New Rockwall ISD “Simple Truths” website provides clear, transparent school finance information

Rockwall, TX (August 15, 2025) – Rockwall ISD is excited to announce the official launch of Simple Truths, a website designed to encourage financial transparency and share facts about how public schools are funded and local tax dollars are being spent.

In Rockwall ISD, we face financial challenges as we manage deficit budgets and underfunded state mandates while we work to maintain a level of excellence that our taxpayers and community have come to expect. State funding continues to fall short as we compete to recruit and retain teachers and staff, fund services in special education programs, and provide safety and security while our student enrollment grows by approximately 400 students a year. Even with a state increase in school funding, the first since 2019, the fact is these amounts do not extend to all staff positions and do not fully account for other operational cost increases.

Simple Truths is a website that breaks down complex school finance information into easier-to-understand messages. Rockwall ISD staff, families, and taxpayers have the opportunity to learn more about public school finance and our local school budget.

We hope you will take some time to visit our Simple Truths website and connect with Rockwall ISD.

Press release by Luci Mouton, Rockwall ISD, edited for publication in Blue Ribbon News.

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