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Local School District Revenue Options

The Texas Legislature and the state of Texas provide a robust set of funding sources for school systems. Many of these sources of funding are within the school system’s control and many are aligned to components of a strong academic strategic plan.  

The suite of resources provided are designed to inform and guide school system leaders, including superintendents, chief financial officers, district cabinet members and school board members, to support local decision making to maximize available state funds to promote increased student outcomes.

The resources include an introductory webinar that walks through the information provided in the Local School District Revenue and Funding Decisions deck. Below under Resources is a link to the updated District Funding Decisions Tool to support decision making to maximize the uptake of available state funds and the related impact on student achievement. This spring the regional service centers will host a series of meetings to provide a deeper dive into the components of the statutes giving school boards and school system leaders local control over how much total funding is generated by a local district.  The calendar for these meetings is included below.

Resources

The tools and resources are provided to support local options to increase funding in support of academic strategic plans.

Local Options to Increase Funding in Support of Academic Strategic Plans (March 31, 2026) (PDF)

Local School District Revenue and Funding Decisions Webinar

Local School District Revenue: Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Decisions Funding Tool (Excel)

Summary of Finance Report extended

 

ESC Deep Dive Meeting Dates and Locations 

Regional Presentations 
In partnership with Education Service Centers (ESCs), regional deep-dive sessions on this topic will be hosted over the coming months for school system academic and finance teams to attend. The schedule of presentations is listed below:

Region | Date and Time, Facilitator

  • Region 1 | various dates, ESC 1
  • Region 2 | 5/14, TEA
  • Region 3 | 5/13 at 11 a.m., ESC 3
    • Note: Presentation hosted at the Victoria College Industrial Training Center: 7403 Lone Tree Rd, Victoria, TX 77905
  • Region 4 | 5/5 at 12 p.m., ESC 4
  • Region 5 | 5/4 at 12 p.m., TEA
  • Region 6 | 5/6 at 10 a.m., TEA
  • Region 7 | 5/8 at 9 a.m. or 5/27 at 9 a.m., ESC 7
  • Region 8 | 5/20 at 1 p.m. TEA
  • Region 9 | 4/15 at 12:30 p.m., ESC 9
  • Region 10 | 4/1 at 9 a.m., TEA
  • Region 11 | 5/7 at 11 a.m., TEA
  • Region 12 | 5/20 at 10 a.m., ESC 12
  • Region 13 | 5/19 at 9 a.m., TEA
  • Region 14 | 5/13 at 10 a.m., ESC 14
  • Region 15 | tbd, ESC 15
  • Region 16 | 5/13 at 1 p.m., TEA
  • Region 17 | 4/8 at 1 p.m. or 5/8 at 11 a.m., ESC 17
  • Region 18 | 5/18 at 9 a.m., TEA
  • Region 19 | 5/27 at 10 a.m. MT, TEA
  • Region 20 | 4/23 at 8 a.m., TEA (Commissioner Morath) 

Additional Supports 
TEA will host office hours for school system leaders who wish to further discuss these funding options. Office hours are structured as open question-and-answer sessions; no formal presentation will be provided during these times. Office hours will be available at the following times:

 

 

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