Frisco ISD to open enrollment for area students in 2025-26 school year
Frisco ISD is opening up some of its campuses for students who live outside the district—an initiative that could generate about $6.75 million in revenue. Access Frisco will allow kindergarten through seventh grade students from surrounding areas to attend Frisco ISD schools starting in the 2025-26 school year. Opening campuses up for outside enrollment will help fill classrooms with low enrollment.
Frisco ISD sets priorities for school finance, safety for 89th legislative session
Adjusting the school funding formula for inflation and maintaining local control for curriculum are among a list of priorities Frisco ISD officials set ahead of the 89th legislative session which begins in January 2025. The priorities touch on three topics— school finance, assessment and accountability, and student experience. This list will guide the district’s Government Affairs department and other staff during the upcoming legislative session.
Frisco ISD sets academic calendar for 2025-26 school year
Frisco ISD students will return to school for the 2025-26 school year on Aug. 13, 2025. The calendar was created by the district’s calendar committee which consisted of FISD staff, community members and students.
Frisco ISD voters deny tax rate election
Frisco ISD voters were against raising the district's tax rate for the 2024-25 school year. Voters considered raising the maintenance and operation rate by $0.0294 per $100 valuation in a voter-approval tax rate election, also known as a VATRE. A VATRE is used when a district needs to increase its tax rate above a certain threshold, which voters must then consider in an election.
Frisco ISD voters oppose all $1.08B bond propositions
Frisco ISD voters denied all three propositions from the district's $1.08 billion bond package. Proposition B included $986 million for refreshing campuses; constructing a new Staley Middle School; purchasing new buses; replacing furniture and equipment; among other costs. Proposition C included $88.2 million for a technology update to replace outdated devices.
Proposition D included $11.2 million to construct a tennis center of 16 outdoor courts for tournaments.
Frisco ISD sees less teachers resign, higher substitute fill rate in 2023-24 school year
The rate of teachers leaving Frisco ISD continues to slow down. FISD had 1,277 resignations in the 2023-24 school year resulting in an attrition rate of 14.2%—an improvement from last year’s rate of 14.7%.
