“I’m proud to say that there have been completely no applications that had been minimize that have an effect on our youngsters and our employees,” Chisum ISD Superintendent Tommy Chalaire instructed trustees.

Trustees additionally thought of and accredited an ordinance to set the fiscal yr’s property tax fee as $1.1128 per $100 valuation, with $.9328 to be assessed for upkeep and operations and $.18 for the cost of principal and insurance coverage curiosity on money owed.

“This fee will elevate extra taxes for upkeep and operations than final yr’s tax fee,” stated board President Travis Ball highlighting a tax-rate lower of three.06 p.c.

Trustees additionally thought of and prioritized initiatives and purchases from the dedicated fund stability, or cash put aside for district enchancment.

Chalaire famous that initiatives for the dedicated fund weren’t set in stone and might be up to date or modified at any time.

A number of the initiatives already on the checklist embrace elevated parking.

“This discipline proper right here wants to show right into a car parking zone. This discipline proper right here wants to show right into a car parking zone,” Chalaire stated, gesturing to grassy areas in-between the district’s administration constructing and elementary college. “It was additionally introduced up at one among our conferences that we do want a bigger press field, so we’ll be together with that in our dedicated fund stability initiatives.”

With soccer season underway, Trustee Matt Patterson introduced up extra parking for the district’s soccer stadium.

“Simply meals for thought, parking on the house aspect of the soccer discipline,” he stated.

Trustees additionally gave Chalaire the authority to acquire native bids for including a vestibule to the Chisum Excessive College entrance entrance.

“That is for including (structure) at the highschool in order that while you stroll in these first set of double doorways, you’re not simply inside the highschool with our scholar inhabitants and employees inhabitants,” Chalaire instructed trustees.

Trustees additionally thought of and accredited a number of funds amendments earlier than adjourning, together with transfering $61,356.96 again into the dedicated fund stability that was not used for ballfield upgrades.