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Abilene Independent School District, Texas
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| Abilene Independent School District |
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| Abilene, Texas |
| District details |
| Superintendent: David Young |
| # of school board members: 7 |
| Website: Link |
Abilene Independent School District is a school district in Texas that served 16,992 students during the 2012-2013 school year.[1] Abilene Independent School District was the 67th-largest school district in Texas.
About the district
Abilene Independent School District is located in central Texas in portions of Jones County and Taylor County. The county seat of Jones County is Anson, and the county seat of Taylor County is Abilene. In 2014, Jones County was home to was 19,970, while Taylor County had a populuation of 136,051, according to the United States Census Bureau[2]
Demographics
Jones County and Taylor County underperformed in comparison to Texas as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 9.3 percent of Jones County residents and 24.6 percent of Taylor County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.1 percent of state residents. The median household income in Jones County and Taylor County was $42,287 and $44,695, compared to $52,576 for the state. The poverty rate in Jones County and Taylor County was 23.4 percent and 15.9 percent, while it was 17.2 percent for the entire state.[2]
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Superintendent
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David Young (August 2015 - Present)
David Young is the 22nd superintendent of the Abilene Independent School District. He was first appointed to this role on August 20, 2015. Prior to taking on the role, Young served as superintendent of the Pampa Independent School District. His work experience also includes serving as an assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, a middle school principal, a high school principal, and a math teacher. Young earned undergraduate and doctoral degrees from Texas A&M University at College Station and a master's degree from Texas A&M at Commerce. He and his wife have three children.[5]
Heath Burns (February 2010 - March 2015)
Heath Burns served as superintendent of the district from February 2010 to March 2015. He resigned amidst a controversy dealing with how alleged sex cases involving students and staff had been handled. Burns previously served as superintendent of the Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District and the Angleton Independent School District in Texas.[6][7]
School board elections
The Abilene Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Each member is elected to a specific seat but represents the entire district. Trustees are not paid but receive compensation for travel expenses and conference fees associated with district business.[8]
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Election dates
Members of the Board of Trustees are elected to four-year terms on a staggered basis. Seats in Positions 4, 5 and 6 were up for general election on May 10, 2014; Position 7 was on the ballot as a special election for a two-year unexpired term. Voters elected members to Positions 1, 2, 3 and 7 in May 2016.
Public participation in board meetings
The Board of Trustees maintains the following policy regarding public participation in board meetings last updated in 2009:[9]
| “ | Audience participation at a Board meeting is limited to the public comment portion and by time constraints of the meeting designated for that purpose. At all other times during a Board meeting, the audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being considered by the Board, unless requested by the presiding officer.
PUBLIC COMMENT Public comment on an agenda item (or any item) shall require registration with the Board clerk prior to the beginning of the Board meeting. Rules for public comment include the following:
BOARD’S RESPONSE COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS
DISRUPTION |
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Budget
From 1993 to 2013, the Abilene Independent School District had an average of $133,198,952 in revenue and $132,222,190 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $45,907,571 in outstanding debt. The district retired $5,311,857 of its debt and issued $5,893,048 in new debt each year on average.[11]
Revenue
The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.
