EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Eanes, Lake Travis & Leander ISDs
2022 EDUCATION EDITION
Districts see increased recapture payments to state
Eanes ISD board of trustees Meets Aug. 23 at 6 p.m. at 601 Camp Craft Road, West Lake Hills • www.eanesisd.net Lake Travis ISD board of trustees Meets Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. at 607 RM 620, Lakeway www.ltisdschools.org Leander ISD board of trustees Meets Aug. 25 at 6:15 p.m. 300 W. South Drive, Leander www.leanderisd.org MEETINGS WE COVER NUMBER TO KNOW increase in recapture payment Lake Travis ISD will pay to the state in 2022-23 46.6% DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS EANES & LAKE TRAVIS ISDS Tax rates continue to go down in the districts due to House Bill 3, which caps and compresses school district tax rates to equalize wealth levels across all districts. LTISD is set to approve a tax rate of $1.2121 for 2022-23, compared to $1.2301 in 2021-22. EISD is set to approve a tax rate of $1.0046 for 2022-23 versus $1.0608 in 2021-22. EANES ISD The district began preliminary bond discussions at an Aug. 9 meeting for a potential future $110 million to $130 million bond to be held in the next 12-18 months. LAKE TRAVIS ISD District o cials presented results of the 2022 Curriculum Audit at the July 20 meeting, which is a voluntary review which highlights ways the district can improve its curriculum. LTISD has formed a committee of educators to analyze results and develop an action plan to address areas of improvement, according to the district.
BY GRACE DICKENS
RECAPTURE RISING Eanes and Lake Travis ISDs are predicting double-digit percentage increases in 2022-23 payments.
EANES & LAKE TRAVIS ISDS The districts will see larger recapture payments to the state in the coming year. EISD is set to pay $22.2 million more this year, while LTISD is seeing an increase of $21.9 million, representing about a 46.6% increase from the previous year. Schools receive a set amount of money for each student enrolled in the district, which is determined by a formula calculated by the state. This basic allotment per student has been at $6,160 since 2019-20, unadjusted for in ation or rising local property values, according to the districts. “We only get to keep the same amount of money [from local taxes], and yet we’re trying to educate in a much more expensive environment,” LTISD Board Member Lau- ren White said. “At the same time, a lot of our taxpayers are seeing higher expenses, and I think a lot of them still think the dollars stay here.” The district collects taxes from homeowners to fund operations. The district is permitted to keep only a certain amount of these funds, determined by what the state calls Tier One entitlements, which include the basic operating expenses of the district and its programs. Tier One entitle- ments are determined by the basic allotment and atten- dance, according to the Texas Education Agency.
EANES ISD
FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23
$102.6M $124.8M
21.6%
LAKE TRAVIS ISD
FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23
$47M $69M
46.6%
TRACKING THE BASIC ALLOTMENT The basic allotment per student has gone unchanged in Texas for the past four years, which is a trend seen throughout the past decade. SOURCES: EANES ISD, LAKE TRAVIS ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
$1,400 $2,800 $7,000 $4,200 $5,600
$0
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2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
SOURCE:EANES ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Leander ISD works to ll positions as school begins
vacancies, 87 are teacher positions, according to the district’s data. As for noncampus vacancies such as transportation, custodial services and child nutrition services—there has been a smaller decrease since late July. Noncampus vacancies went from 365 to 345, with the highest number of vacant positions being in child nutrition services, custodial and transportation. Based on the district’s data, avail- able substitute teachers increased from 318 to 425. LISD still has a goal of 750 available substitute teachers by Aug. 18.
FILLING POSITIONS Leander ISD has continued its e ort to ll sta positions over the summer. Here is where the district is needing to hire.
Campus vacancies Noncampus vacancies: nutrition Available substitutes transportation, custodial, child
185
BY ZACHARIA WASHINGTON
LEANDER ISD Sta provided the board of trustees with an update on campus and noncampus, or nonteaching, vacancies at its Aug. 4 meeting. The district is now at 185 campus vacancies compared to 208 in late July, according to the latest data available. Out of the 185 campus
345
425
*NOTE: LATEST DATA AVAILABLE AS OF AUG. 4
SOURCE: LEANDER ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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