Frisco ISD Budget Problems Could Have Huge Impact On District
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FRISCO (CBSDFW.COM) – Budget problems for Frisco ISD could affect more than the new schools yet to open.
The school board announced in order to save money they will vote on delaying the opening of four new schools for a year, along with freezing teacher pay. That vote will happen on Monday.
The move would save FISD 18 million dollars. But saving money will come with a cost. Other schools in the fast growing district will exceed their optimal capacity, some by as much as a 100 students.
The Collin County suburb wanted to keep school sizes small, but some parents and residents like Tony Nate rejected the tax increase.
"The fundamental problem is a small school policy, small school policy is what is going to cause the schools system to keep on coming back to the taxpayers and asking for more and more money," says Nate.
The school board is waiting until Monday to decide about letting the buildings sit unused for a year and freezing teacher pay, something parents are uneasy about.
"Teachers have to be compensated, because they are key employees, like salesmen in a car lot," says Suresh Kumar, a Frisco parent.
The school district could also implement a hiring freeze, which would be painful for a faculty that already has the second highest student teacher ratios in the state.
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