In another marathon effort that ended early Thursday, the Texas House debated and approved Senate Bill 2, which would create a $1 billion private school voucher program, one of the marquee education proposals this legislative session.  The House vote was the voucher bill’s biggest hurdle, and marked the first official test of whether Gov. Greg Abbott and ...

Journalists, Not Prosecutors, Keep Uncovering the Texas Lottery Scandal  As investigations appear to stall, new international reporting sheds light on how a secretive gambling syndicate rigged a $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot in 2023.

Farmersville Independent School District voters will get a chance to vote this spring on a $65 million bond issue that seeks to enable the district to keep pace with what FISD of­ficials describe as a rapid rate of growth within the district. The FISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday night to send the bond issue package to voters ...

Proponents of House Bill 9 denounced the Biden administration’s approach to border security, saying the state had no choice but to step in to ramp up enforcement. The Texas Senate on Wednesday sent legislation to Gov. Greg Abbott committing nearly $2 billion in additional funds for border security over the next two years, as the state prepares to erect a ...

OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students, including a 16-year-old boy who died in a deputy’s patrol car on the way to a hospital, authorities said. Eight other people were wounded, some critically. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said late Tuesday that investigators were still ...

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It's time to speak out about the great things happening on our campuses and in our classrooms! Read about this effort and more in the July 2014 Texas Lone Star

 Texas Education Agency staff and State Board of Education members will interview 10 Generation 19 charter applicants Monday through Wednesday. The meeting begins at 9:15 a.m. Monday and 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. A schedule of interviews is available online. Please note that one applicant, Rocketship, has withdrawn. The meetings will be live streamed.

  65% of online adults have a Facebook page. And every year, teachers and administrators are getting fired because of photos or comments they put on their personal page. They are also losing their identities because of the personal information that is on their page (even simple things like your birthday and hometown). Your staff need to know the ...

We are once again collecting data on upcoming Bond Elections and Tax Ratification Elections.  Please take a moment and enter your election information so that we can track the elections and compile state wide data for analysis.

The 2014 - 15 LPE-DPE Side by Side Template FY1118_r5_wb3 (Template Link) with revised Available School Fund and current Comp Ed numbers is now available for download. The template is an "expansion" of Omar's templates The template will allow districts to compare "earned" DPE with2014-15 LPE-DPE_sof_FY1118_r5_wb3_SB1_NEWFORMAT_weights (1)_Web Template.xls&...

The State Board of Education will meet in Austin Sept. 16-19. The full agenda is available online. Watch a live streaming video of all the meetings.

(Dallas) – More than 6,000 school trustees, superintendents, and other education leaders will gatherSeptember 26-28 at the TASA/TASB Convention in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. The joint gathering of the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) and Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) will focus on ways to meet the growing challenges facing public school ...

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Article III will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 7 to review the Speaker's Strategic Fiscal Review Charge.  The Subcommittee will hear testimony regarding:Texas Education Agency.  Live broadcast

If you have ever read anything about the “Darwin Awards,” you know they are given to people who die unfortunate, yet foolish, deaths. Deemed part of the “natural selection” process, these individuals serve as a warning to others. One nominee this year spotted a salsa jar containing a mystery fluid. Thinking that it was an alcoholic ...

Moak Casey & Associates released their newest version of “Tracking the Education Dollar in Texas Public Schools” on behalf of the Texas Association of School Administrators and Texas Association of School Boards.  Contrary to public school critics, the 2013 school expenditures reflected 60.8% of the $52.4 billion in state funds were spent on direct instruction for the 4.9 million children in ...

November edition of the  Texas Lone Star magazine

Please submit your TRE or Bond Election results here at this link! We will have the results posted for our Premium Subscribers as soon as we receive them.

Three years ago, my husband encouraged me to learn to play golf.  With a new set of golf clubs, I began this challenging, new endeavor.  It did not take long for both of us to realize I needed lessons.  My first lesson, the coach asked me to think of my stance and balance in comparison to playing ...

PayTek returns lost funds to your budget by electronically recovering bad checks and direct depositing recovered funds on a weekly basis! The service is FREE to the school district, FRIENDLY to the check writer, and recovers your funds FAST. PayTek is currently serving over  80 Texas School Districts  Register Here for a no obligation online presentation!    

Superintendent Ron Price has announced he will resign at the end of January from Prime Prep Academy, a charter school that’s facing closure by the Texas Education Agency.  The former Dallas ISD trustee notified the board president of his plans on Sunday. Price was hired as interim superintendent in December 2013 in an effort to reform the troubled ...

One year after Manor Superintendent Kevin Brackmeyer resigned under pressure, the school board — with new trustees — voted to extend his contract for three more years.

