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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;

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.