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DallasIndependentSchoolDistrict2015$1.6BillionBondInitiativeFactSheet
EarlyVotingBeganOnMonday,October19
ElectionDayisTuesday,Nov.3,2015
http://www.dallascountyvotes.org/wpcontent/uploads/EVLocations.pdf
TheDallasIndependentSchoolDistrictBoardofTrusteesapprovedaresolutioncallingfora$1.6billionbond
election.Informationcanbefoundatwww.dallasisd.org.Note:allbondprojects,projectamounts,and
programallocationsareestimates,andcouldchangeinthefuture.
AREASOFCONSIDERATION:
1. Aretherespecificplansbyprojectforhow$1.6billionbondmoneywillbespentthatwasapprovedby NO
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anofficialvoteoftheDallasISDBoardofTrustees?
WasabondelectionapprovedbyavoteoftheDallasISDBoardofTrustees?

YES

DidtheFutureFacilitiesTaskForcevoteonaplantobeapprovedbyDISDBoard?
ArethereminutesoftheFutureFacilitiesTaskForcemeetings?
DidtheDISDBoardapprovealistofpriorityschoolstoreceivethefirst,secondandthirdset(tranche)
ofbondmoneys(March2016,2018&2020)tomakeschoolimprovements&buildnewones?
Didthelistofschoolsproposedtoreceive2015bondmoneycontinuetochangeontheDISDwebsite
aftertheBoardofTrusteesvoteauthorizingthebondelection?
Isthedistrictlegallyboundtouse$1.6billionbondproposalmoneyaspublishedontheDISDwebsite?
DoestheDISDBoardofTrusteesdeterminethelistofpriorityschoolswhichreceivethemoneyforthe
firstprojectsifthevotersapprovethebond?
DotheDISDstaffandadministrationdeterminethelistofthepriorityschoolswhichreceivethemoney
forthefirstprojectsifthevotersapprovethebond?
CanparentslobbytheDISDTrusteesandadministrationtohavetheirschoolchosenasapriority
schooltogettheirschoolfundedintheearlystages?
Werecurrentattendancerecordsusedandboundariesmodifiedtoequalizecapacityutilizationatas
manyschoolsaspossiblebeforedecisionsweremadetoexpandorbuildnewschools?
Domanyotherindependentschooldistrictcapitalimprovementplansprovideaspecificlistofpriority
schoolswhichwillreceivethebondmoneyfirst?
Iftheeconomydeclines,couldthedistrictdefersellingthebonds?
Willtherebeanimmediatetaxratechangeonpropertyowners?
Willthebondincreasepropertytaxes,ifyouareover65yearsoldandownyourownhome?
Willthe2015bondimmediatelyaffecttaxesforlandlordsandrenters?
IsitpossiblethattheDISDBoardofTrusteeswillraisethetaxrateinthefuture?
Willthe2015bondreimburseDISDforfacilitiesalreadybuiltfor$40.2millionfortheBridgePlan
Projects?(Page7ofProposedCapitalPlanwithestimatedcosts)

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Ifthevotersdonotapprovethecurrent2015bondprogram,isitpossibleforanotherbond
programwithmorepublic,teacherandprincipalparticipationbepresentedtothepublic?

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Thefollowingquestionsfocusonequaltreatmentofallstudents
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WillschoolswiththegreatestneedasidentifiedbytheParsonsreportgetthefirstimprovements?
AreschoolswithgoodconditionFacilityConditionIndex(FCI)ratingsamongthosebeingproposed
forreplacementinspiteoftheirFCIratingsbeingbetterthanover130otherschools?(SeeRosemont,
StoneandHotchkiss)
WilltheproposedPreK8schoolsinthebondserveadisproportionatelymoreaffluentsegmentofthe
DISDstudentpopulation?
WillDISDchoiceschoolsservethemoreunderperformingsegmentsoftheDISDstudentpopulation

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sincethegoalistoimproveachievement?
Werepopulationgrowthstudiesusedtoidentifyfuturestudentgrowth?
DoesDistrict6havethelargestconcentrationofcharterschoolsyetgetlessbondmoneytoimprove

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theirschoolbuildings?
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BecausetheParsonsReportindicatesthattheneedsforrepairsandrenovationsaresogreatthroughout YES
thedistrict,couldanewbondproposalbepresentedtothevoterswithonlyrepairsbeingmade
throughoutthedistrictinthefuture?
SuperintendentMikeMilesfocusedoncreatingmorechoiceschoolsasopposedtocreatingmore
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qualityneighborhoodschoolsthroughoutthedistrict.IstheDISDbonddesignedtopromotehis20/20
plantopromotechoiceschools?

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Around40%oftheproposedbondfundsarededicatedtoclassroomexpansionandnewschools,butis
thedistrictstudentpopulationgrowing?

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Isitcustomaryforschooldistrictstousebondstobuildandimproveschoolbuildings?

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Areschoolbondssoldtothepublic?

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Formoreinformation,includingtheballoondebtpaymentgraphandotherinformationthatwouldnotfitonthis
page,gotowww.lwvdallas.organdotherinformationcanbefoundathttp://www.dallasisd.org/bond2015
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Thefirstpiechartbelowreflectsthedeficiencyneedsasofthe2013ParsonsReportwhicharenow
greaterthantheywerein2013.
Thesecondpiechartshowsplanneddistributionof2015Bondmoneytomeetthoseneeds.Notice
howgoodconditionschoolsaredisproportionatelyoverfundedwithpoorconditionschoolsbeing
disproportionatelyunderfunded.