What happens if Prop A FAILS?

In short, if voters do not approve Prop A, the district will have to make these budget cuts listed below permanent, which will impact the quality of education, resources, and opportunities available to students and staff.

The NISD Board of Trustees has already implemented the following measures to balance the budget.

Source: Standard: 2025 Operations Funding Election Presentation - Google Slides

Larger Class Sizes

Elementary (Grades 2–4) now have 24 students to one teacher

Middle and high school teachers see 180 students daily

Core classes have increased to 37 students

Program Cuts

AVID

Reading Recovery

AP Music Theory

Jazz Band

Several other fine arts positions

Staffing Cuts

60 secondary teaching roles

15 extracurricular positions

42 support staff

8 AP/counselor roles.

53 new classroom teaching positions were not filled due to class size increases

Service Adjustments

Library class period added to elementary rotation with art, music and PE

Dyslexia, ESL, and GT services now serve more students or more campuses with fewer staff

Operational Cost-Saving Measures

Classroom cleaning and trash disposal have been cut back to save $2M on the custodial contracted services.