Keller ISD Community,

The May 20, 2024, Board of Trustees Regular Meeting saw the Board take continued action in our efforts to urge state leaders to address the funding crisis in Texas public schools. You can watch the entirety of the meeting on Keller ISD’s YouTube channel by clicking here.

Trustees unanimously adopted a resolution calling for Governor Abbott and the Texas Legislature to increase the basic allotment to provide much-needed pay raises for teachers and staff and address inflationary cost pressures.

The Governor’s own Teacher Vacancy Task Force in 2023 identified lack of pay as the primary factor contributing to educators and staff leaving the field. However, despite entering last year’s legislative session with a historic $32.7 billion budget surplus, the state failed to increase the basic allotment throughout the regular session or four subsequent special sessions.

An increase of more than $1,000 is needed to account for historic inflationary increases and underfunded mandates. That would be an approximately $5 billion investment, but one the state can easily afford given the state’s historic budget surplus.

This is the fourth resolution the Board has adopted in the past year respectfully asking state leaders to address public school funding. You can find these resolutions and other legislative information on the District's website at www.KellerISD.net/LegislativeUpdates.

We invite you to join us in these efforts through the latest version of our SaveKellerISD.net webpage. The page includes an updated form to email your respective representatives and urge them to increase the basic allotment, along with a new feature that will allow you to call your representatives. The call feature provides you with an easy-to-follow phone script, as we know that making your voice heard over the phone to your representatives’ staff is key to encouraging movement on these issues.

Thank you for staying engaged in this process and advocating for Keller ISD schools.

We also want to thank everyone who attended Monday’s meeting, especially all who joined us to celebrate so many amazing student achievements in Athletics, CTE, and Fine Arts. A special thank you to the students from Keller High School who joined us to talk about their project in which they wrote biographies for World War II veterans ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

We were also excited to hear from the Timber Creek High School Chapter of the Interact Club, an organization that works with the Golden Triangle Rotary Club to serve others locally and across the globe.

It’s incredible to see all of the opportunities our students have and all that they are able to accomplish year after year. We know that none of it is possible without the efforts of our exceptional teachers and staff, dedicated families, and supportive community.

We hope our students, families, and teachers have a fun and restful summer, and we want to congratulate the Class of 2024 on finishing high school and your upcoming graduation. The Board of Trustees and District administrators will continue working throughout the summer months to ensure that our schools are prepared for the 2024-25 school year, and we look forward to welcoming kids back to class in August.

Dr. Charles Randklev
President 
Keller ISD Board of Trustees

Dr. Tracy Johnson
Superintendent 
Keller ISD