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	La Vega is an average growth district (usually 2% per year), and our “new” (20 years old) high school is now overcrowded. We refer to it as new because the other campuses in the district are now 41, 47, 49 and 77 years old.
Mesquite ISD has a long history of doing more with less and maximizing funds. Our district has been praised for its fiscal responsibility and prudent management of tax dollars.	With a special session underway, school board members throughout the state are concerned about school funding, equity, and the lack of capacity in our current system.
This is the third year that Humble ISD has experienced being at the tax rate cap. Likewise, it is the third year the district has operated under a revenue-neutral budget while expenditures continue to increase primarily due to rapid student growth.	In order to achieve our goals, we reduced our staff by 46 positions districtwide. The reductions in staff were felt in all areas of school district operations - administrators, teachers, coaches, custodians, and paraprofessionals.
State money cutbacks force Northside ISD to freeze salaries, cut 200 positions, eliminate programs, Dr. John M. Folks, Superintendent, Northside Independent School District	How We've Cut Costs at Pasadena ISD, Rick Schneider, Ph.D., Superintendent, Pasadena Independent School District

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