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Bryan ISD trustees hear budget preview and impacts from recent state school finance changes
Summary
District leaders warned trustees that legislative changes and flat basic allotments mean limited funds for raises and rising costs; administration outlined a deficit budget posture and identified transportation and safety as underfunded mandates.
Bryan Independent School District trustees received a budget-development briefing Tuesday that framed the district’s 2025 budget work against evolving state legislation and persistent underfunding.
Kevin Besaw, the outgoing assistant superintendent for business services, summarized the district’s financial context and described how state funding formulas and property values interact. Besaw said the district has been operating with tight margins and recently adopted a deficit budget; he warned trustees that, without legislation that accounts for inflation, the district faces constrained…
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