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Superintendent Branham (referenced in the record as \"Miss Brandon/Missus Brandon/Branham\" in different places) and Doctor Leeper outlined priorities staff will emphasize this year: increasing teacher certification in core subjects, supporting teacher incentive allotment campuses, expanding National Board certification participation, strengthening ESL and dual-language instructional models, and ensuring teachers have high-quality instructional materials. \"We're helping to grow and support every single part of the campus and understanding what those instructional priorities are,\" Doctor Leeper said.

Administrators described Getting Better Faster — a cycle of classroom observation, targeted feedback and actionable next steps — as a central classroom-level strategy. In explaining classroom observations and coaching, instructional leaders said the goal is for specific, short-cycle feedback that teachers can implement quickly. \"When we walk those classrooms as a team, we can then go back and sit down and that's where you hear the observation feedback,\" an instructional leader said, describing how a targeted feedback loop is used to accelerate teacher effectiveness and student learning.

Staff also discussed assessment changes. Superintendent Branham told the board that the Texas Education Agency has released a new accountability framework scheduled for 2028 and that House Bill 8, signed the day before the meeting, changes the statewide assessment instrument. \"There is really no clarity yet around what that's going to look like,\" Branham said, and she recommended caution about changing DIP targets now while the state assessment and accountability rules remain in flux. Staff noted the state's new approach may include beginning-, middle- and end-of-year assessments and faster turnaround to teachers.

Trustees asked about measurement, testing burden and how district interim assessments (for example, MAP) would interact with the state's new instrument. Administrators said they were evaluating tradeoffs to avoid overtesting students while preserving useful growth measures. \"It may be that we will have to adjust our strategy with MAP because that would be a whole lot of testing and a lot of instructional time for our students,\" staff said.

The DIP itself was presented as a draft for board review; trustees were not asked to approve it on Sept. 18 and were told the board would take action at the first October meeting. Administrators said DIP and campus improvement plans are monitored quarterly and include metrics, regular public updates and campus-level targets that align to the district's strategic priorities.

The District Improvement Plan presentation included references to stakeholder input, district planning committee meetings and planned follow-up materials. Staff emphasized that the DIP is a working document and that implementation decisions will be guided by data, resource availability and board-approved priorities.

The board received the information and asked follow-up questions; staff will return with the DIP for formal board action in October.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Richardson ISD - Regular Board Meetings","oneSentenceSummary","Administrators walked trustees through the district improvement plan (DIP), instructional priorities (including Getting Better Faster) and House Bill 3 goals. They also discussed implications of recent legislation (House Bill 8) that will change the statewide assessment and turnaround timing.","taxTitle","RICHARDSON ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",14326,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6462981,"Richardson ISD board approves 24 class-size waivers as district details overflow process",613,3150000,3763000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5786804-dcbfa04baa30905d303d731bec4f7de4&start=3150&end=3763","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5786804-dcbfa04baa30905d303d731bec4f7de4/thumbnail_3150000.jpg","/articles/6462981/Texas/Richardson-ISD-board-approves-24-class-size-waivers-as-district-details-overflow-process","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6462981-1da99b5e7dcf947d3f62d67e66b879dd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770843191&Signature=aNoFhW-nb2DsmMCwfVCfW9bcsa8HCOjz7FB2hRvzKjPP7RicxvuDems7n4CsIMh~W7cxOivMyYFcFK89N~qLKZEA4QSY8lkZZD7bK2dryf3Q1pI2fh4PUtfwSdNNjhVMxGKDaQKZU-sgXDs6u5AtZUQqZfS82NXNHvMomGb3FozERQDjUjY359THniR0EAOZW~mpc1t4tx18T35bV4dNZtFXKFoifltnFWbIOGmN8g~dblLIYETAIcPrNnjNWbFwdZSzmEe3yCkC7Pl~dYl9zJoER21TbnUtmWi0I3KZ1sTvwLfY0hFizQJpt15lpoTrh4SD5OriDRuRda2kOKsLzQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Richardson ISD Board of Trustees on Sept. 18 approved 24 class-size waivers for classrooms that exceed the state-mandated 22-to-1 cap, voting 7-0 on the consent motion.

Doctor Givens (presented as \"Doctor. Givens\" in the record), who led the item, told trustees the waivers are an annual requirement under Texas law and reflected current enrollment patterns. \"Right now, we have 24 classrooms that are over the 22 to 1, mandated cap for our classrooms,\" she said, adding that last year the district requested 43 waivers.

Givens and other administrators described the district's overflow process — a set of steps the district uses when a student's home campus cannot accommodate them at enrollment. She said enrollment counted on Sept. 10 was 36,448 students, and the district manages overflow by sending students to the nearest campus with capacity and by balancing allocations, staffing and classroom space.

Trustees pressed for details about how many students a given campus receives and whether moving one student into an over-cap classroom means reshuffling other students. Doctor Givens answered that receiving campuses such as RISD Academy and Bucher (transcript: Bucare/Bucherer) have room and that receiving students usually do not cause other students to be moved. \"They would stay in their classrooms. It's strictly a matter of if there's room where they can go,\" she said.

Board members also heard that principals coordinate with teachers before a waiver is requested and that principals will notify parents of affected classrooms after the board approves the waivers. \"When this waiver is approved, we are required to send home information to all the parents of those campuses in those classrooms letting them know that this is happening,\" Givens said.

