WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE DISD BOND PROGRAM: NOW YOU KNOW WHOM TO ASK!

The League of Women Voters of Dallas is presenting four educational programs about the $1.6 billion Dallas Independent School District Bond Initiative to be voted upon by voters on the November 3, 2015 election day ballot.

Dr. Cal Jillson will be at all four meetings and Dallas ISD Trustees Edwin Flores, Joyce Foreman, Mike Morath and Bernadette Nutall will attend meetings in their districts.

Dr. Jillson is Professor of Political Science at SMU and is an expert on Texas politics and public policy. He has written about education policy in two recent books- Texas Politics: Governing the Lone Star State (5th edition, Routledge, 2016, now out) and Lone Star Tarnished: A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy (2nd edition, Routledge, 2015.

Parking is available at all locations.

October 5 - District 2 Trustee Mike Morath                    
Hillcrest High School
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.                                 
9924 Hillcrest Rd, Dallas  75230
                    
October 7 - District 6 Trustee Joyce Foreman                 
Polk Wisdom Library
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.                                  
7151 Library Ln, Dallas  75232

October 13 - District 1 Trustee Edwin Flores
Walnut Hill Recreation Center
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.                                  
10011 Midway Rd, Dallas  75229

October 20 - District 9 Trustee Bernadette Nutall            
Martin Luther King Center
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.                                 
2922 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas 75215               

About the bond proposal:
The Dallas Independent School Board approved a 2015 Bond Initiative to be voted on by the electorate. The proposed bond has many elements that should be known by the voters. These will be a series of meetings designed to inform the voting parents, teachers, principals and all members of the community about the DISD Bond Initiative.  Dr. Jillson will provide an overview of public education and its funding from the local, state, and national governments. The four DISD Trustees will present about the DISD Bond Initiative.  Questions from the audience will be answered.

Texas ranks 50th in the US in graduation rates, and 38th on state spending for public schools. Dallas ISD has the 2nd lowest tax rate compared to the sixteen regional school districts in North Texas.  

For further information:  Susybelle Gosslee, 214-732-8610.