Brian T. Woods, Ed.D.Superintendent

Northside ISD

Fourth largest school district in Texas

Expected enrollment: 99,848• Growing by 2,400 to 3,500 students annually• Estimated peak enrollment: 145,000

Staff: 12,487

112 schools

Free/Reduced Lunch: 53.4%

NISD 2012-13 all funds budget: $1 billion

NISD tax rate: $1.3755• Interest & Sinking (bond projects): $0.3355• Maintenance & Operations (day-to-day

operations including personnel costs): $1.0400

No tax increase for 2012-13 & current rate over $.08 less than projected

Finance

Growth

Testing & Accountability

Myth: The Legislature increased education funding during the past legislative session

Truth: The state budget for public education is slightly higher than the previous biennium, but does not account for 170,000 additional students or loss of $3.2 billion in federal stimulus funds from previous budgets

Statewide budget cuts• $4 billion from Foundation School Program• $1.4 billion from education grants• 170,000 additional students over biennium

NISD budget cuts• $19 million in 2010-11 in anticipation• Additional $42.4 million in 2011-12 (total $61.4

mil.)• Reduced staff by almost 1,000 positions• No salary increases, cut stipends• Increase class size and many other reductions

Myth: Schools have significantly more administrative staff than they did 30 years ago.

Truth: The percentage of teachers to non-teachers hasn’t changed substantially since the 1980s.• TEA didn’t count auxiliary personnel prior to

1980s.

Trial begins Oct. 22

Six different plaintiff groups

Lawsuits claim the current school finance system is:• Inadequate• Inefficient• Inequitable• Unconstitutional statewide property tax

New test and new accountability system

Overreliance on testing as a means of measuring students, schools and districts• The means has become the end

New accountability system – will it be understandable

Add 2,400 to 3,500 students per year

Will continue to need new schools and to renovate existing facilities

Bond issue likely in 2014

Perform well on state tests Work on the career portion of

“college and career readiness” Emphasize advanced academics in

practice and philosophy Budget conservatively in highly

uncertain times Plan with growth in mind

Dr. Sara McAndrew ES opens in 2013 to relieve Aue ES

Small school (540) due to location and nature of building in the area

Attendance boundary hearing / decision late this year

“Cielo Vista area South” ES opens 2014 to relieve schools in the IH-10 corridor (including Leon Springs ES)

Target enrollment 800

Attendance boundary process in the Fall of 2013

“North area” MS site owned adjacent to McAndrew ES site

Currently planned to open beyond the ten year planning cycle

Update on multi-family project across from Leon Springs ES• SA City Council approved zoning change• Waiting for TxDOT to approve road closure

(Old Fredericksburg Rd.)• Expect leasing in Spring 2014• Approximately 320 units