Pearland ISD will meet at 5 p.m. May 16 at 1928 N. Main St., Pearland. Meetings are streamed at www.youtube.com/user/ thepearlandisd. Clear Creek ISD will meet at 6 p.m. April 24 at 2425 E. Main St., League City. Regular meetings are streamed at www.ccisd.net/thestream. MEETINGS WE COVER HIGHLIGHTS CLEAR CREEK ISD The board of trustees approved the district’s Vision 2030 plan at a March 27 meeting. As part of the plan, the district is considering expanding its tuition-based prekindergarten offerings, scaling up its Leader in Me program to a districtwide level, modifying learning spaces and expanding student programming, according to a presentation by Superintendent Karen Engle. Following the approval, the district will now begin to develop action plans, and the CCISD Facility Advisory Committee will consider necessary facility modifications throughout meetings in the spring. The district will also seek legislative support to fully fund prekindergarten for each 4-year-old.
PISD to reconsider agreement with city for natatorium use
Brazoria County, PISD planning to protest property value study
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BY DANIEL WEEKS
BY DANIEL WEEKS
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PEARLAND ISD Members of the board of trustees seek a new agree- ment with the city of Pearland over the usage of the city’s natatorium and recreation center as its mainte- nance costs rise. The city and the school district entered into a 25-year interlocal agreement in 2007 to construct and use the natatorium and split the cost. The terms of the agreement required PISD to pay for half of all maintenance costs that exceed $15,000, among other costs. Superintendent Larry Berger said the facility has scheduled “sig- nificant repairs” that will end up costing about $7 million, of which the school district is required to pay half, per the agreement. He referred to the current agreement as “poor,” saying the district pays
PEARLAND ISD The district plans to protest the results of a property value study within its boundaries that could cost it some state funding. Pearland ISD says the study falls outside the margin of error. The board voted March 7 to desig- nate Brazoria County as its agent in filing a protest against the state comp- troller’s 2022 property value study. Property values in the school district must be assessed as close to market value as possible, or the state could assign its own values for determining funding rather than using local values. The values were assessed at 90.03% of market values, which is under the target range of 95-100% while staying barely above the 10% threshold that would have caused the district to lose about $11.2 million in state funding, officials say.
The natatorium is currently being used by Pearland ISD’s aquatic sports programs.
50% of maintenance costs while getting “only 20% of the facility.” PISD uses the facility to host aquatic sports events. According to plans for the new agreement, the district could pay an annual “all-in fee” of $450,000 for the remaining 10 years of the interlocal agreement with the city instead of footing the bill for half of maintenance costs. Alternatively, the district could buy out of the agreement by paying the city half of the natatorium’s major repairs, or $3.5 million, up front. Buying out of the agreement would forgo district privileges for use of the space.
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