Royse City ISD is a fast growth school district that covers 74.48 square miles and claims a tri-county boundary: Rockwall, Collin, and Hunt Counties. Many families are moving into this district based on its reputation and high achievement rates. The community of RCISD is less than 30 minutes away from the entertainment, higher education and the attractions of downtown Dallas with the feel of a smaller community. The need for the bond originated from the continuous student growth based on the movement of families into the district. The community has a high amount of trust with leadership and in order to have full transparency, the district initiated the stakeholder committee to educate about the growth, financial capacity, and facility needs. The committee did its due diligence to put together a bond package that not only triggered new build, but met the needs of current facilities that needed renovation and repair. ...

Over the last couple of years, PBTISD experienced a marked increase in property revenue, especially related to the oil and gas industry. This increase resulted in a substantial amount of money being collected on the I&S side, to the point that we needed to do a defeasance at the end of FY 2020 and had to drop our I&S tax rate 7.5 cents. During this same time of increased property revenue, the District experienced two failed bond elections. This past May, the bond election was a “do or die” scenario of the District because we had collected enough money on the I&S side to pay off our remaining debt and would have to drop our I&S tax rate to zero if the bond did not pass. Hiring Transcend4 to help lead and guide our community stakeholders through six critical meetings made a huge difference and helped build trust between the District and our community. As a result, we were able to pass the largest bond PBTISD has ever passed, $178,560,000. ...

The Katy area has seen intense growth in the past two decades, largely due to the success of its school district. Families are moving to the District in droves, leading to a projected enrollment of nearly 100,000 students by 2026 — making Katy ISD the fastest growing large school district in Texas, with the majority of this growth taking place in its northwest quadrant. Katy ISD Board of Trustees approved the formation of a Community Bond Advisory Committee (CBAC) in January 2020, to assess campus and facility needs, as well as develop a bond package — should the group determine one would be needed. Committee membership criteria included: current resident living within the District boundaries, availability to attend all meetings, and a commitment to share and present information about the process and outcomes. The Committee was composed of approximately 110 decision-making members, consisting of parents, business owners, senior citizens, partner institutions, professional and civic organizations, and other community members. ...

The plan for Allen ISD was to begin meeting with the committee in late March of 2020, the same time that CoVid19 became a pandemic in the US. Instead of waiting to resume the committee in the fall, the board of trustees and district leadership surveyed the established committee to gain perspective on the interest in virtual meetings so the initiative could move forward. ...

The ​Collaborative Visioning Process 2020-2030 f​or Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District is the result of the work of the Superintendent and approximately sixty-three individuals participating on the priority design team. Work on the plan began in July, 2019 and continued through April, 2020. ...

Strong community with a good group of citizens who wanted to be involved and support the district. This was a simple project with no barriers and the administration was great leading us through the process. ...

The growth was so quick and large that it caused distrust with the stakeholders and the demographer projections so we had to take a different approach to educating the committee about the need based on the numbers. ...

Small but mighty. The previous bond was in 2007, over 10 years, which proved a challenge with new community members and new idealogy. We had to ensure that the committee was well-versed and educated in multiple layers regarding the district needs for facilities and programs to enhance student learning. ...

Seven different learning communities with seven true feeder patterns and what makes them more unique (if that wasn’t enough) is that each feeder pattern has a board member solely dedicated to them and elected by that community. ...