Wichita Falls ISD trustees set tax rate, approve technology purchases and policy updates; hear enrollment and accountability briefing

The Wichita Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a proposed tax rate and several budgeted purchases, adopted local policy updates recommended by TASB Policy Service and heard a report on enrollment and school accountability at a regularly scheduled meeting. Several public commenters spoke about teacher dress code and disciplinary practices at Hershey campus.

The board voted unanimously on a series of consent and action items that included setting the district's maintenance-and-operations and debt-service tax rates, approving software and equipment purchases and authorizing submission of a waiver to the Texas Education Agency for dual-credit instructional minutes when college and district calendars do not align.

The tax action sets the maintenance-and-operations rate at $0.6822 per $100 valuation and the debt-service rate at $0.393087, yielding a proposed combined rate of $1.075287 for the 2025-26 school year, down from 1.11 the board said. The board approved that measure 6-0.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of the consent agenda: motion to approve "as presented" approved 6-0. - Maintenance & operations tax rate: set at $0.6822 per $100 valuation; debt-service tax rate: $0.393087; total proposed rate: $1.075287 for 2025-26; approved 6-0. - Three-year bilingual grammar curriculum license (renewal): $2,000; approved 6-0. - Recording…