Annual Budget

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FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Annual Balanced Budget
• Added to Fund Balance - 9.0M
• Change in tax rate for 2013-14 1.04
  Maintenance Operation 0.45 Interest and
  Sinking (up .05)
• FAST Rating
• ISD Met Standard
• 2 schools earned Texas Honors Circle Award

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FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Increased enrollment through innovative
  programs, open enroll and communication
• Savings in energy reductions of 1.5M
• Sound stewards with flat funding
• Pursuit of grants and community
  partnerships to fund programs
• Doing more with less such as BYOD we
  build infrastructure, let students bring
  devices

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ANNEXATION PROCESS

• Pursuit of Detachment and Annexation
• Align north boundary with City of
  DeSoto
• Dallas ISD and Duncanville ISD areas

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ANNEXATION PROCESS

• Two defined sections would unify all City
  of DeSoto under the DeSoto ISD
• Increase in students
• Dallas ISD 25 Dville ISD 275
• Students finishing at existing school
• Not just our decision
• We will work with both ISDs to assure
  students needs are the top priority

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ANNEXATION PROCESS

• Increase in tax revenue
• Dallas ISD 7M Dville ISD 2M
• Current over 65 frozen tax levys (or those
  filed by the appraisal district deadline) will
  remain frozen
• Homeowners who have filed over 65 will pay
  the same frozen amount at the new ISD
• Over 65 frozen - What you paid last year is
  what you will always pay, unless it goes down

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ANNEXATION PROCESS

• Balance of homeowners and industrial
• We are majority homeowner tax base
• We are growing enrollment up 450
  students from last year
• Need to add industrial/business tax base
• Goal to reduce taxes for all DeSoto ISD
• Balance provides financial security should
  one tax base decrease

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DeSoto ISD is Growing
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ANNEXATION PROCESS

• What would DeSoto ISD do with 7-9M?
• Enhance highly-qualified teachers
• Reduce class sizes
• Technology infrastructure upgrades
• Expand fine arts programs
• Grow innovative programs/opportunities
• Facility upgrades for aging buildings for
  safe and secure learning environments
• Expand energy efficiencies

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ANNEXATION PROCESS

• Facility concerns, efficiency due to aging
• East MS 1962
• Ruby Young ES 1964
• Northside ES 1970
• DeSoto High School (main) 1976
• Amber Terrace ES 1978
• The Meadows, Cockrell Hill, Moates
  elementary schools, West MS 1980s
• Freshman Campus 1997
• Woodridge, McCowan 2000s

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ANNEXATION PROCESS

• Two ways this can take place
• Resident Detachment and Annexation TEC Ch.
  13.051
• Petition by registered voters in section
• Majority registered voters approve
• ISD Boards file resolutions
• Wealth Equalization - TEC Ch. 41
• Ch. 41 (Dallas ISD) detaches section
• Ch. 42 (DeSoto ISD) annexes section

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ANNEXATION PROCESS

• Steps in the Process
• Notify residents, businesses and ISDs
• Homeowners Association Mtgs.
• Informational Meetings
• March 4 March 20 630 p.m. at DHS
• March/April ISD Meetings
• April Resident petition formulated
• Next steps would depend on petition
  development

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ANNEXATION PROCESS

• Whats in it for me?
• How are we addressing the concerns of
  homeowners in the area?
• How does aligning the city and the ISD
  benefit the community as a whole?
• How is the ISD improving the quality of
  education for the students?

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