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Wichita Falls ISD reports small enrollment dip; board hears updates on school‑related bills
Summary
Board vice president reported a recent enrollment decline and reviewed several pending Texas education bills — including House Bill 3 (education savings accounts), Senate Bill 1925 (truancy changes) and House Bill 6 (discipline) — and discussed potential local effects; superintendent clarified some details about funding reimbursement.
The Wichita Falls ISD vice president reported a modest but sustained decline in enrollment in recent weeks and briefed the board on several Texas legislative measures the district is tracking.
The vice president said the district lost roughly 51 students in the two most recent weeks of reporting and noted that “approximately every 10 kids you lose, that’s 1 FTE,” a shorthand the district uses to estimate staffing and funding impacts. The district’s average daily attendance (ADA) was reported as approximately 93 percent at the time of the update.
On legislative matters, the vice president summarized…
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