TexasISD.com tracks bond and TRE elections to gather data to be analysed and used in various research projects.  If your district is holding an election, please let us know

Dr. Jeri Pfeifer was a graduate of Abilene High who went on to become principal at Cooper High school, an assistant vice president at ACU, and superintendent in the Albany ISD.

Area schools and county offices have started announcing delays and closures for Wednesday in anticipation of more bad weather moving into the area overnight. 

The Gilmer Aiken school finance law of 1949 awarded classroom teacher units (CTU) for each 25 pupils in average daily attendance (ADA). If for instance you only had 10 or 12 students in a class, you were extremely underfunded and this is what we call the diseconomy of scale for small/rural schools. 

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About a week after a new majority took office, the Southside Independent School District board will meet today to consider replacing controversial Superintendent Ricardo Vela with an interim schools chief.  “I believe the people had the same mindset as we did when we ran, so we want to respond,” said Julian Gonzales, the board’s new ...

He was principal at Jim Ned High School in Tuscola Texas and superintendent of Wall ISD from 1974 to 1986. 

A 16-year-old high school football player who died during a Friday night game reportedly had an aneurysm. Cam'ron Matthews, of Alto, Texas, is now the sixth high school football player to have died this season since early September, USA Today reported. Matthews family friend Kimberly Hinson told NBC News the teenager had an ...

This unique telling of the Cwismus (Christmas) story is heart warming. Wishing you a Merry Christmas - Joe, Sally, Josh and Vickie

Olfen ISD, a small school district near San Angelo, is making big news with the introduction of a four-day week for the upcoming school year — a first for a Texas school. Olfen ISD, a small school district near San Angelo, is making big news with the introduction of a 4 day school week.

Legislative Candidates Endorsed by Texas Parent PAC for the March 1, 2016 - Candidates with Rep. in front of their names are current state representatives in highly contested races. Most of them were elected with support from Texas Parent PAC when they first ran for the Legislature. Additional candidates will be endorsed for the May 24 primary runoff elections. SD=Texas ...

Attached is a Sample Ballot for the March 1 Primary. It may be used a motivator for getting people out to vote. 

Never had a flood? Then read this. When purchasing Property insurance few Districts give much thought to Flood insurance, if they have never had a flood. Tropical Storm Allison was not a hurricane, yet it caused extensive damage in the Houston area. One district lost two schools because of resulting mold; the schools had to be demolished. The schools had ...

Active Shooter Response Options: The body cannot go where the mind has never been Do you and your staff actively analyze your surroundings to prepare for an active shooter? If you were engulfed in flames head to toe, what would you do? You would instantly STOP, DROP and ROLL! You have taken your mind there already. You thought about what ...

UPDATED Please click here and verify your 16-17 tax rate. If you find any errors please email webmaster@texasisd.com. 

The board of trustees of the Meridian Independent School District has contracted with Arrow Educational Services, Inc. to assist them in their search for a new superintendent. Arrow president/CEO Dr. Russell Marshall and lead consultant/COO Jim Dunlap will conduct the search. Updates will be available on arrowsearchinc.com and TexasISD.com as the search progresses.

Must Read!  TAPS Risk Pool Announces Negative Fund Balance of $1,800,000 Late last week TAPS advised its members of a 10% assessment to offset its negative member equity. They have trimmed their staff, discharged the executive director and moved its San Antonio office to Boerne. 

TEXAS CITY - Texas City ISD’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name Rodney Cavness the lone finalist for superintendent of Texas City ISD.  The district in Galveston County has 14 schools, and 9,000 students, according to the TCISD website.  Cavness has been the superintendent/CEO of Port Neches Groves since 2010. His twenty seven year education career began ...

Governor Greg Abbott today declared a State of Disaster in three Texas Counties following severe weather and deadly tornadoes that struck Texas over the weekend.  In response to the significant damage the Governor has issued a Disaster Declaration for the following Texas Counties: Henderson, Van Zandt, and ...

McDonald's offers free breakfast to teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week Wednesday.  Teachers can get a free breakfast value meal from 6 to 10 a.m. at all North Texas McDonald's locations.

Senate Education - Notice of Public Hearing - 9:00 AM, Tuesday, May 16 House Public Education - Notice of Public Hearing - 8:00 AM, Tuesday, May 16

Sine die. There may not be a more beautiful combination of words... at least when it comes from the Texas Legislature. On Tuesday the 15th, one day before the Constitutional deadline, both the House and the Senate adjourned sine die, putting to rest the 85th First Called Special Session. In our last update we provided a detailed analysis of ...

