Carrizo Springs Consolidated Independent School

Carrizo Springs
Consolidated Independent
School District
Bond Election
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
November 2015 Bond Proposal
• On August 10th, the Carrizo Springs
CISD Board of Trustees unanimously
called for a $30,000,000 bond
election for November 3, 2015
Bond Proposal - Projects
• Renovate current junior high school to new CSI
• To accommodate CSI students
• To provide facilities that meet TEA standards
• Build a new cafeteria and kitchen for CSE students
• To meet the space needs of the current enrollment
• To create room for future growth
• Add a wing to the new junior high school
• To accommodate 6th grade
• Purchase new buses
• To replace older buses and modernize the fleet
• Upgrade technology and relocate maintenance and
transportation department (Voc. Ag. Bldg.)
New CSI Proposed Projects
Projected completion August 2016
Conceptual
Sketch only –
not an
approved
design
CSE Proposed Projects
Projected completion 2016-17
Conceptual Sketch only –
not an approved design
New Jr. High Proposed Projects
Projected completion August 2016
Conceptual Sketch only –
not an approved design
Maint. and Trans . Proposed Projects
Projected completion 2016-17
Conceptual Sketch only –
not an approved design
Tax Rate
Your current school taxes involve two figures:
Maintenance &
Operations (M&O)
Daily operations of
the district: payroll,
textbooks,
electricity, fuel,
supplies, etc.
$1.06
Interest & Sinking
(I&S)
Used for debt
repayment. Bond
elections only affect
I&S rate.
$0.0533
Carrizo Springs CISD’s Current Total Tax Rate: $1.1133
Operations Money vs. Bond Money
Operations Money
Remains in
CSCISD
Remains in
CSCISD
Bond Money
100%
22.85%
Returned to
Austin
77.15%
Returned to
Austin
0%
CSCISD Tax Rate History
$2.00
$1.80
$1.60
$1.40
$1.20
$1.00
$1.54
04-05 05-06 06-07
07-08
$1.1133*
08-09 09-10 10-11
11-12
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16*
$0.80
$0.60
$0.40
$0.20
$0.00
*Proposed for 2015-16
Tax Information
• If approved, the bond is expected to cost a $60,000 home
approximately $1.33 a month, or $15.93 a year.
• By comparison, the 2011 bond for the new high school was
expected to cost a $60,000 home approximately $13.13 a
month.
Homeowners Age 65 and Over
• Under Texas law, if a person applied for and receives the Age
65 Freeze, your school taxes are frozen and cannot be
increased above the amount paid in the first year after the
person turned 65 – regardless of changes in tax rate or
property value – unless there are significant improvements or
additions made to the home that increase its value.
What happens if the bond does not pass?
• CSI students will stay at the present campus.
• Portables will continue being used to offset lack of
instructional space in the regular building.
What happens if the bond does not pass?
• The existing junior high
building will remain as is.
• Possibility of plumbing
and cast iron lines not
being repaired for the
upcoming year.
What happens if the bond does not pass?
• CSE stays as is.
• Lunch will continue to start at 10:45 to accommodate all
750 students.
Voting Information
Early Voting
Monday, October 19, 2015 through Friday, October 23, 2015
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, October 24, 2015
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday October 26, 2015 through Friday, October 30, 2015
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Regular Voting
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.