Advocacy Update
11/18/2024 8:28 am
The HISD Board of Managers will have two meetings in January: its regular monthly meeting on January 16 and a budget workshop on January 28. The budget workshop kicks off the process of determining the budget for the 2025-26 school year.
The budget workshop will be particularly important, because at December’s Board meeting HISD revealed a larger-than-predicted enrollment decline and passed a budget amendment that increased the 2025-25 budget deficit by $125 million. Longtime Houston education reporter Jacob Carpenter noted that increasing the budget deficit by such a large amount is newsworthy because “[o]ver the past five years, HISD has never added anything close to $125 million to its projected deficit mid-year. Only once during that time has a budget amendment added more than $15 million to the deficit.” Several media outlets reported more fully on the enrollment and budget issues:
Houston Chronicle: Houston ISD will spend $125.5M more than planned this fiscal year, despite enrollment declines
Houston Landing: HISD now projecting a $250 million budget deficit. Here’s what to know.
Houston Public Media: Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles says ‘criticism’ likely contributed to enrollment decline
Read MoreYearbook Sales are Now Live for 9-11th
11/11/2024 9:04 am
Order Now! for 9-11th grade. Here is the flyer!
Read MorePTO Store Volunteers Needed in January
11/4/2024 8:35 am
The PTO Store has lots of open slots to fill! Join us for a shift or two. If it’s your first time volunteering, there are plenty of seasoned volunteers to show you the ropes. Please complete your VIPS registration and sign-up for volunteer shifts.
Questions? Please email Nicole Weaver.
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