Frisco ISD Spends Tens of Thousands on Bond Promotion
Wouldn't be the first time.
Schools have often used taxpayer dollars and sometimes have gotten in trouble for promotion of bonds, politicians, and other political endeavors.
In 2023, Frisco ISD was in hot water when a superintendent sent out a mass email lobbying against school choice.
Frisco ISD Lobbies Against HB1 School Choice / Voucher Scam
Frisco ISD Superintendent, Dr. Mike Waldrip, sent out a mass email this week asking parents and staff to oppose the latest school choice proposal, House Bill 1.
It now seems the ISD is at it again, this time for a new bond.
Frisco ISD has proposed a new 2024 Bond Vatre which the district and the so called “Vote For Frisco ISD PAC” are pushing hard for. They want us to vote on four (4) propositions that they claim will fund important projects. What is a VATRE? A VATRE is triggered when a board adopts a tax rate that exceeds the district’s voter-approval tax rate (VATR). The VATR is determined for each district by a statutory formula and is the highest tax rate a board can adopt without holding an election. A district’s adopted tax rate has two components: its debt service rate or its interest and sinking (I&S) rate, and its maintenance and operations (M&O) rate.
You can read more about the bond here. Essentially, it’s the same story as most bonds: more taxpayer money for schools with very little accountability.
Citizens have noticed the excessive amount of money being spent by the ISD promoting this bond.
Frisco Chronicles estimates the amount of money spent on these stickers for placement in the Community Impact newspaper to cost around $12,789.
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Frisco ISD also invested in a large amount of signs and mailers.
It’s rather absurd that ISDs can use taxpayer dollars to promote and advertise political endevors. Especially if it were to lead to increased taxes or improper spending.
Maybe something for the next txlege session to look into.
For the record, I filed a formal complaint against this with the OAG a week ago.
Frisco ISD is a money hungry, inept bunch of drunk Karens and beta males. You can often find them using their free tickets to concerts and sporting events or at Fuzzys on Main St inhaling tacos with one hand and their Ozempic shot in the other.
The President Dy-NOT desperately needs credit counseling as she makes just as many poor choices with her own personal money as she does with the taxpayers money. Vote against these money grab bonds!