Tuesday, February 7, 2012

FWISD favors House bill for school funding - Dallas Business Journal:

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House Bill 3646, if passed, will allocate $22 million to Fort Wortn ISD, with the school districr required to spend about half of the fundingb on salary hikesfor teachers, counselors, nurses, librarians and speecu therapists. The remaining $11 milliobn will pay down the district’s the school district said in a pressreleasw Tuesday. While FWISD is not fully satisfied with the contents ofthe bill, school district leaders contenxd it is far better than the Senate’s version of the The school district says the ’s substitutre bill will reduce the amoung of money spent on Fort Worth ISD by $9 millionn and cuts the amount available for pay increases.
“Thes days and the hours of the 81st are tickingbaway – and the issue of school finance still hangs in the said Superintendent Melody Johnson on Tuesday. As lawmakerds contend with various bills to determine school funding initiatives, they are up against a June 1 which is the last day of the 81st regulatr session.

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