| Revenue by Source | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total | |||||||
| Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | ||||||
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| 1993 | $32,151,000 | 27.48% | $77,446,000 | 66.19% | $7,408,000 | 6.33% | $117,005,000 | ||||
| 1994 | $32,369,000 | 30.68% | $64,805,000 | 61.42% | $8,342,000 | 7.91% | $105,516,000 | ||||
| 1995 | $33,958,000 | 31.59% | $65,251,000 | 60.70% | $8,287,000 | 7.71% | $107,496,000 | ||||
| 1996 | $34,801,000 | 30.48% | $67,693,000 | 59.30% | $11,669,000 | 10.22% | $114,163,000 | ||||
| 1997 | $36,272,000 | 32.00% | $66,452,000 | 58.63% | $10,611,000 | 9.36% | $113,335,000 | ||||
| 1998 | $37,778,000 | 32.12% | $68,072,000 | 57.87% | $11,779,000 | 10.01% | $117,629,000 | ||||
| 1999 | $41,045,000 | 34.04% | $66,694,000 | 55.32% | $12,832,000 | 10.64% | $120,571,000 | ||||
| 2000 | $41,170,000 | 31.68% | $74,344,000 | 57.21% | $14,430,000 | 11.10% | $129,944,000 | ||||
| 2001 | $44,549,000 | 34.65% | $69,384,000 | 53.97% | $14,622,000 | 11.37% | $128,555,000 | ||||
| 2002 | $46,176,000 | 35.17% | $68,321,000 | 52.04% | $16,788,000 | 12.79% | $131,285,000 | ||||
| 2003 | $45,447,000 | 34.36% | $67,742,000 | 51.22% | $19,072,000 | 14.42% | $132,261,000 | ||||
| 2004 | $48,547,000 | 36.51% | $63,638,000 | 47.86% | $20,777,000 | 15.63% | $132,962,000 | ||||
| 2005 | $51,111,000 | 38.09% | $61,250,000 | 45.65% | $21,826,000 | 16.27% | $134,187,000 | ||||
| 2006 | $57,055,000 | 40.04% | $62,735,000 | 44.02% | $22,714,000 | 15.94% | $142,504,000 | ||||
| 2007 | $56,100,000 | 38.12% | $71,286,000 | 48.44% | $19,764,000 | 13.43% | $147,150,000 | ||||
| 2008 | $47,458,000 | 32.29% | $79,081,000 | 53.81% | $20,414,000 | 13.89% | $146,953,000 | ||||
| 2009 | $49,133,000 | 33.08% | $77,868,000 | 52.43% | $21,522,000 | 14.49% | $148,523,000 | ||||
| 2010 | $49,188,000 | 30.94% | $74,530,000 | 46.88% | $35,249,000 | 22.17% | $158,967,000 |
| 2011 | $49,963,000 | 30.93% | $75,889,000 | 46.97% | $35,709,000 | 22.10% | $161,561,000 |
| 2012 | $49,273,000 | 31.59% | $77,540,000 | 49.72% | $29,149,000 | 18.69% | $155,962,000 |
| 2013 | $50,472,000 | 33.50% | $75,534,000 | 50.14% | $24,643,000 | 16.36% | $150,649,000 |
| Avg. | $44,476,952 | 33.30% | $70,264,524 | 53.32% | $18,457,476 | 13.37% | $133,198,952 |
Expenditures
The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:
- Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
- Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
- Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
- Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
- Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
| Expenditures by Category | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget Total | |||||
| Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | ||
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| 1993 | $54,994,000 | 59.48% | $30,304,000 | 32.77% | $4,183,000 | 4.52% | $2,444,000 | 2.64% | $540,000 | 0.58% | $92,465,000 |
| 1994 | $56,233,000 | 54.16% | $41,307,000 | 39.79% | $3,830,000 | 3.69% | $2,204,000 | 2.12% | $249,000 | 0.24% | $103,823,000 |
| 1995 | $63,345,000 | 62.03% | $31,992,000 | 31.33% | $4,037,000 | 3.95% | $2,055,000 | 2.01% | $686,000 | 0.67% | $102,115,000 |
| 1996 | $66,228,000 | 57.75% | $33,272,000 | 29.01% | $3,075,000 | 2.68% | $1,825,000 | 1.59% | $10,281,000 | 8.96% | $114,681,000 |
| 1997 | $68,254,000 | 62.09% | $35,789,000 | 32.56% | $3,548,000 | 3.23% | $1,480,000 | 1.35% | $853,000 | 0.78% | $109,924,000 |
| 1998 | $70,376,000 | 60.56% | $37,218,000 | 32.03% | $6,412,000 | 5.52% | $974,000 | 0.84% | $1,232,000 | 1.06% | $116,212,000 |
| 1999 | $69,509,000 | 60.29% | $37,903,000 | 32.87% | $6,085,000 | 5.28% | $583,000 | 0.51% | $1,220,000 | 1.06% | $115,300,000 |
| 2000 | $78,549,000 | 62.60% | $40,530,000 | 32.30% | $4,600,000 | 3.67% | $677,000 | 0.54% | $1,122,000 | 0.89% | $125,478,000 |
