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Superintendent: proposed House Bill 2 increases basic allotment but state funding formulas still leave gaps for Lewisville ISD
Summary
Superintendent gave a detailed briefing on school finance provisions in House Bill 2, arguing that averages obscure how specialized allotments and attendance-based funding leave Lewisville ISD covering large program costs from local revenue.
Lewisville ISD Superintendent Doctor. Rapp told the board Monday that House Bill 2 — the current school finance proposal in the Texas Legislature — would raise the basic allotment but would not, by itself, eliminate funding shortfalls the district faces.
"The House Bill 2 was released. That's the school finance bill. It increases the basic allotment by $220. The price tag for that is $3,200,000,000 for the state of Texas," Doctor. Rapp said, summarizing the proposal and warning the board that the state and House and Senate versions differ on several key points, including how Education Savings Accounts would be calculated.
Rapp urged trustees to be cautious about citing a single per-student average. She noted the Texas Education Agency's most recent published statewide per-student average of about $10,800, and contrasted that with Lewisville ISD’s locally calculated average funding-per-student…
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