Question 1

What is a school bond?

Accepted Answer

A School Bond is like a long-term loan, similar to a mortgage, used exclusively for building, renovating, or equipping school facilities. State law prohibits Bond funds from being used for teacher salaries or day-to-day operations.

Question 2

What is a Voter-Approved Tax Rate Election (VATRE)?

Accepted Answer

A VATRE is a Voter-Approved Tax Rate Election.  A Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election allows voters to decide whether to approve a tax rate that generates additional revenue for the district’s Maintenance & Operations (M&O) budget, which funds staffing, programs, and daily operations.

Question 3

How was the bond package developed?

Accepted Answer

The bond proposals were developed by the Long Range Planning Committee. The committee studied the academic program needs, transportation fleet including buses and police vehicles, instructional technology and technology infrastructure, security infrastructure , facility assessments, enrollment projections, and financial data, aligning its recommendations with Cypress-Fairbanks ISD's maintenance and operations plans for servicing and replacing high-cost items. State-mandated updates, like improved safety on school buses, were also factored into the recommendations. You can learn more about the LRPC by clicking here.

Question 4

How does school funding work?

Accepted Answer

CFISD has extensive information on their website about how districts receive funds from your tax dollars. Please click here to learn more.

Question 5

How will my campus benefit from the bond proposals?

Accepted Answer

CFISD has provided information for every campus that details what work will take place with the funds awarded by the 2026 Bond Proposals. You can click here to review that information.

Question 6

What is included in the 2026-27 District Budget?

Accepted Answer

Click here to review the 2026-27 CFISD budget, as presented at the June 18, 2026, Board of Trustees Work Session.