Trustees unanimously sign resolution in support of adequate funding for public schools

During its regular monthly meeting on Monday night, Oct. 23, the Bullard ISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to adopt a resolution to encourage the Texas Legislature to provide adequate funding to Texas public schools.

In the resolution, trustees encourage the following priorities: 

1. We believe the Texas Legislature must take prompt action to ensure the full funding of public schools by increasing the basic allotment and establishing a mechanism for automatic, inflation-adjusted increases to the basic allotment every biennium.
2. We urge that discussions regarding public education funding remain separate from deliberations to consider education savings accounts or any other mechanisms aimed at diverting public funds away from public schools. Each matter should be considered independently based on its own merits.
3. We believe the Legislature should oppose the diversion of any public funds to pay for or subsidize private schools via any manner, including educational savings accounts (ESAs), vouchers, taxpayer savings credits, etc. which will further diminish the already inadequately funded public schools.
4. We urge the Texas Legislature to uphold and respect the duties granted to local Board of Trustees as enumerated in Section 11 of the Education Code that provide that a school district is governed by a board of trustees who, as a body corporate, shall:
   • (1) oversee the management of the district; and
   • (2) ensure that the superintendent implements and monitors plans, procedures, programs, and systems to achieve appropriate, clearly defined, and desired results in the major areas of district operations.

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