I am so pissed This is absolutely unacceptable. I am so upset.

2022 voted to give teachers raises $15,200,000

Bond for Maintenace $933,000,000 in 2024. That's almostst $1 billion folks and that's the highest bond in the history of Round Rock ISD that we just passed last year.

$16 million deficit for the 2025-26 school year.

They ask us for more money and then they can't keep a balanced budget. just pissed.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/round-rock-isd-budget-cuts-loom/269-1ad3e6e3-9227-461f-b48d-eb023669e89f?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1f4H4LsgsyasvPhccgDdUJBGC9YAuw2Inm4yOV2RlrWAVLGb_CrlHfykw_aem_9kS_PY3lu1kfdKJ5i0918w

If you make it down this far in the post, just know that the state pays on average about $6130 per student back to the district when you send in your taxes. If Round rock ISD has lost 5000 students for the last four years then that equates to about $30,800,000 per year. If you apply that times four years that's approximately $123,000,000. For a four year period.

$20 million? That seems like pocket change compared to AISD.

BTHOB-98 said:

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that the state pays on average about $6130 per student back to the district when you send in your taxes.

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6,160 is the basic allotment, not total per student funding. The group who fed you this nonsense is lying to you. Research before you repeat lies. The actual number is closer to $16,000.

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Districts in Texas haven't seen a per student increase in funding since 2019.

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Not true. Once again, only the basic allotment is being referenced.

King of the Dairy Queen said:

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BTHOB-98 said:

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that the state pays on average about $6130 per student back to the district when you send in your taxes.

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6,160 is the basic allotment, not total per student funding. The group who fed you this nonsense is lying to you. Research before you repeat lies. The actual number is closer to $16,000.

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Depending on the school it may be closer to $10,000. A lot of that is dependent on the needs at the school (bilingual, free and reduced lunch, low income, special education, etc.). Not every school is receiving $16,000 per student though.

Also a large chunk of money coming into schools above the $6,000 basics allotment cannot be used for teacher salaries or operational costs (which is the majority of what a school will spend their money on).

Here is one of the better overall outline of school funding. It's clear the state does not do enough for public schools.

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/28/texas-school-funding-explainer/?utm_source=Texas+Tribune+Newsletters&utm_campaign=a50df93df9-trib-newsletters-thebrief&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-a50df93df9-102150837

Here is RRISD

I know that the district is looking to sell some real estate. That could help close the gap this time. What about next time?

Where are all the kids going? Or families? Why is there such a drop-off in student enrollment from what looks like peak 2020 to now?
Will RRISD have to do layoffs similar to LISD?

Home school, private school, and charter school. The district's response to the happenings around 2020 (pandemic, social unrest, etc) caused a lot of families I know to leave. If we had a good alternative for our family, we would have likely left as well.

The district is also somewhat contained by barriers to growth. Robinson ranch to west, pflugurville south, GT to north and Hutto to the east. And the population is aging out to a degree. My neighborhood went from 50/70 kids to now about 6-7 on my my street. All the kids grew up and parents stayed

The kids are there to fill the district. Round Rock Christian's enrollment exploded during the pandemic. Tons of public school parents did not trust the school board and/or the staff. Now there's a waiting list at RRCA.

discobrob said:

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The kids are there to fill the district. Round Rock Christian's enrollment exploded during the pandemic. Tons of public school parents did not trust the school board and/or the staff. Now there's a waiting list at RRCA.

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This is spot on. This board fired a superintendent that was well respected across the state and had just been awarded Superintendent of The Year! They told certain parents to screw off. Now were stuck with a superintendent that is not good because no one else will take the job. All they do is ask for more and more and more. They do not treat their teachers well and many of the good ones left in the last 5 years. The whole thing is a mess and most do not see it or do now want to admit it. Eventually it is going hit property values. This is no longer the desirable district it was 10 years ago.....but it could be. People need to wake up.

If so many parents don't like the school board, then why do they still keep voting in the people that they do?

Ag_EE_88 said:

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If so many parents don't like the school board, then why do they still keep voting in the people that they do?

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Personally I think that people do not have a full understanding of what they are voting for and where that is taking the community as a whole in the long term future. They do not see the impacts of really high taxes yet but it is coming. There are lots of people voting based on of feelings and empathy which I guess is fine. Folks are not voting based on economics and an actual understanding about where money is being spent. Additionally, they do not see the inside of how things are being run. Most people only care about their kid (which is understandable) and are not focused on the whole of the financial situation. I have a wife that teaches and i am in business here so i have an interesting perspective.

I didn't like Flores, but they certainly didn't upgrade.

There has to be more to the story with Azaiez. I can't believe they moved forward with his hire after everything that happened. There seemed to be a push to get him in there...but I don't know why.

I find it curious we keep hiring leaders from the same area. (South Texas). Nothing against Harlingen or Donna ISDs, but are those the best options from across the State?

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If so many parents don't like the school board, then why do they still keep voting in the people that they do?

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School board candidates have been politicized to the max lately. You're either voting for one extreme or the other in most cases. I wouldn't call myself a Democrat or Republican but I'm going to lean towards someone with more empathy towards all students every time.

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Ag_EE_88 said:

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If so many parents don't like the school board, then why do they still keep voting in the people that they do?

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School board candidates have been politicized to the max lately. You're either voting for one extreme or the other in most cases. I wouldn't call myself a Democrat or Republican but I'm going to lean towards someone with more empathy towards all students every time.

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If the people are voting (or not voting at all) for them, then they shouldn't complain when they get what they voted for.

I think much like voting for anything, the propaganda is going to be severe. For instance, there was a whole thread on Beard in the basketball thread and how we would shouldn't hire him because of what he was accused and charged with doing. And yet, RRISD has a superintendent where the same thing happened and he paid off the person who was charging him. Yet, people somehow are okay with that in a superintendent but we aren't okay with something similar in a basketball coach. Weird world we live in for sure.

It would be helpful if they put the school board elections on the same ballot(timing) as the state or federal elections, and require the candidates to pick a party. Most people have no idea who these board members are and most don't vote in those elections.