@rlg07 : all the research shows that students do best in high schools that have about 1000 students and start after 8am. Our priorities as a district are way off. We don't need recreations of Monticello; we need simple schools that deliver awesome educational results.

Early voting is still open Monday and Tuesday from 7am to 7pm.
Humble city hall was empty on Friday, in and out in 5 min.
I do remember before AHS was built and all the discussion at that time regarding school sizes, zoning, etc. And Kingwood needed also a second high school, and the district was going for high school sizes of 2400 students. And now we are it seems back to what it was back in 2006, 2007 years with just adding on to the high schools, ....
I am glad I do not have kids there anymore.

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@BusyMommy : You have a citation for that? I'd be truly interested. Cuz if it's true every 4A school in Texas should be turning out the smartest kids. Maybe they are.

More good info shared by Mr SittonAnother bit of misinformation or misinterpretation of data has surfaced regarding the Humble ISD Bond Referendum. A tax rate model was produced to show the projected growth rate of the local assessed value. It shows a 5% increase in local assessed value from 2019 - 2025. Why that time period? PASA projects Humble ISD student population to grow to 52,000 or as high as 55,000 by 2025. The rationale for this projection is the growth of new homes projected throughout the district. So to say that every homeowner is projected, in this document, to have their taxes increase by 5% is a false interpretation. Next, what does this projection show at the conclusion of 2025? It shows zero assessed value growth for 30 years. What does this mean? It assumes that there would be zero HCAD increases in value for 30 years. So to clarify these two points: HCAD appraisals change annually. I personally protest my appraised value yearly. This model assumes that taxable assessed value is frozen for 30 years after the assumed buildout of the district. Pretty conservative to say the least. Lastly, in 2031 most existing debt (23 years) will be paid off and the debt service fund surplus grows. At this point, the district could possibly reduce taxes, go to the voters for new debt, etc. The other thing this chart does not show or talk about is retiring debt/paying off prior to maturity which is a common practice historically in Humble ISD.Lastly, as I mentioned a week ago, if taxable assessed value goes down thus reducing our debt capacity, bonds cannot be sold. The voters are authorizing the sell but the actual act of selling and incurring debt will occur over a projected 6 year period. Again, the 2008 bond referendum, as an example, was scheduled for 4 - 5 years. Due to the recession, it reduced revenue thus preventing Humble ISD from selling bonds and therefore not incurring additional debt. The final allotment was not sold until 2016.

HumbleGirl: Thanks for the info. But none of Mr. Sitton's comments are addressing concerns about overcrowding on the south side of the district. What does he say about all of that? Also, where do these statements that you are quoting come from?

@rlg07 : Statements come from Mr. Sitton's posts on Facebook. I wouldn't speak for him of course, but my take on the overcrowding is that for now, the added classrooms and 1000 seats at SCHS will help address AHS space needs and allow other needed work across the district to get done sooner and another bond will be requested in a few years for a new high school if enrollments continue to bear that need out.

@HumbleGirl : Where is this info about 1000 seats at SCHS coming from? I've seen no statements about this in Humble ISD documents or Community Impact or in the bond information. 1000 seats doesn't help overcrowding, it just makes SCHS overcrowded along with AHS.Mr. Sitton has no comments on addressing overcrowding on his Facebook

@rlg07 : Information provided to the bond committee and I believe it was in the binder we received as well but can't swear to it.I said I was speaking for myself and not attributing my take on the overcrowding to any Sitton post.I'm pretty sure I posted enrollment numbers here in my many posts that I did look up in the paperwork.

Unless they are moving students from AHS, it will remain overcrowded.

@AtascocitaDotCom : Thank's for this, I'll vote tomorrow!

@BusyMommy : There is still a question before the house.....Can you link a citation to this claim? If true, we would need 11-12 different high schools in Humble ISD alone. Each with its own staff of principals, counsellors, librarians, nurses, cafeteria staff, etc. I am certain we don't have the operating budget for that.......and we can't cover operating needs with bonds no matter what some here want you to believe.Now, if we need further physical plant expansion of AHS, then that would be a cause to carry forward.

The idea of just ignoring high school overcrowding is crazy. Rationalizing it away with the notion of calling *another* bond in a few years is irresponsible and insulting to the tax payer. The overcrowding needs to be addressed before a 3rd gym, multi purpose rooms or totally rebuilding KMS because it has a direct impact on student learning and performance. It's easy to push the high schoolers to the back because they're almost done with HISD. And that's what this bond does. A few more rooms at AHS isn't going to alleviate much.

@HumbleGirl : Sorry, HumbleGirl. That last bit was supposed to be a question. I understood it was your personal opinion. I was just wondering if he had any FB posts on the overcrowding specifically.I get that the info came from the binders, but it would be nice if the board was more transparent with the taxpayers and shared the same info with everyone.

@rlg07 : I understand. I think I've said that I have both an AHS grad and a future AHS student so I certainly care a ton about what happens there. I just think the other needs are more pressing and impact more campuses. I've visited many of these schools and seen the need. I also helped deliver the annual grants from the foundation and seen the needs first hand. I do understand though.