Staffing Report 2019-2020 February 25, 2019 Strategic Goal II •Northwest ISD will recruit, value and retain and exceptional staff to create a rewarding learning environment. Considerations

• Student enrollment projections: 1,200+ • Opening of Lance Thompson Elementary School in August 2019 • Proposed attendance boundary changes • Class size ratios • Alignment to approved campus staffing formulas • Priority needs identified at the district level • Contingency teaching positions Elementary Staffing

• 32 classroom teachers • 1 Pre-K teacher/1 aide • 1 Bilingual teacher • 1 GATES teacher • 1 PE, Art & Music teacher • 3 Intervention Specialists • 2 Campus Office Assistants • 2 Regular Education Assistants Secondary Staffing

• 31 classroom teachers • Principal Steele Accelerated High School • 1 Assistant Principal/1 Secretary • 5 Student Service Facilitators Special Education Staffing

• 1 PPCD teacher/2 Aides • 2 Resource teachers/2 Aides • 1 PACEE teacher/3 Aides • 1 Diagnostician • 1 Speech Pathologist District Priority Needs

• Executive Director of Elementary Education • Executive Director of Financial Services • Accountant Budget Impact

Campus Growth Positions $7,493,820 Reductions Through Attrition ($1,589,112.72) District Priority/Programming $423,160 Needs Contingency Teaching Positions $630,000

Total Budget Impact $6,957,867.28 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

• 86th Legislative Session convened January 8 • Biennial revenue estimate of $120 billion, an increase of 8.1% • Joint focus on school finance and property tax reform (Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Patrick, and Speaker Bonnen) • House and Senate released preliminary budgets • House - $7 billion more for public education • Senate - $3.7 billion more for public education • SB 2 / HB 2 Filed – 2.5% Revenue Tax Cap LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

• Gov. Abbott Declared Emergency Items: • School Finance Reform • Property Tax Relief • Teacher Pay Raises • School Safety • Disaster Response • Mental Health (Sen. Nelson) • Allows lawmakers to vote on bills sooner LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: TOPICS TO FOLLOW

• Property Tax Relief • School Finance • Teacher Compensation • School Safety • Pre-K • TRS – Insurance and Pension www.nisdtx.org/legislative NISD STATE LEGISLATORS

Texas Senate House of Representatives • Pat Fallon District 30 • District 98 • Kelly Hancock District 9 • Charlie Geren District 99 District 12 • Jane Nelson • Phil King District 61

• Matt Krause District 93

• District 63 FOR MORE INFORMATION - www.nisdtx.org/legislative

Contact Your Legislators Sen. Fallon Sen. Nelson

Sen. Hancock Rep. King Rep. Parker

Rep. Rep. Geren Krause Rep. Capriglione TEXAS PTA RALLY DAY February 25, 2019

Contact Bonnie Moore Advocacy Chair, NISD Council of PTAs [email protected] BILLS TO FOLLOW

• SB 2 (Bettencourt) – Personal property taxes • SB 3 (Nelson) – Teacher salaries • HB 462 (Geren) – 50% rule for public education • HB 736 (Landgraf) – Accountability & STAAR • SB 280 (Bettencourt) – School board requirements • SB 213 (Seliger) – Individual Graduation Committees Questions?