Frank Belcher

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  www.kvii.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=32715 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/16/2007    Last Visited: 4/17/2007  

  Frank Belcher, a Canadian ISD Superintendent, said at Tuesday's meeting the Board will have the costs of each project, and members will decide which projects to move forward.
  
  Belcher says it is estimated that the athletic facility would cost more than $2 million and that has some people concerned.

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  Amarillo Globe-News: Local News: Canadian ISD plans... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/1/2001    Last Visited: 2/20/2002  

  The idea is to replace money generally taken out of the maintenance and operations tax and thereby hold revenues in the community that otherwise would be subject to recapture by the state, Superintendent Frank Belcher said.
  
  "It allows us to do everything we can under the law to lessen the impact of recapture," Belcher said.The school has no bond debt, he said.
  
  As a Chapter 41 school, Canadian is considered property rich and is required to give back a portion of its tax revenues to the state to give to property poor, or Chapter 40, districts.The district had to give back $1.2 million last year, and next year, the amount will jump to $3 million because of an increase of property values.
  
  The maintenance and operations tax, currently at $1.40 for each $1,000 property evaluation, pays for capital expenditures like technology, classroom supplies and other equipment.
  
  "Our goal is to keep taxes as low as we can."
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  Frank Belcher, superintendent
  
  If a bond issue passes, revenues from the bond would go to the interest and sinking tax fund, not subject to recapture, and saving the district up to $700,000 during the next four years, Belcher said.
  
  Belcher said he did not know how the bond would affect current taxes.The school district is in the middle of the budget process and plans to determine the tax rate after it figures what the local taxable values are.
  
  Another school district opted to hold a $6 million bond issue instead of paying out of their maintenance and operations tax for the same reason as Canadian.
  
  Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated School District wanted to replace a roof, upgrade computers and buy classroom supplies.If the district had used maintenance and operations tax money, it would have cost the district twice as much because it has to send about half of those tax revenues to the state.
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  Canadian hopes to achieve the same result, Belcher said.
  
  "Our goal is to always keep taxes as low as we can," he said.
  
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  Amarillo Globe-News: Local News: Guymon school... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/6/2002    Last Visited: 8/6/2002  

  "For us, it really hasn't been a problem," said Frank Belcher, superintendent of Canadian, Texas, Independent School District."Maybe down the road we'll look at it."
  
  Another reason could be the expenses involved.

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  Published on: 8/16/2006    Last Visited: 2/28/2008  

  Frank BelcherCanadian ISD Superintendent

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  Published on: 5/29/2001    Last Visited: 12/27/2001  

  Frank Belcher, M.E.D.
  
  For the past 25 years, Frank has been a teacher, coach, and high school principal.He has been instrumental in bringing the I CAN Character Curriculum to 5 different schools, and has experienced first hand the positive impact it has made in the lives of students.He is presently the Superintendent of Canadian Independent School District in Canadian, Texas, and stated that the establishment of teach the I CAN Curriculum in his district has been a priority.Frank will share specific reasons why teaching the I CAN principles has been the single best thing that he has done as a school leader.You don't want to miss this "voice of experience."
  
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  Texas Government Insider by Strategic Partnerships,... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/7/2008    Last Visited: 6/12/2008  

  Frank Belcher, Canadian ISD superintendent, said that the athletic facility would cost more than $2 million, and be the first of its kind in the Panhandle.

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  The Beaumont Enterprise - Editorial - 02/01/2005 -... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/1/2005    Last Visited: 2/1/2005  

  They were Frank Belcher, superintendent of the Canadian ISD in the Texas Panhandle, and Darrell Myers, superintendent of Big Sandy schools in Polk County.
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  They were Frank Belcher, superintendent of the Canadian ISD in the Texas Panhandle, and Darrell Myers, superintendent of Big Sandy schools in Polk County.

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  Published on: 9/23/2006    Last Visited: 6/14/2008  

  Frank Belcher, Superintendent of the Canadian Independent School District, has been selected as the 2008 Region 16 Superintendent of the Year

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  amarillo.com | High School Sports: My Turn: Lynch to... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/15/2004    Last Visited: 3/16/2004  

  While remaining as AD/head coach, Lynch will swap the middle school principal's role for an assistant's position in the administration office under superintendent Frank Belcher.

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  amarillo.com | Local News: Craddick wrangles needed... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/5/2004    Last Visited: 5/5/2004  

  Frank Belcher, superintendent of Canadian Independent School District, attended Tuesday's proceedings.
  
  And he was discouraged by the outcome.
  
  "We're very disappointed that the bill passed," Belcher said.
  
  The bill doesn't provide enough new money for schools, he said, and the property tax guidelines limit district control.
  
  The House should have taken more time to hammer out a bill more people agreed with, Belcher said.
  
  "It's too important an issue to rush through," he said.

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