Follow updates on school closures and Hurricane Ike-
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***FBISD schools will be closed Tuesday & Weds due to the Hurricane damage.
Important Dates Coming Up!
Sept. 22 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
Sept. 26 - Holiday - County Fair Day
Oct. 2 - Parent Conferences - Elementary Early Dismissal
Oct. 6 - Band Night
Oct. 13 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
Oct. 24 - FBISD Community Conference
Oct. 27 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
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)