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Raise Your Hand Texas
These elections are the result of 17 pennies of “local meaningful discretion tax rate” that the Supreme Court ruled districts must have in order for the state’s school funding system to be constitutional. This represents the ultimate opportunity for local taxpayers to vote to return a portion of a 33% cent tax reduction to the local school district. It is natural for local taxpayers to desire to spend a portion of this tax reduction to improve the educational opportunities available to their children and ensure a better future for everyone in their community. – Joe Smith – TexasISD.com
November 2007 Bond List
Tax Rate Election List Sep 20, 2007, 05:00

TexasISD.com will not post Monday, September 3rd in observance of Labor Day.
Regular posting will resume on Tuesday, September 4th.

Sep 3, 2007, 09:00

Ford King Jr. Visitation and Funeral Information

Obituaries: W. Ford King - Added August 24

Services for Ford King are at this link:

Ford King remembered as 'a man of honor' by Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel

Tribute to Ford King by Joe Smith

A Tribute to Ford King by Dale Morton former student and current superintendent Wells ISD

Memoriam - by TASA (Texas Association of School Administration)

Aug 24, 2007, 08:40

Rollback or Bond Election in Your Future?

You will find these topics very helpful!

Jul 13, 2007, 05:59

May 12 School District Bond Elections
The first round of uniform election dates for local school district bond issues is history. In November 06 and now May 07, elections were held only on uniform election dates and, according to my data, the combined passage rate is over 80%. The uniform election dates did not have the negative impact some pundits predicted. These election results are a great statement from taxpayers about local schools. It says local school districts are a high priority for taxpayers and they will support and even raise their own taxes to improve facilities and educational opportunities for students in local school districts. In November 06 there were 64 school districts that held bond elections, 51 of those passed (which is 80% passage). We now have the first May bond election results and, based on the data we collected, there were 134 districts that had elections, some with multiple issues. One hundred fifteen (115) passed all issues. One district had one pass and one fail and in 15 districts all failed - an 86% passage rate . (Data for this article was obtained from news articles and TexasISD.com staff contacting districts.) Jul 13, 2007, 04:22

Topics to be presented at Schwartz & Eichelbaum/ Equity Center Conference July 20, 21

Those of you contemplating a rollback or bond election will find these sessions helpful.

Jul 12, 2007, 05:59

Read Right Systems: TAKS Success Stories: Sherman ISD and Vernon ISD

Solving the Most Difficult Reading Problems

Students Who Have Never Before Done So Pass the TAKS at Vernon ISD

“It's like Mardi Gras around here” reported J.C. Murray, the Read Right consultant who happened to be doing a training visit to Vernon Middle School when the results of the TAKS test arrived at the school. “The Read Right tutors were hugging each other and crying in the hallway, the principal and assistant principal have both gone out of their way to express to me their thanks to Read Right, and the teachers are buzzing about it in the teachers' lounge. Everyone is ecstatic!”

Jun 11, 2007, 08:31

TexasISD.com will not post on Monday, May 28th in observance of Memorial Day.
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May 28, 2007, 08:50

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Jan 13, 2007, 06:37

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