Nearly 20 years ago, the residents of the Brownsville Independent School District were asked to invest $135 million to provide our children with four additional new schools and construct and upgrade wing additions and renovations at seven campuses.
There were also HVAC and fire alarm system upgrades in the bonds package and included Americans with Disability Acts improvements for our disabled children as well as reroofing projects and parking lot expansions and repairs.
Our district residents said "yes" back then and our district and its students were the winners.
The students who attended those new schools and improved campuses have graduated by now, and it's our turn to step up to the plate and provide our coming generations with improvements in at least 39 campuses that have been identified by our fellow district residents in need of structural repairs. We are not building new schools, but rather improving the ones that already exist.
Our district has 50 schools, 34,350 students, and our 5,543 full-time staff in our district that covers 90 square miles, the largest school district in the Rio Grande Valley. Over the years, past generations have taken matters into their own hands and provided their support to educate our children. It's our turn to roll up our sleeves and do our part.
No one can argue that our district boards across the last 20 years have not been fiscally responsible and provided responsible financial stewardship. In fact, our financial advisors have asserted that their performance in whittling down that debt has resulted in savings on interest cost to our district taxpayers.
That responsible performance has resulted in the early retirement of the original debt with no tax increases. It has reduced its debt ahead of schedule and it will now cost less to address financial borrowing to make the proposed district-wide improvements.
Want our district to be a showcase for our students' talent? Build them a performing arts center we can all be proud of.
The committee members recommended moving forward with another bond issue that will be voted upon this coming November 4 in two propositions. Just as our parents did 20 years ago, the members of the committee have taken matters into their own hands and stepped up to the plate to recommend these needed improvements.
It is now up to us to take control and support our next generations as those before us did to provide our children with safe, modern learning environments. Please vote "yes" on Props A and B this November. It's our turn to take control and get 'er done.
14 comments:
I am voting no to BISD corruption and mis handling of funds. I do not trust any of them. FBI please expose them all. One BISD scandal after another.
👍, Absolutely NO
Vote no
Thanks to Abbott's fascist bigoted policies every damn county, city, and ISD is asking for a bond. Our local politicians have some blame but you're fucking delusional to not see what Abbott and Texas Republicans are doing! Oh wait, you're a Trump loving cocksucker! No wonder why you criticize our local politicians yet act fucking stupid when they mention the fascist and bigoted policies in the Republican Party? Trans people are living in your head rent free bitches!
No to this smoke and mirrors agenda! Special needs children were forced to attend classes next to the sewage smell off Robindale, made to clean restrooms in the classrooms and other things they should have been sued for! Performing arts center? Seriously when their tests scores are so low? School needs to be year round and close down the schools not being used! Coaches don’t need to be paid more than principles and ALL of them need to be drug tested randomly. Once you do that then maybe
Not.
Haha holy shit, 👨🦯. Take some oxygen from your air supply. Somebody is worked up, haha 😂 (fascist) 😘🙃🤭.. Don’t blame Abbott for the BISD school board (bond) .
They pass that , your living expenses are just going to get tighter. You can thank Democrats for that
Punche pendejos want to build another arts building at $50 mill , use Hannas wtf they hardly ever use that $40 million building .How is that going give the students a better advantage academically fking morons.
Vote yes, it is for our students. This will make you as a citizen take control of this ISD. The funding will be overseen by an independent bond committee.
They're fascists and bigots too, it comes from the most chillest place I've ever been. If the shoe fits, wear it cocksuckas!
"They pass that , your living expenses are just going to get tighter. You can thank Democrats for that"
That's already been happening, have you been living under a rock? Texas is a Republican majority state, how are you liking their policies? 100's of school closures and hospitals are next on the chopping block. . .it'll start slowly with just rural hospitals and slowly creep into urban area hospitals. All we'll have left is Emergency Care clinics that charge just like hospitals but dont provide the same services. You're doctor is not going to preform any invasive medical procedure at these places but maybe they should.. . I like that idea, let's bring abortions back. It's a good birth control measure, right? Lol
Texas has a surplus of money. Why? Because Republicans do not invest the money back into the communities.
Lopez has a theater that is always empty. That can be used every day for performances.
No. Not true. Just like the City of Brownsville that has a committee and gives away money to the same people.
Today my wife and I voted NO !!
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