tax rates
Frisco ISD voters will consider the district’s tax rate for FY 2024-25 in Proposition A.
$1.5
Proposition D $11.2M
Current technology inventory
$1.2
Proposition C $ 88.2M
61,000 Chromebooks
Proposition B $986M
$0.9
$0.6
17,000 Computers and laptops
$0.3
Total $1.085B
16,500 iPads
$0
Fiscal year
3,000 printers
*FRISCO ISD HELD A TAX RATE ELECTION TO INCREASED THE OPERATIONS TAX RATE BY 13 CENTS.
SOURCE: FRISCO ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: FRISCO ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: FRISCO ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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