Trustees asked for clarification on the waiver report: a single count shown for a campus and grade indicates the number of sections with one or more students above the cap, not the number of extra sections being added. For example, a \"1\" under first grade does not mean a new classroom was added; it means one class has one student above the cap.

The motion to approve the waivers passed unanimously. Administrators said the district reviews overflow weekly, looks to open additional sections when space and staffing permit, and uses the waiver process when no other option exists. Principals and assistant superintendents evaluate each case with an intent to minimize disruption to students and to maintain available seats for new enrollments.

Board members voted on the waiver action as part of the consent agenda; later roll-call recorded the vote on the separate waiver motion as 7-0.","The board approved 24 classroom waivers for sections above the 22:1 cap and heard district staff describe the overflow process, current enrollment and notifications to families. Trustees voted 7-0 to approve the waivers.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6462986,"Richardson ISD board adopts 2025-26 tax rate; officials say state calculation makes it appear higher",1749,1441000,3190000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5786804-dcbfa04baa30905d303d731bec4f7de4&start=1441&end=3190","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5786804-dcbfa04baa30905d303d731bec4f7de4/thumbnail_1441000.jpg","/articles/6462986/Texas/Richardson-ISD-board-adopts-2025-26-tax-rate-officials-say-state-calculation-makes-it-appear-higher","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6462986-199073d1d4500fc49a7ed77c858cf546/orig.mp4?Expires=1770843191&Signature=Rm4oBp5oh2frT-yc~8MJuDqn-OXp0apg2YcEa-UXmtAIAX9e7mm1p5sx0x8mym8e7qt3TDLGn8wtFChcItMAySQz9IIa0Ubo-GJ-eUo4HwFw2w366FEoOOtwpoJFwiAy2ozOdnu8sG0tOjElEQYAeiYfB0DYymoRWzAgsZ~sl715iuI4bz0LJvTCmG0C8or7ADsquFCH5Rw7sNi-WqcMrv3RjnLq0qzckW8fK5Y5yU4e74-nmN96QO7-mgP-~OCYhHcqq3MzjpHsOfuP7yAQsG9UkMuZCRq2HKXNQz3xWpPNwAJNa2XcJDslA3dHv5zK8DOAy-uNMp5FkXhNjbfDVA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Richardson ISD Board of Trustees on Sept. 18 adopted a 2025-26 property tax rate of $1.1052 per $100 of assessed value, voting 7-0 to set an interest-and-sinking (I&S) rate of $0.35 and a maintenance-and-operations (M&O) rate of $0.7552.

The vote followed a public hearing on the proposed budget and tax rate and a presentation from David Pate, RISD assistant superintendent of finance and support services, who explained the district's tax components and the state-mandated calculations trustees must use. \"That is the motion language, for tonight to adopt the tax rate, and it is confusing language,\" Pate said, noting the required comparison to the no-new-revenue tax rate under Texas law.

The no-new-revenue comparison drove public concern. Ewan Blackman, a member of the public who addressed the board during the hearing, said the motion language made it look like taxes were increasing for many homeowners: \"The tax rate will be effectively raised by 9.09% and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by an approximate $92,\" Blackman said, adding that homeowners are seeing higher bills because of soaring property values set by the Dallas Central Appraisal District.

Pate told trustees the proposed total tax rate equals last year's dollar amount but the statutory calculation compares the proposed rate to a theoretical prior-year levy. \"The tax rate that the board is adopting is the same tax rate as last year's tax rate,\" Pate said. He noted that individual taxpayers' bills can still rise or fall depending on changes in assessed values by the Dallas Central Appraisal District.

Pate's presentation included districtwide figures: nearly 66,000 parcels are taxed in RISD, about 80% of those residential, and the district's taxable value calculations were affected by recent state constitutional amendment assumptions included in the certified values. He also reviewed district budget changes tied to recent state school finance legislation.

Trustees polled in a roll-call vote — Trustee Regina Harris, Trustee McGowan, Board Secretary Renteria, Trustee Eager, Trustee Toomey, Trustee Pacheco and Board President Chris Poteet — all voted yes. The board's adoption of the rate triggers the next phase of the district's budget work for 2026-27, Pate said.

The board is required by state law to include specific wording in the motion comparing the proposed rate to the no-new-revenue rate; Pate cited Texas Tax Code section 26.05 and noted the wording causes confusion for taxpayers. The board will proceed with the district's budget development and will present follow-up budget documents as required.

Votes at a glance: \"I move that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of a dollar $10.52, which is effectively a 9.09¢ increase in the tax rate\" was the motion language used for the required statutory comparison; the board adopted the tax rate by a 7-0 roll-call vote.

The board closed the public hearing and moved on to other agenda items. The district emphasized that the formal tax rate adoption adheres to state requirements and that final tax bills for individual homeowners will depend on each property's assessed value and any applicable exemptions.

The board will continue budget work for the 2026-27 fiscal year and staff said they will begin that process immediately.","After a public hearing and a presentation from district finance staff, the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees adopted a $1.1052 per $100 valuation tax rate for 2025-26. District officials said the apparent increase in the rate results from a state comparison to a theoretical \"no new revenue\" rate required by law.","actionData","errors"]

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