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Lewisville ISD superintendent flags ESA proposal, basic-allotment math and teacher-pay uncertainty
Summary
Superintendent Doctor Rapp briefed the Lewisville ISD board on early 89th-legislative-session developments, spotlighting a Senate-backed $1 billion education savings account proposal, differing approaches to property-tax relief and open questions about how teacher-pay increases or basic-allotment boosts would be funded.
Doctor Rapp told the Lewisville ISD Board of Trustees on Feb. 10 that both House and Senate budget proposals include similar dollar totals for education but differ on how to allocate them. She said the Senate has proposed increases to the homestead exemption and business tax cuts while both chambers included roughly $3.5 billion earmarked for property tax relief.
Rapp emphasized a Senate proposal for education savings accounts (ESAs) that committee members sent forward with a $1 billion initial allocation in 2027 and modeled escalations in later years. She summarized the Senate Education Committee’s framework: families choosing private…
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