Scurry-Rosser ISD
Dream Believe Achieve
- Scurry-Rosser ISD
- Bond 2021

Scurry Rosser Bond Project
New Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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16. Who are the individuals that were involved in the planning process that resulted in the proposed facility improvements to be funded by the bond referendum election on November 2, 2021?
The names provided below are not intended to represent an exhaustive list of all the individuals who may have participated or attended planning meetings over the last couple of years. However, these are the names of individuals who served formally as committee members or were involved in deliberations and decision-making.
Parent-Admin: Chandra Babovec
Community: Garris Baggett
Parent-Business: Cari Berryhill
Parent: Kim Brantley
Parent/Board Member: Phillip Burley
Parent: Ed Busch
Administration: Adan Casas
Parent/Admin: Jeff Cleveland
Administration: Chad Collins
Parent/Board Member: John Copeland
Parent: Pam Corder
Administration: Gail Crow
Parent/Teacher: Tyler Crow
Parent/Board Member: Chantz Dagley
Administration: Debbie Dominguez
Parent/Board Member: Nancy Duggan
Parent: Tyler Duggan
Teacher: Seth Farmer
Teacher: Whitney Ferguson
Professional: Vaughn Gallagher
Parent: Rebecca Gilmore
Student: Jacie Gray
Parent/Teacher: Pam Gray
Board Member: Jeremy Hatcher
Professional: Derek Honea
Parent/Board Member: Joanna Horton
Teacher: Janice Houser
Parent: Susan Huffman
Parent/Administration: Heather Jestis
Parent/Teacher: Amanda Johnson
Parent/Board Member: Matt Keever
Parent/Community: Jonathan Leyva
Teacher: Robert Magee
Teacher: Paul Martin
Parent/Administration: Grant Miller
Parent: Tim Moore
Parent/Teacher: Nancy Muncrief
Community/Board Member: Todd Peavy
Parent/Board Member: Trey Peavy
SRISD Technology: Ivory Phillips
Teacher: Brian Pierce
Administration: Shalee Rater
Parent/Administration: Christian Reed
Student: Carson Reneau
Parent/Counselor: Robin Reneau
Parent/Community: Rodney Richman
Professional: Steve Risser
Parent: Jeremy Rhodes
Teacher: Gina Rooswinkel
Administration: Mark Sampson
Administration: James Sanders
Parent: Missy Schick
Administration: Erik Scott
Parent/Administration: Betsy Segura
Parent/Administration: Kandy Shirey
Student: Preston Shirey
Parent: Drew Sloan
Teacher: Stephen Stolusky
Teacher: Cathie Stringer
Parent/Board Member: Chris Taliaferro
Parent/Teacher: Annie Tubbs
Student: Cheyenne Vick
Administration: Cindy Wiedemann
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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1. What is a bond?
A bond is similar to a home mortgage. It is a contract to repay borrowed money with interest over time. Bonds are sold by a school district to competing lenders to raise funds to pay for the costs of construction, renovations, and equipment. Most school districts in Texas utilize bonds to finance renovations and new facilities.
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2. How can bond funds be used?
Bond funds can be used to pay for new buildings, additions and renovations to existing facilities, land acquisition, technology infrastructure, and equipment for new or existing buildings. Bonds cannot be used for salaries or for operating costs such as utility bills, supplies, building maintenance, fuel and insurance.
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3. What is a bond election?
School districts are required by state law to ask voters for permission to sell bonds to investors to raise the capital dollars required for projects such as renovation to existing
buildings or building a new school. Essentially, the voters are giving permission for the district to take out a loan and pay that loan back over an extended period of time, much
like a family takes out a mortgage loan for their home. A school board calls a bond election so that voters can decide whether or not they want to pay for proposed facility projects. -
4. How much is the bond proposed package?
The Board of Trustees called a bond election in the principal amount of $20,000,000 to be brought before voters on November 2, 2021.
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5. Who is eligible to vote in this election?
Any registered voter who resides within Scurry-Rosser ISD boundaries.
