Enrollment
As CCISD faces enrollment decline, the district is looking for new opportunities to resolve it.
Earlier in the year, this included expanding its tuition-based pre-K program, which officials were optimistic could boost its student count.
With discussion of enrollment still at hand with the district, some board members are hesitant of expanding programs, including the district’s limited open enrollment program, with the fear that the expansion could cause a larger workload to staff.
Potential upcoming elections
A $214 million bond for CCISD may be on the May ballot pending board and district discussion.
A large portion of the potential bond would be allocated toward rebuilding aging campuses and land acquisition. However, some board members were skeptical about certain parts of the bond due to the lack of growth in the district.
In future board elections, CCISD may change board member term lengths from three years to four years.
The desire to change term lengths stems from costly elections, which are held every year at CCISD, officials said.
Officials are set to seek legislative action, which is required to change term lengths, in 2025 or 2026, with the hope for the new election routine to begin in 2027, board member Scott Bowen said at a November workshop.
Budget
CCISD passed a balanced budget for fiscal year 2024-25. This fiscal year, CCISD has $405 million in both revenue and expenses. That total is $23.5 million more each for revenue and expenses than in FY 2023-24, according to CCISD documents.
Along with a balanced budget, CCISD’s board passed a 3% pay raise for teachers and professional staff at a July board meeting.
All nonexempt staff also got a 4% pay increase at the July board meeting.
Special education
Ahead of the legislative session in January, district officials are looking to the state for more help and programming to meet students’ needs in special education.
Despite its overall enrollment stagnating, the district has added more than 2,000 students to its special education programming since the 2014-15 school year, according to data from the Texas Education Agency, or TEA.
