Frisco ISD generates nearly $2.45M in revenue with transfer students
While seeing less enrollment than school leaders desired, Frisco ISD’s Access Frisco—a program allowing out-of-district transfer students—is expected to bring in nearly $1.5 million in revenue during the 2025-26 school year.
The gist: Access Frisco allows kindergarten through seventh grade students from surrounding areas to attend FISD schools beginning this school year. FISD will generate about $1.5 million from the 183 Access Frisco students enrolled this year, said Kimberly Smith, FISD’s chief finance and strategy officer, in an email. The district will also keep an additional $950,000 of revenue for the students it kept with its new transfer options, she said.
In total, the district's open enrollment and new transfer options generated about $2.45 million in revenue for the district's operating budget.
Collin County Animal Shelter suspends dog adoptions amid distemper cases
The Collin County Animal Shelter has temporarily suspended dog adoptions after multiple cases of canine distemper were confirmed at the shelter.
The gist: Canine distemper is a contagious viral disease that affects dogs’ respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems, according to a Sept. 18 county news release. The virus poses no risk to humans or cats but can spread among unvaccinated dogs through coughing, sneezing or shared food and water bowls.
Shelter staff first confirmed a distemper case on Sept. 13 and halted dog adoptions, quarantined exposed animals, notified recent adopters and rescue partners and tested animals currently at the shelter.
Staff veterinarians cleared the shelter to resume operations after the protocols but additional distemper cases have been confirmed since then. The shelter is suspending dog adoptions until further notice. Operations for cat adoptions remain open, according to the news release.
Learn more: Collin County residents are encouraged to ensure their dogs are up to date on vaccinations and monitor pets recently adopted from the shelter.
Denton County purchases Ponder fire station for $2.1M
Denton County commissioners approved the $2.1 million purchase of the Ponder Volunteer Fire Station at a Sept. 9 meeting as part of an effort to improve emergency services to unincorporated areas, according to a news release.
The gist: Proceeds from the sale will fund 24/7 staffing for emergency services at the Ponder fire station through October 2028, the release states. Denton County will lease the fire station to the Ponder Fire Department for $1 a year, according to county documents, and provide an ambulance to serve the town’s emergency response zone, per the news release.
