2009 FBISD Tax Hearing (On YouTube)

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2009 FBISD CONTROVERSIAL TAX HEARING (YES THEY ARE RAISING THEM AGAIN--see petition of over 500 district taxpayers asking for board accountability) --In case anyone missed it they raised the property tax rate again (4th time) in 2010 and more than likely will do so again in 2011 facing another projected 15-20 million dollar budget deficit, according to some media reports. ***NEW*** ..Petition TO STOP THE GSTC (Global Science Museum being planned at the district central office--near $30 million dollar project that superintendent Jenney is pushing): http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stopthegcst/ (see update below on this apparently ending this project after 2 years)

Friday, May 2, 2008

FBN: FBISD Proposed Academies

Fort Bend ISD Academy Proposal – What Will It Cost?
by John Pape, Fortbendnow
Final in a four-part series

One of the Fort Bend Independent School District’s major initiatives over the next few years will be the development of an academy system, effectively creating a specialized school within each of the district’s high school campuses.

In an effort to provide more information to district residents, over the past several days Fort Bend Now has provided an overview of the proposed academy system. This is the final installment in the series, today focusing on the budgeting implications of the academy structure.

According to information recently provided by FBISD administration to trustees in a presentation on the academy system, the budget for year-one implementation is expected to cost $275,000 per academy.

Get the full story at:

http://fortbendnow.com/pages/full_story?page_label=home&id=61972-Fort-Bend-ISD-Academy-Proposal-–-What-Will-It-Cost-&widget=push&article-Fort-Bend-ISD-Academy-Proposal-–-What-Will-It-Cost-%20=&instance=home_news_lead_story&open=&
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