The Texas Commission on Public School Finance will hold its first meeting on January 23rd at 10am in Austin at the William B. Travis Building. A link to stream the meeting has not yet been posted by the Texas Education Agency, however when one is provided we will keep you updated. (Equity Center)

Overton ISD will not have classes on Wednesday, January 17th.  I will continue to monitor the situation and will decide about the start time for Thursday tomorrow evening. Mineola ISD, With the low temperatures and icy road conditions on many country roads and side streets, Mineola ISD will remain closed tomorrow, Wednesday January 17th.FROM ...

Waxahachie ISD will soon be under new leadership after Lumberton ISD named Dr. Jeremy Glenn as the lone finalist for its vacant superintendent position.  According to a Waxahachie ISD announcement, Lumberton ISD offered Glenn a five-year contract, which is the maximum length allowed for Texas superintendents. He will have to wait the mandatory 21 days before officially being hired.  ...

The Texas Education Agency announced Tuesday it would create five-year benchmarks to allow schools and districts to better demonstrate progress toward meeting the state’s academic standards, a welcome change for educators who have complained the state too often moved the goal posts when it came to assigning its accountability ratings.

AUSTIN – Based on data reported to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) during the past school year, 109 independent school districts and charter districts directly affected by Hurricane Harvey are eligible for special evaluation in this year’s state accountability system.  Districts will receive a rating of A, B, C, D or F beginning in ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A new report by the State Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Security is making 19 recommendations.  The report comes one week before the school year starts for some North Texas school districts.

Clarendon School Superintendent Mike Norrell reports that Clarendon ISD will start classes at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 12, 2018, due to expected icy conditions. Buses will run two hours late as well.  Hedley ISD has also announced that it will start classes at 10 a.m. November 12 as well with buses running two hours late. HISD’s veterans program will ...

KATY, Texas (KTRK) --Katy ISD deputy superintendent Ken Gregorski will become acting superintendent of the district effective Dec. 1, the board of trustees announced Monday night.  The board said Gregorski will lead the district until a permanent candidate is identified to replace outgoing Superintendent Lance Hindt.

Today!  The State Board of Education meets Nov. 13-16 in Austin. The meeting is webcast and the agenda is also posted.  Friday, November 16, 9 a.m. - General Meeting (Room 1-104) - Consent Agenda - Agenda Certification Letter  

In honor of the Christmas and New Year's Holidays, we will not post December 20- January 4. Posting will resume on Monday, January 7. Have a safe and happy holiday! 

CAMERON — Superintendent Allen Sapp is ready for a change of pace.  Sapp plans to retire from Cameron Independent School District in August, after 34 years in education. In his retirement, he hopes to join his father’s business, Sapp Insurance Agency, as a second career.  Sapp started as a teacher and a coach in Glen Rose Independent ...

The Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees, at its March 19, 2019 board meeting, named Dr. Gregg Weiss in Hawkins ISD, as the lone finalist for superintendent.

A small town in Chambers County continues to raise the bar for teachers. They will pay 60,000 to teachers with zero years experience starting in the 2018-2019 school year.

PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) — One day after Plano ISD canceled a football game between Plano Senior High and Eastwood High in El Paso, Superintendent Sara Bonser announced the game is now back on — but will now be played one day earlier at The Star in Frisco.  In a statement released Thursday afternoon, it was said that administrators ...

Dear Governor Abbott and Legislative Budget Board:  This letter requests approval, in accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC) $48.011, to adjust entitlements due to a determination that the funding formulas would result in unanticipated losses or gains under House Bill 3. (1) The first proposed adjustment deals with P-TECH and New Tech funding. The fiscal note for House Bill 3 states that "......

Omar Garcia with BOK Financial Securities has a new release ( (Release 12 dated 12/16/2019) that is now available for download.  This new release makes a few changes, the more significant ones related to the 20-21 school year (see Notes tab).  There will be more to come, so as always, please stay tuned for any new developments.

The board of trustees of the Lumberton Independent School District has contracted with Arrow Educational Services, Inc. to assist them in their search for a new superintendent. Arrow President/CEO Dr. Russell Marshall and Lead Consultant/COO Jim Dunlap will conduct the search. More information and the application process is available on arrowsearchinc.com.  (26)

Obviously, the Corona Virus has affected insurance just has it has everything else; the effect will continue to create delays.  In addition, schools have more to be concerned about other than insurance.  In the broad view, Lloyds of London and reinsurers will undoubtedly be affected, as pandemic insurance is provided by the same companies that reinsure our schools; ...

The runoff election for the Democratic and Republican primaries is July 14. The runoffs were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.  Texans who want to vote in the upcoming Texas primary runoff election have until Monday, to register.  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delayed the upcoming primary runoffs from May to July after the coronavirus pandemic hit the ...

