Tyler ISD Busy as School Starts

TYLER — Schools around the area, including the Tyler school district have been busy today ushering in the first day of classes, but there’s other business to attend to as well. Following a 6:00 executive session, the school board meets this evening at 7:00 in open session — and could call a November bond election. Earlier this month, trustees looked over renovating or replacing Rice and Dixie elementary schools as well as building a new middle school in southwest Tyler. It is estimated that building the three new schools would cost around $90 million. Also, the board is poised to approve its 2010-2011 financial package. The TISD budget is on track to be supported by a total tax rate of $1.375 per $100 valuation, the same rate as this year’s.

Along with all that, TISD got a running start on the school year yesterday with ribbon cuttings for its two newest facilities: Boshears/Jones Elementary and Orr Elementary. Two other replacement elementary schools, Clarkston and Orr, had their ribbon cuttings the previous weekend. All four facilities were paid for by a previous bond issue.