Texas / School Districts / GEORGETOWN ISD
Trustee Stephanie Blank announced her resignation effective Jan. 12, 2026. The board voted to accept her resignation and then appointed Laurie Kinslow to serve in Board Place No. 4 until the May 2, 2026 trustee election; the motions passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Texas / School Districts / GEORGETOWN ISD
District staff described a package of differentiated supports for five "high priority" elementary campuses — added assistant principals, interventionists, coaches and literacy resources — funded from the general fund and estimated at more than $1 million annually across the group. Trustees asked for outcome data and a timeline for staffing changes.
Texas / School Districts / GEORGETOWN ISD
District staff described early talks with a vendor about placing multi‑carrier cell antennas on district property. Terms discussed include long‑term leases (50 years), monthly rents (about $1,200 per site with 1.5% annual escalators) or the option of a lump‑sum payment (roughly $1,000,000 per site). Feasibility work will identify 3–5 candidate sites.
Texas / School Districts / GEORGETOWN ISD
Superintendent proposed performance‑pay stipends for campus leaders tied to accountability ratings; trustees asked whether example amounts (up to $50,000 per campus leader in staff materials) would recruit or retain talent and warned about unintended incentive effects. Staff will model scenarios and timelines for board consideration.
Texas / School Districts / GEORGETOWN ISD
At the first of five budget workshops, district finance staff reviewed enrollment trends, historical funding per student, payroll as the dominant expense, and options for local tax increases (golden/copper pennies). Staff said Georgetown remains at a relatively low M&O rate and that each "copper penny" is worth roughly $900,000 to the district; trustees asked for modeled compensation scenarios.
Texas / School Districts / GEORGETOWN ISD
District leaders outlined targeted additions — assistant principals, interventionists, instructional coaches and Literacy First staff — for five high‑priority schools, estimated at more than $1 million. Trustees pressed for outcome measures and questioned incentive design and recruitment effectiveness.
Texas / School Districts / GEORGETOWN ISD
Staff presented three school‑calendar options (DPC favored Option A) after a community survey; trustees discussed UIL grading‑period timing, potential elementary half‑day pilots, and detailed rezoning scenarios tied to opening two new schools and localized community feedback.
Texas / School Districts / GEORGETOWN ISD
Budget workshop #1 showed the district used a demographer projection of 14,131 and an ADA assumption of 13,141, reported current enrollment slightly lower than projection, and presented long‑term funding context including basic‑allotment trends, ESSER phase‑out, copper‑pennies mechanics and recapture implications for local tax policy.
Texas / School Districts / GEORGETOWN ISD
District staff described vendor talks to place multi‑network cell antennas on GISD properties, estimating 4–10 viable sites over several years; preliminary terms include 50‑year leases, ~$1,200/month per tower with 1.5% annual increases, and a negotiable upfront lump‑sum option of about $1 million per site.
Texas / School Districts / GEORGETOWN ISD
Pearl Elementary presenters described instructional strategies, tiered interventions and a three-bucket turnaround plan; Miss McWilliams summarized federal grant allocations (Title I/II/III/IV, IDEA-B and Perkins) that support interventions and staffing across campuses.