FAQs

GENERAL BOND QUESTIONS

  • School districts are required by state law to ask voters for permission to sell bonds to investors in order to raise the capital dollars required to renovate existing buildings or build a new school. Essentially, it’s permission to take out a loan to build, renovate and pay that loan back over an extended period of time, much like a family takes out a mortgage loan for their home. A school board calls a bond election so voters can decide whether or not they want to pay for proposed facility projects.

  • No, this bond does not include teacher salary increases. Teacher salary increases are determined by our Board of Trustees through a different process.

    A school district’s tax rate is comprised of two components: the Maintenance & Operations tax (M&O) and the Interest & Sinking tax (I&S). M&O funds are used to operate the school district including teacher salaries, utilities, furniture, supplies, food, gas, etc. The I&S rate is used for capital projects such as school construction, infrastructure, renovations/additions, and technology . School bonds cannot be used for teacher salaries.

  • District Stadium

    Turf field

    Seating up to 12,000

    Press box, lighting, scoreboard, and AV equipment

    Multiple locker rooms

    Home and visitor restrooms and concessions

    Community Room

    Classrooms

    Parking

  • Following the passage of Proposition A in the 2022 Bond Election, Anna ISD will receive four new elementary schools, two middle schools, and an expansion to the current high school. In addition, a new, second high school facility will be built.

    The current Anna ISD stadium can hold up to 4,600 spectators. With the City of Anna and Anna ISD undergoing immense growth, a new stadium would provide more space to seat additional students and community members. The new stadium would hold approximately 12,000 spectators.

  • The current stadium has a capacity of 4,600, with the visitor side holding 1,600 spectators. This capacity is not big enough for even one 5-A high school. 5-A high schools have an enrollment of 1315-2274; some of these schools have bands with 200-300 students and drill teams of 40-60 members.

  • No. We do not have enough land to add to the current stadium or add parking to the current location.

  • Programs will include audio video technology (Coyote Vision, broadcasting), sports medicine (athletic trainers), health science classes, culinary arts (using the kitchen built for the community room), and graphic design.

  • The Community Room will be a banquet-style room with an industrial kitchen and capacity for 150 people. Community organizations will have access to the Community Room just like they have access to rent other campuses.

TAXES

  • There will be no I&S tax rate increase if the voters approve the bonds. Likewise, there will be no tax rate reduction if the voters do not approve the bonds. The debt service tax rate will remain at $0.50/per $100 of taxable value.

    Voters are voting on the issuance of new bonds.

  • This requirement was a part of new laws coming from Austin after the legislative session in 2019. The Texas legislature wanted the ballot language to be clear, that voted bonds were the method that we use to finance school construction. Paying for these voted bonds requires tax revenues.

  • A school district’s tax rate is comprised of two components: the Maintenance & Operations tax (M&O) and the Interest & Sinking tax (I&S). The M&O rate is used to operate the school district including salaries, utilities, furniture, supplies, food, gas, etc. The I&S rate is used to pay off school construction bonds. Bond sales only affect the I&S rate.

  • Simply put, growth. Your school taxes won't go up because our area is growing quickly. The taxes collected from new homes and businesses are covering the costs, so existing taxpayers won't bear all the burden of repaying additional bonds.

Have a question?

For more information regarding the bond, please contact Anna Independent School District by filling out the form.