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MISSION & GOALS

MISSION

The Fast Growth School Coalition is a collective voice that educates and advocates for investment in the state’s fastest growing school districts to deliver the high-quality education Texas students and taxpayers deserve.

 

GOALS

The coalition seeks to:

arrow  Build broad-based support and public awareness of the unique challenges facing Texas’ fastest growing school districts,

  Engage our members, allies and partners to ensure our message reaches more Texans,

arrow  Assist and support FGSC members to successfully manage their tremendous growth, and

arrow  Provide legislative advocacy to drive smart, sustainable public policy that addresses the funding challenges facing our members and their larger communities.

 

WHAT IS A FAST-GROWTH SCHOOL DISTRICT?

To be identified as a fast-growth school district, the following criteria must be met:

  1. Enrollment of at least 2,500 students during the previous school year; and
  2. Enrollment growth over the last five years of at least 10%; or
  3. A net increase of 3,500 or more students.