Fort Worth school trustees approved more than $30.6 million in purchases during their Aug. 26 meeting.
The FWISD school board signed off on delayed contracts for college and mental health partnerships as well as a bevy of construction agreements associated with the $1.2 billion bond from 2021.
Big items include:
- $5.9 million for an attendance credit from the Texas Education Agency. The credit effectively reduces the district’s revenue to lower the amount of money it must pay under the state’s recapture law. The state’s so-called Robin Hood law requires some funds from property rich districts, which FWISD is considered, be redistributed to poorer districts.
- $2 million contract with Communities in Schools of Greater Tarrant County and a nearly $1.5 million agreement with the Tarrant To & Through Partnership. Both contracts were paused during the summer after federal officials froze — then later released — $6.8 billion in national education funding.
- A combined $12.7 million in 2021 bond-related contracts, including $4 million for moving services and $1.5 million for roof consulting services.
Jacob Sanchez is education editor for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at jacob.sanchez@fortworthreport.org or @_jacob_sanchez.
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Jacob Sanchez is education editor for the Fort Worth Report. His work has appeared in the Temple Daily Telegram, The Texas Tribune and the Texas Observer. He is a graduate of St. Edward’s University….
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