Abilene School Districts Budget Talks
By: Import User
Updated: August 25, 2008
The Abilene ISD school board and the Wylie ISD school board also spent Monday evening discussing their tax rates and upcoming budgets.
The Abilene school district is starting the school year nearly $2 million in the red.
Monday night, the school board adopted a budget for the 2008-2009 school year. That budget is about $2 million less than last year. The district made quite a few cuts to get an operating budget of $113 million this year.
Also at the meeting, the AISD board set the tax rate. It is down a fraction from last year.
The Wylie school board is increasing the tax rate. Because of high student enrollment and high land appraisal value, the district says they're at a good spot to raise rates. The district's new tax rate of a $1.13 is higher than last year's $1.09 rate.
The board also adopted a higher budget this year as well. Wylie Superintendent Joey Light also says the district plans to use the extra funds to increase salaries.
The Abilene school district is starting the school year nearly $2 million in the red.
Monday night, the school board adopted a budget for the 2008-2009 school year. That budget is about $2 million less than last year. The district made quite a few cuts to get an operating budget of $113 million this year.
Also at the meeting, the AISD board set the tax rate. It is down a fraction from last year.
The Wylie school board is increasing the tax rate. Because of high student enrollment and high land appraisal value, the district says they're at a good spot to raise rates. The district's new tax rate of a $1.13 is higher than last year's $1.09 rate.
The board also adopted a higher budget this year as well. Wylie Superintendent Joey Light also says the district plans to use the extra funds to increase salaries.
