Dear Keller ISD Community,  

Keller ISD is facing a $27 million budget deficit due to the Texas Legislature’s failure to support public education. The state had a surplus of more than $30 billion and chose not to spend a single penny to address inflationary costs (which have increased by 17%), provide pay raises to our hard-working educators (the only state employee group that did not receive raises this year), adequately address safety and security of school campuses, and properly fund much-need programs like Special Education.

The KISD Board of Trustees held a Special Meeting for a Budget Workshop on Thursday evening, January 11. The administration provided an update on the District’s financial outlook for the 2024-25 fiscal year. You can click here to watch the Workshop in its entirety

At the Budget Workshop, Keller ISD’s new superintendent, Dr. Tracy Johnson, updated the community and the Board about how the administration is approaching this challenge, along with the District’s unwavering commitment to continue providing an exceptional education for all students. Keller ISD is united, and we will use this historic budget crisis as an opportunity for innovation. The School Board and District are committed to:

• Ensuring Excellent Opportunities for Student Academic Success
• Providing and Maintaining Student Programming
• Supporting KISD’s Amazing Educators
• Ensuring the Safety and Security of KISD Campuses for All KISD Students
• Protecting the Interests of Taxpayers by Passing a Balanced Budget
• Using this Historic Budget Crisis as an Opportunity for Innovation

Over the next two weeks, District leaders will be working directly with campus and district-level administrators to look at new ways to continue offering exceptional learning opportunities and impactful instruction in Keller ISD. The plan is to then share additional updates at the Board’s Regular Meeting on January 25.

We need our state lawmakers to rise the occasion and we will continue to encourage and challenge them to do so. Keller ISD is an exceptional district with exceptional people, and we are going to get through this challenge together.

As a reminder, please visit www.SaveKellerISD.net to send a quick message to Governor Abbott, encouraging him to call a fifth special session to fund Texas public schools.

Thank you for continuing to stay engaged and please make sure to visit www.KellerISD.net/BudgetUpdates to find all of the latest budget information.

Dr. Charles Randklev
President
Keller ISD Board of Trustees

Dr. Tracy Johnson
Superintendent
Keller ISD