| 2001 | $79,495,000 | 62.83% | $41,228,000 | 32.58% | $2,328,000 | 1.84% | $2,243,000 | 1.77% | $1,231,000 | 0.97% | $126,525,000 |
| 2002 | $76,334,000 | 61.58% | $40,144,000 | 32.39% | $3,909,000 | 3.15% | $2,009,000 | 1.62% | $1,554,000 | 1.25% | $123,950,000 |
| 2003 | $79,074,000 | 62.22% | $42,642,000 | 33.55% | $3,538,000 | 2.78% | $282,000 | 0.22% | $1,557,000 | 1.23% | $127,093,000 |
| 2004 | $81,244,000 | 61.04% | $45,194,000 | 33.95% | $4,760,000 | 3.58% | $205,000 | 0.15% | $1,697,000 | 1.27% | $133,100,000 |
| 2005 | $79,825,000 | 55.50% | $45,586,000 | 31.70% | $15,241,000 | 10.60% | $1,554,000 | 1.08% | $1,618,000 | 1.12% | $143,824,000 |
| 2006 | $83,332,000 | 53.25% | $48,416,000 | 30.94% | $20,034,000 | 12.80% | $2,897,000 | 1.85% | $1,819,000 | 1.16% | $156,498,000 |
| 2007 | $82,991,000 | 50.05% | $48,915,000 | 29.50% | $29,212,000 | 17.62% | $2,767,000 | 1.67% | $1,925,000 | 1.16% | $165,810,000 |
| 2008 | $83,751,000 | 55.26% | $50,106,000 | 33.06% | $13,260,000 | 8.75% | $2,678,000 | 1.77% | $1,768,000 | 1.17% | $151,563,000 |
| 2009 | $84,692,000 | 56.42% | $50,439,000 | 33.60% | $10,216,000 | 6.81% | $2,886,000 | 1.92% | $1,879,000 | 1.25% | $150,112,000 |
| 2010 | $91,243,000 | 58.38% | $53,070,000 | 33.96% | $6,960,000 | 4.45% | $2,894,000 | 1.85% | $2,115,000 | 1.35% | $156,282,000 |
| 2011 | $88,254,000 | 55.38% | $55,054,000 | 34.55% | $10,861,000 | 6.82% | $2,906,000 | 1.82% | $2,293,000 | 1.44% | $159,368,000 |
| 2012 | $81,155,000 | 52.88% | $55,745,000 | 36.32% | $10,646,000 | 6.94% | $3,566,000 | 2.32% | $2,355,000 | 1.53% | $153,467,000 |
| 2013 | $82,084,000 | 55.06% | $55,580,000 | 37.28% | $6,820,000 | 4.57% | $2,407,000 | 1.61% | $2,185,000 | 1.47% | $149,076,000 |
| Avg. | $76,236,286 | 58.04% | $43,830,190 | 33.14% | $8,264,524 | 5.87% | $1,977,905 | 1.49% | $1,913,286 | 1.46% | $132,222,190 |
Debt
The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.
| Debt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year |
Retired | Issued | Outstanding |
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| 1993 | $2,806,000 | $0 | $35,275,000 |
| 1994 | $3,031,000 | $0 | $32,244,000 |
| 1995 | $3,251,000 | $0 | $28,994,000 |
| 1996 | $3,461,000 | $0 | $25,533,000 |
| 1997 | $3,686,000 | $0 | $21,847,000 |
| 1998 | $17,771,000 | $13,840,000 | $17,916,000 |
| 1999 | $4,371,000 | $0 | $13,545,000 |
| 2000 | $1,876,000 | $0 | $11,669,000 |
| 2001 | $2,221,000 | $0 | $9,449,000 |
| 2002 | $2,184,000 | $0 | $9,145,000 |
| 2003 | $1,880,000 | $0 | $7,220,000 |
| 2004 | $1,835,000 | $31,150,000 | $37,719,000 |
| 2005 | $2,710,000 | $43,059,000 | $78,860,000 |
| 2006 | $3,515,000 | $0 | $75,480,000 |
| 2007 | $3,640,000 | $0 | $71,834,000 |
| 2008 | $3,624,000 | $0 | $68,172,000 |
| 2009 | $3,576,000 | $0 | $124,613,000 |
| 2010 | $3,559,000 | $0 | $117,256,000 |
| 2011 | $3,515,000 | $5,515,000 | $63,273,000 |
| 2012 | $34,892,000 | $30,190,000 | $58,841,000 |
| 2013 | $4,145,000 | $0 | $55,174,000 |
| Avg. | $5,311,857 | $5,893,048 | $45,907,571 |
Teacher salaries
Teacher salaries at Abilene Independent School District are categorized based on higher education achievement and years of service. A teacher with a Bachelor's degree can earn higher salaries by pursuing graduate degrees. The salary schedule also accounts for graduate degrees by providing higher starting salaries and greater potential salaries. The following table lists salaries for district teachers during the 2013-2014 school year:[12]
| Salary structure | |||
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| Degree level | Minimum salary ($) | Median salary ($) | Maximum salary ($) |
| B.A. | 39,000 | 45,200 | 53,238 |
| M.A. | 40,000 | 46,200 | 55,263 |
Schools in Abilene Independent School District
Enrollment
The district's K-12 student enrollment decreased from 17,161 students during the 2010-2011 school year to 16,992 students during the 2012-2013 school year.[1]
District schools
Abilene Independent School District operates 24 K-12 schools listed below in alphabetical order:[13]
