Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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