Education
BY MARK FADDEN
Keller Collegiate Academy building to close due to constraints Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, Keller Collegiate Academy students will have classes at the Keller Center for Advanced Learning as the academy building closes. The consolidation of the two schools is a result of Keller ISD officials having more than $45 million in budget shortfalls over the last two school years with no increased financial support from the state, district officials said. The details Chief Communications Officer Bryce Nieman said that two years in a row of budgetary short- falls—$17 million in 2022-23 and $28 million in 2023-24—is the culprit for closing the Keller Collegiate Academy.
Resolution stands behind NISD teachers Northwest ISD trustees voted unan- imously April 8 to adopt a resolution supporting district educators who may be subject to personal attacks, name calling, defamation, harassment or threats. The backstory Executive Director of Communications Anthony Tosie said that the resolution comes in response to a specific teacher receiving harassment. “It sends a message from the board that they support our teachers and believe all educators are deserving of respect,” Tosie said. Tosie added that as with school districts across the nation, NISD has seen a rise in behavioral issues following the pandemic, including the way people treat teachers.
Keller Collegiate Academy
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Keller Center for Advanced Learning
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“Keller ISD is facing a $28 million budget shortfall [this year] due to the state’s failure to adequately fund Texas public schools, and this move is an effort to save costs and contribute to financial solvency for the future,” Nieman said. Nieman said that Keller Collegiate Academy will utilize approximately 15 classrooms at KCAL. He added that while the Keller Collegiate Academy’s schedule will be altered slightly to fit in with KCAL’s schedule, no significant structural modifi- cations are necessary.
WESTLAKE 2341 Highway 377 (817) 490-9072 KELLER 101 Keller Smithfield Rd S (817) 482-8295
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