Barbers Hill District Faces Robin Hood Funding and Growth
The district outlines $10,000 overtime pay and $50,000 for TAKS testing upgrades while noting Robin Hood funding drains $13.4 million from its 2005-06 budget. Superintendent Rotan cites rising property values and enrollment growth, with 180 new students and a projected total of 3,412. Voters will consider two bond referendums in October to fund expansions and renovations, potentially raising property taxes in 2006-07 and 2007-08.
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Wayne Rotan
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Robin Hood
Texas Supreme Court
Benny May
Barbers Hill
Texas
Houston
Pearland
Goose Creek ISD weighs budgets and bonds for 2005
Creek district superintendent Barbara Sultis says attendance talks are needed while a 2005-06 salary plan expands to include staff with over 25 years experience. The board, facing revenue declines, will finalize the budget August 29 and reviews six architect firms for a 220.5 million bond program to rebuild and revamp schools. Goose Creek ranks in the top three districts for teacher salaries and has approval for 8 million in QZAB bonds.
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Goose Creek
TEA
Architect Committee
BGK
Corgan and Pba
Kirksey
RWS
SHW
VLK
Perry orders TEA to cap nonclassroom school spending
Governor Perry directs Education Commissioner Shirley Neeley to limit districts to 35 percent of budgets for non classroom costs such as transportation and administration. The phased rule, designed amid repeated legislative inaction, also targets school lobbying and legal expenses related to the school funding suit. Districts must report spending efficiency.
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Austin
Rick Perry
Texas
Perry
Shirley Neeley
Capitol
Texas Supreme Court
Richard Kouri
Texas State Teachers Association
Linda Bridges
Texas Federation of Teachers
Bush supporters caravan tours California to back troops
A caravan supporting U S troops and sponsored by Move America Forward began a tour through California stopping at Cindy Sheehan’s hometown Vacaville and planning rallies in San Francisco Sacramento Fresno and Bakersfield before Crawford Texas The organizers aim to honor troops while countering Sheehan and her anti war vigil with confrontations noted in Sacramento and Vacaville including a heated exchange with anti war protesters and a sign reading Death is not support
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Calif
U.S
California
Cindy Sheehan
Bush
Texas
Move America Forward
Bay Area
San Francisco
Sacramento
Fresno
Bakersfield
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Johns
Sheehan
Dee Ann Heath
Iraq
Casey
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Port Arthur Central
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