Arrow Educational Services announces Glen Rose Superintendent Search.  The application deadline and other information it to be determined.  Arrow is accepting applications now. Information here.   (06)

NEDERLAND – “Deeply saddened,” the Nederland Independent School District announced the death of former Superintendent Dr. Robin Perez on Tuesday evening.  Perez served the students and staff of Nederland ISD for four years before announcing her retirement to fight her cancer battle.  Nederland, TX – We are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our ...

In some ways, it feels like April in Texas. That’s when the first round of coronavirus precautions flattened the curve — slowing the spread of the disease enough to prompt quicker-than-promised reopenings of salons, saloons, restaurants and water parks.  As we all know, that was also the beginning of the coronavirus’ summer stampede, a ...

In observance of Labor Day, the staff at Texas Isd will not post  Monday, September 5.  We will be back online Tuesday, September 6.  Enjoy your respite!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King! Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled.” ~Joe, Joshua & Sally Smith~

Lone Oak ISD has announced Janee Carter, current Lone Oak High School Principal,as the Lone Finalist for their Superintendent Position

Posted 10 AM 9/14 - In the weeks since Fort Bend ISD instituted a mask mandate, filed a brief with the Texas Supreme Court opposing the local health department’s ability to do so, and then revoked the mask mandate in the course of days, district officials have been largely silent about what led to the decisions. But in a series ...

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Daniel Gallagher, who has served Little Elm ISD since 2017, has been in the regional spotlight since a rash of controversies at Little Elm High School this past fall   Little Elm Independent School District superintendent Daniel Gallagher announced on Monday his intentions to retire from his role at the end of 2023.  Gallagher's last day as Little Elm ...

The posting includes Superintendent Job Posting, and Application

Lingleville ISD superintendent resigns, makes the Dublin Citizen newspaper. Lingleville ISD has not posted a superintendent opening but has applicants. I have a picture of the article but not a link to it.

Texas will hold its 2022 runoff elections May 24 to finalize which Democratic and Republican primary candidates will be on the ballot in the November general election. In 50 races in the March 1 primary, no candidate exceeded 50% of the vote, bringing about runoff races between the candidates who came in first and second. The winner will face the other major party nominee in ...

The gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde on Tuesday was confronted by a law enforcement officer before he entered the elementary school that became the site of his massacre, authorities said Wednesday. But many questions remained about the circumstances that led up to his attack, after state leaders and law enforcement officers laid out a broad but ...

In observance of Labor Day, the staff at Texas Isd will not post  Monday, September 5.  We will be back online Tuesday, September 6.  Enjoy your respite!

Substantially Increase the BA (Basic Allotment) & provide for annual adjustments for inflation using the Texas CPI (Consumer Price Index).    (17)

he College Station school board has a Voter-Approved Tax Ratification Election [VATRE] proposition on the November ballot, which would go toward teacher, staff and administrative compensation in the district. “The result of it — if the voters were to approve it — would be that our employees would get significant raises out of this deal,” said Chuck Glenewinkel, ...

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“I consider it bittersweet that I announce my intent to depart from Clarksville I.S.D. within the next few weeks.”  “I consider it bittersweet that I announce my intent to depart from Clarksville I.S.D. within the next few weeks. Bittersweet simply because I have spent 5 years in this wonderful place where I ...

When Myra Pilant prepared to retire from her job as a special education teacher in 2013, she typed her income information into the Social Security calculator and expected she’d be receiving about $1,000 a month once she retired, in addition to her Teacher Retirement System pension check.  : Retired Texas teachers, again denied cost-of-living raises, get even smaller checks ...

The Boyd ISD Board of Trustees is excited to announce the Lone Finalist for the position of Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Hector Madrigal. Mr. Hector Madrigal is currently the superintendent of Karnes City ISD, where he served in that role for three years. Mr. Madrigal’s career in public education began as a high school teacher/coach, followed by ...

When the U.S. Supreme Court heard nearly five hours of arguments about the consideration of race in higher education on Oct. 31, much of the focus was understandably about the details of undergraduate admissions at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. They are the two institutions whose practices are being challenged by opponents of affirmative action in the ...

CDC quarantine guidance required keeping students home for up to 2 weeks if exposed to COVID. Most districts had no plans for live instruction    (10)

On October 27, 2022, Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick, Speaker Phelan, House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committee Chairs announced $400 million in funding to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to assist school districts in replacing or upgrading doors, windows, fencing, communications, and other safety measures.  

On October 27, 2022, Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick, Speaker Phelan, House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committee Chairs announced $400 million in funding to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to assist school districts in replacing or upgrading doors, windows, fencing, communications, and other safety measures.   (10)