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Del Valle ISD staff outline tax-rate calculation timetable and plan to buy attendance credits if recapture occurs
Summary
District staff provided information on truth-in-taxation deadlines, a proposed delegation to calculate tax rates and an early-notice recapture (Robin Hood) alert from TEA; administration recommended purchasing attendance credits (option 3) if recapture applies and will return to the board Aug. 19 for action.
District business staff told the board on Aug. 5 that Del Valle ISD received certified property values and must follow Texas truth-in-taxation deadlines this fall while the district prepares contingencies for a possible recapture (state “Robin Hood”) notification.
Dina Edgar, the district’s finance officer, said the district received certified values from the appraisal district and has submitted the local property value survey to the Texas Education Agency. She said the administration will ask the board on Aug. 19 to designate a tax-rate calculation official (deputy superintendent or similar) to compute the no‑new‑revenue and voter‑approval tax rates and complete required postings and hearings. Edgar told trustees the district paid an outside vendor about $10,000 last year to perform the calculation and plans to do it in‑house this year.
Edgar also described a preliminary notice from TEA indicating Del Valle ISD may have excess local revenue for the coming year. She explained the five statutorily permitted options to reduce excess revenue and said administration recommends option 3—the purchase of attendance credits—because it allows the district to net state aid against a recapture amount and is the most commonly used option among recapture districts. She said the district must select a method and complete the online designation by Sept. 1.
Board members asked where to find more detail on the other options and requested a one‑page overview. Trustee Franco asked that staff circulate supporting materials before the Aug. 19 action item so trustees can review the choices.
Why it matters: A successful recapture designation—if needed—will affect how the district allocates local tax revenue and whether funds must be remitted to the state. Choosing to purchase attendance credits is an option that reduces the district’s recapture payment by netting state aid.
What’s next: Administration will bring a resolution/designation and recommended authority for board action on Aug. 19, and the district will complete the required online designation by Sept. 1 if necessary.
Speakers cited in this article are Dina Edgar (finance officer), Trustee Lodesma Woody and Trustee Franco.
