Education
BY HALEY VELASCO
FISD transfers $3.35M to capital projects fund Friendswood ISD’s board of trustees voted Nov. 11 to transfer a total of $3.35 million to its capital projects fund, which came from a surplus in its fiscal year 2023-24 budget. The overview The surplus for the FY 2023-24 budget totaled around $3.45 million, according to district agenda documents. The $3.35 million that trustees opted to transfer came from $1.6 million in surplus funds and $1.75 million of remaining maintenance tax notes, officials said. Officials said the $3.45 million surplus resulted from additional revenues and reduced spending in the overall budget. Stay tuned A portion of the new funds will be used to improve equipment at the district’s natatorium,
PISD votes no on AC in stadium bathrooms Pearland ISD’s board of trustees at its Nov. 12 meeting opted against buying mini cooling and heating systems worth $333,500 for the bathrooms at Pearland ISD Stadium. Had the board approved the item, the purchase would have been made through the district’s 2024 bond. What they said Board President Crystal Carbone said she believes that money could be allocated toward other items. “We’ve been in existence in Pearland ISD since 1910, and we’ve never air conditioned or heated our restrooms at the stadiums,” Carbone said. “I understand that it’s a creature comfort, but the cost of the short amount of times that we use those facilities, I’m not sure that this is a good investment.”
Friendswood ISD's FY 2023-24 budget reconciliation
Budgeted Actual
Tax revenue $33.16M $31.34M State revenue $20.14M $24.11M
Local revenue* $2.63M $3.86M Other resources $4M $4.2M +5% Federal revenue $474,938 $321,751
-5.49%
+46.77%
+19.71%
Teacher retirement system contributions $2.96M $3.4M +14.86%
-32.25%
SOURCE: FRIENDSWOOD ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT NOTE: LOCAL REVENUE INCLUDES INTEREST AND DONATIONS
Superintendent Thad Roher said at the meeting. This will include resurfacing the pool, a new scoreboard and improving the powdered coating on the railing in the natatorium, Roher said. Projects are anticipated to begin in January.
AISD to add almost 6,000 more students by 2034 Enrollment at Alvin ISD has grown by more than 1% since the 2023-24 school year, and the trend is expected to continue, according to the latest enrollment projections presented at the board’s Nov. 12 meeting by Zonda Demographics. By the numbers Alvin ISD currently has just over 30,000 students enrolled. Forecasts project the district will have over 36,000 students by 2034, according to Zonda. More than a dozen schools are estimated to be overcapacity in that time. Diving in deeper Kindergarten enrollment is outpacing the number of births within the district, which is an indication that more families are moving into the area over time, according to Zonda.
Alvin ISD enrollment 40,000
35,512
25,000 30,000 35,000 0
29,727
+19.46%
SOURCES: ALVIN ISD, ZONDA DEMOGRAPHICS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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