During a Dec. 4 recorded webinar, Fort Bend ISD officials outlined how community input is reshaping the district’s multi-year planning effort to better align enrollment shifts, school capacity and financial resources.

“We are working to balance enrollment across the district, to utilize the available seats so that any cost savings can be used for supporting academic programs and our students,” said Beth Martinez, deputy superintendent and chief of staff for FBISD. “It is important to note that these key milestones and the adjusted timeline are in direct response to stakeholder feedback.”

The background

As FBISD is nearing full build-out and experiencing declining enrollment, Martinez said the district now has “more student seats than we will ever need again,” prompting the need to bal

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