Boerne ISD voters will decide on the district’s first voter-approval tax rate election, or VATRE, designed to support teacher salaries and provide funds for capital improvements outside of bonds and other funding mechanisms.

During the 2024-25 school year, around 18% of BISD teaching staff left the district in favor of higher salaries, Superintendent Kristen Craft told Community Impact .

“Basically, one in five teachers left Boerne ISD, and most for better-paying opportunities,” she said.

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A VATRE is required when a taxing entity wishes to increase the tax rate above the voter approval rate. If approved, the VATRE would generate an estimated $4.8 million in annual funding for BISD, with about 37% coming from the state.

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