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6. After I have registered, when will I receive my voter registration certificate?
You should receive a Voter Registration Certificate within 30 days. On Election Day, please bring your certificate to your local polling place if you have it. However, all that is
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7. What is the estimated timeline of the project?
We are estimating that starting Spring to Summer 2022 until the new classrooms are finished will be 1.5 to 2.5 years with renovations to follow.
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8. Can you tell me what grades are housed in the Elementary and Middle School buildings?
The Elementary School currently serves grades Pre-K through 3rd and the Middle School grades 4th through 8th.
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9. What is the enrollment at the campuses that would be effected by the expansion of the Elementary School?
The current enrollment at the Elementary is 291 and Middle School 438.
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10. What is the current capacity of the campuses that would be effected by the expansion of the Elementary School?
When determining capacity there is more than one answer. The available Elementary student capacity based on square footage is currently 293 and 400 at the Middle School. The teacher to student ratio is another method that SRISD considers in determining how many students may be served in a classroom. SRISD policy states that we will provide classroom space that will allow the district to maintain an ideal “Teacher to Student” ratio of 17 to 1. When a grade level enrollment exceeds the standard we need to add another classroom teacher in order to bring the ratio into compliance. At the current time we do not have classrooms to place additional teachers without the addition of classrooms in grades Pre-K through 6th. Expanding our available classroom space will allow us to maintain a healthy learning environment for our school families.
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11. If grades 4 and 5 are moved into an expanded Elementary campus what will the “B” building be used for?
The short answer is the building will be used to relieve the current overcrowding in other areas of the Middle School where grades 6-8 would continue to be served. The MS would become a Junior High serving grades 6-8, with the 6th grade being moved into the “B” building.
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12. What kind of growth is Scurry-Rosser ISD experiencing?
SRISD has seen an increase of 135 students moving into the district since 2018. As a result of the 6.8% increase over a three-year period, the district was categorized by the Texas Education Agency as “fast growth” in 2021. SRISD has seen an additional 42 students come into the district this school year. I am including the growth rates percentages of a few of the school districts in our area including Crandall 13.2%, Kemp 0%, Kaufman 2%, Mabank 5%, Forney 17.5%, Terrell 4%, and Rice 5.8%.
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13. Are there any plans to offer a presentation to the community to educate them on why SRISD is being asked to consider voting on a bond referendum on November 2, 2021?
Yes, there will be a bond referendum information meeting at Scurry-Rosser High School on Monday, September 27th beginning at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria.
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14. Are there any plans to offer an online presentation to the community for those who are not comfortable meeting in public due to the COVID situation?
Yes, we will post that information soon. Please watch for a reminder.
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15. How will the outcome of the Bond Referendum affect school district employees?
- Should the referendum pass employees who own property in SRISD will receive a tax rate increase in 2022. The actual increase will not be known until the appraisal district assesses our total value, however, we are projecting a .17 to .18 cent increase per 100 dollar valuation. For example, a $200,000 thousand dollar property owner would see an increase in taxes of $30 dollars a month. With the addition of the solar farm, SRISD's total value could increase by as much as $140,000,000 million dollars. To put that number in perspective our current total value is approximately $300,000,000 million dollars. That is almost a 50% increase in value, which could lower the tax rate for homeowners. In other words, the solar farm should help the SRISD taxpayer. The solar farm's value declines over a period of ten years similar to how an automobile depreciates. So, in the first five years the higher values, if captured from a bond referendum would benefit the district by allowing a lower tax rate increase to property owners. If left on the table the window of opportunity will close. In financial projections for the bond, the district is only including a 25% collection of the projected $140,000,000 million increase in total value as a result of the solar farm. Many believe it will be higher but we feel it is important to provide conservative estimates when sharing information with the community.
- Should the referendum pass the district would not need to spend operating dollars to provide additional classrooms for the new teachers that will be hired in order to maintain our required teacher-to-student ratios in PreK through 4th grade. The preservation of operating funds would allow the district to continue its five-year history of increasing employee pay as well as retention incentives that impact every employee.