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Trustees discuss ways to achieve better communication with community Waxahachie Daily Light The failure of the Waxahachie Independent School District bond election at the polls on May 1 leaves the WISD board of trustees facing what to do next. The proposed $127 million bond referendum was soundly rejected, with 3,861 votes against to 2,897 votes for. Monday night was the first regular monthly meeting since the balloting, and board members agreed that the district needs better communication with the community. Newly-installed WISD board secretary Melissa Starnater said the district needs to su...

Proposal includes converting Coleman building into 1,200-student high school Waxahachie Daily Light The Waxahachie Independent School District board of trustees unanimously referred a $127 million bond issue to voters for the May 1 election during Monday night’s regular monthly meeting. Superintendent Dr. Bonny Cain said a voter-approved bond issue will not necessitate a property tax increase. “Our student enrollment just continues to grow,” Cain said. “We’ve been told we will have 1,000 extra students next year … When you’re looking at the houses that are selling and the houses...

Bond issue proposed for May vote; no future second high school for now Waxahachie Daily Light Waxahachie Independent School District is poised for massive growth in the coming decade, and the district is bracing for it. A bond referendum will likely be placed before district voters for the first time in three years to address the expansion. District assistant superintendent for finance Ryan Kahlden recommended a $127 million bond to be placed before voters in May, which Kahlden said would result in no tax increase to property owners. Included in the proposed bond are two new elementary school...