| Abilene Independent School District |
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| Abilene High School |
| Academy of Technology, Engineering, Math & Science |
| Austin Elementary School |
| Bassetti Elementary School |
| Bonham Elementary School |
| Bowie Elementary School |
| Clack Middle School |
| Cooper High School |
| Craig Middle School |
| Dyess Elementary School |
| Holland Medical High School |
| Jackson Elementary School |
| Johnston Elementary School |
| Lee Elementary School |
| Long Elementary School |
| Madison Middle School |
| Mann Middle School |
| Martinez Elementary School |
| Ortiz Elementary School |
| Reagan Elementary School |
| Taylor Elementary School |
| Thomas Elementary School |
| Ward Elementary School |
| Woodson Center for Excellence |
Academic performance
The Texas Education Agency issues an annual accountability report for each school district in the state. This rating determines if district schools fulfill expectations in four categories of educational achievement during a particular school year. The following terms explain these categories:
- Student Achievement: Measures student performance on the annual Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.
- Student Progress: Measures student performance in reading, math and writing courses at the district level.
- Closing Performance Gaps: Measures year-to-year performance among students in the lowest-performing demographics.
- Postsecondary Readiness: Measures student readiness for college, employment or military service after graduation.
Abilene Independent School District received a Met Standard designation on the state's 2013 report. District schools met 93% of indicators set forth by state education officials and all four assessment categories. The following table details the district's accountability report during the 2012-2013 school year:[14]
| Performance Index Summary, 2012-2013 | ||||
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| Category | Points earned | Maximum points | Index score | Target score |
| Student Achievement | 25,614 | 33,272 | 77 | 50 |
| Student Progress | 1,400 | 4,400 | 32 | 21 |
| Closing Performance Gaps | 1,037 | 1,500 | 69 | 55 |
| Postsecondary Readiness | 810.9 | 1,000 | 81 | 75 |
Contact information
Abilene Independent School District
241 Pine Street
Abilene, TX 79601
Phone: (325) 677-1444
See also
- Texas
- List of school districts in Texas
- Abilene Independent School District elections (2014)
- School Board Elections portal
External links
- Abilene Independent School District
- City of Abilene, Texas
- Texas Education Agency
- Texas Association of School Boards
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedenroll - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Jones County, Texas," accessed April 12, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Historical Election Results," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Historical Election Results," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Abilene Independent School District, "Dr. David Young Named New Superintendent," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Abilene Independent School District, "Superintendent," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Abilene Reporter-News, "Burns resignation amid controversy leaves hole at the top of AISD," March 4, 2015
- ↑ Abilene Independent School District, "Eligibility/Qualifications," October 18, 2011
- ↑ Abilene Independent School District, "Public Participation," December 8, 2009
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
- ↑ Abilene Independent School District, "2013-2014 Certified Salary Scales," accessed February 25, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Abilene Independent School District, "Contact," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Texas Education Agency, "Accountability Summary 2013: Abilene ISD," accessed February 25, 2014
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