Jasper Co, Buna ISD....Where is the Money Going?

 I know a number of you in the county to my North received your property tax appraisal. 

And apparently a number of you were just appalled at the numbers the county decided your place was now worth....Trouble is, in 6 months when the recession/depression sets in, what can you actually sell your home for?  ( I am sorry folks, we are going to have a recession, well, it is not going to be good.) 

1 in 3 males in this country already are not working. Many 20+ in that NEET category.( Not in Education, Employed, Training for a vocation.)....At some point that is going to come back on all of us... 

I know many of you are planning to appeal the numbers, and if you do it, make sure you do it in person. Follow the instructions......Cross every "t"....Dot every "i."  

Again, I am just shocked how much money you are spending in property taxes....

And for what? 

At one time I recommended Buna ISD for for their children to attend. 

And it was even for about 5-7 years after I retired I told people, "they know what they are doing...."

No longer, and especially in the last few years.  

And it isn't that the teachers are all bad, or they forgot how to teach. 

Everything revolves around that damn STAAR exam. 

I know when I was there, and there were tests, and there was no senior exam, I tried to teach you stuff you needed to learn, but missed because the teachers had to try and get you ready for the state abomination....AKA, state tests....

And last year, well, the scores were ugly......I know they are hoping and praying for better for the exams just taken. 

There are patrons in the community afraid of a state take-over, others saying that, well, maybe the state needs to " clean house." 

In the last couple of months, I have heard from people looking at homes in the Buna ISD and well, the taxes have changed their minds. Long term, and both families look  taxes and saw that Buna was paying more than Lumberton, ISD and well, is Lumberton, might be a better district in the end for their kids? 

Or LCM.....Or Bridge City.....The kids actually getting a serious education, still means something to more parents than you know.  

And then, the district had right at $2.5 million in surplus last year......And still no tax relief for the patrons....

And I have a couple of blogs coming next week, on y'all's favorite topic I write on....One I blew up on when I read -