G-PISD Trustees voted to call a bond election at a regular meeting on July 27, 2020.** The bond will include two, separate propositions: The first with several projects totaling $98 Million, and the second for Technology totaling $9 Million. This bond requires no increase to the total tax rate. In 2019, the total tax rate was reduced from $1.35 to $1.26. During a regular meeting on August 17th, the G-PISD Board voted to approve the 2020 total tax rate, again reduced from $1.26 to $1.21. Additional reductions in total tax rate have been projected for years to come in part due to industrial development in our area, regardless of the outcome of the school bond election.
**The G-PISD School Board first voted in favor of holding a Bond Election on Feb. 10, 2020, just a few weeks after receiving a recommendation to proceed from the community-based Facilities Steering Committee on January 20, 2020. That election was set to be held on May 2, 2020, however was postponed to the November election cycle as a result of impacts to the school district and community during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More information will be released in the coming weeks regarding all projects, and the community is invited to submit questions to the District by sending an email to bond@g-pisd.org or calling 361-777-1091 ext. 1031.
