Tax rate election
Clear Creek ISD’s board of trustees called for a tax rate election, also known as a VATRE, at its Aug. 21 meeting. The VATRE, if approved by voters in November, would add $0.03 to the district’s tax rate and generate more than $17 million in revenue, which is needed for the fiscal year 2023-24 budget to break even.
Tied to its tax rate is the district’s new budget, which was approved at the district’s Aug. 21 meeting as well. The approved budget calls for $381.5 million in expenses and, without the VATRE, $364.1 million in revenue. One recent expense added to the budget was $5 million in employee raises.
$302 million bond
After much discussion and feedback from both its board of trustees and the community, CCISD approved a $302 million bond that will go to a litany of school and technology upgrades if approved by voters in November.
The original recommendation called for more than $600 million in projects. However, the board opted to possibly split the bond into multiple elections.
STAAR test results
CCISD on Aug. 16 received its spring results for the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness.
The district had a higher rate of passing in nearly every exam across each grade level when compared to the regional average and the state average. Its newest results when compared to last year’s results are more mixed but still showed improvement.
Other highlights
CCISD welcomed back students for the first day of school Aug. 21 and 22. Christmas break will run from Dec. 25 to Jan. 5, and the last day of school is set for May 31.
