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Godley ISD finance director previews budget scenarios amid Texas legislative session and appraisal uncertainty
Summary
District finance staff outlined planning approaches for the 2025-26 budget, including scenarios based on possible state increases to the basic allotment or enrollment-based funding and potential local appraisal compression; the board heard preliminary estimates for teacher raises and revenue effects.
Godley ISD—inance staff on Tuesday walked trustees through preliminary budget scenarios for the 2025-26 school year, emphasizing that outcomes hinge on actions in the Texas Legislature and on county appraisal values.
Spencer, the district finance lead, told trustees that a $300 increase to the basic allotment or an equivalent enrollment-based funding approach would each yield roughly $1.3—.4 million to the district under preliminary estimates. He said that, if the state delivered such…
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