The 76th Legislature revised several statues that govern the financing options available to Texas school districts. Originally CAP was available only for the financing of personal property, described as moveable equipment. However, the Legislature amended the law to allow districts to finance materials and labor necessary to install personal property. This year s spring workshop series gets underway in late March in Kingsville. A total of 18 workshops will be held this year, co-sponsored by TASB and its regional partners.
Most regional partners are colleges of education or education service centers.
The next meeting of the TASB Board of Trustees is August 5 in Arlington. The Texas Center for Educational Research, working with a consortium of education researchers and political scientists, released part one of the 1998-99 charter school evaluation. The final report will be published this summer. Regional education service centers received funding to develop these programs with school districts and higher education institutions. In other activities, TCER will evaluate the Texas Ninth Grade Success Initiative and conduct the regional education service centers client satisfaction survey this spring.