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Lewisville ISD superintendent briefs board on several pending state education bills, highlights funding uncertainty
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Rapp reviewed multiple bills before the Texas Legislature — including virtual education authorization, changes to accountability tests and competing school funding proposals — and warned the board the district faces fiscal uncertainty if funding bills do not pass.
Dr. Rapp, Lewisville ISD superintendent, told the board the Legislature is considering several bills that could change how the district delivers instruction and how it is funded.
She said Senate Bill 569 “authorizes public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to deliver instruction through hybrid and virtual courses and operate full-time virtual and full-time hybrid campuses.” She added the bill requires the commissioner of education to adopt implementing rules, and the district is preparing to meet once the rules are clear.
Rapp also described two competing…
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