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Board Notes
A Summary of the
August 12, 2008, Tyler ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
Board Authorizes
and Calls Bond Election
The Board of
Trustees of the Tyler Independent School District
unanimously approved calling a School Bond Election November
4, 2008, and authorizing related agreements.
The list of
projects for this proposed School Bond Election total
$124,877,000 and includes the replacement of the following
campuses:
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Clarkston
Elementary School
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Griffin
Elementary School
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Jones
Elementary School
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Orr
Elementary School
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St. Louis
School
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Andy Woods
Elementary School
Board Approves
Budget Adoption Meeting Date
The Board of
Trustees approved August 26, 2008 as the meeting date for
the purpose of adopting the budget and the proposed tax
rate. The Board of Trustees also approved that the “proposed
tax rate” of $1.21 be used in the publication “Notice of
Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate.”
This proposed tax rate will equate to a half-cent decrease
from the current tax rate of $1.215. This decrease will
result in a $375,000 reduction of the Maintenance and
Operations (M&O) budget.
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