Due to the timelines needed for certain decisions to be made and communicated, the FISD is moving forward with some of the cost-savings measures that have been discussed during the past few months.

The FISD Board voted on Monday, May 9, to move to the TRS active care plan for employee health insurance for the coming school year. This will ultimately save the district about $2.8 million. In addition the district will move forward with plans to implement triple route busing and to share one School Resource Officer between two middle schools.

FISD can save $525,000 by having schools start and end at three distinct times instead of two, so that buses can run three routes instead of two. The savings comes in having fewer routes. In addition, the district will save money by not having to add buses for at least two-three years. Having SROs working with two middle schools instead of one will save $225,000.

In order to accomplish triple routing, school start and end times will be adjusted by 10-20 minutes for next year. The school start and end times will be as follows:

Elementary – 7:50 a.m. to 2:50 p.m.

Middle School – 8:25 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.

High School – 9 a.m. to 4:10 p.m.

Early Childhood School times will be as follows:

7:40-10:40 a.m.PPCD and PK A.M. Session

10:50 a.m.-1:50 p.m.PPCD and PK A.M. Session

The Board will prioritize and further discuss other cost-saving and revenue-generating considerations at a May 23 special meeting.