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Leander ISD raises sta pay by 2.5% for 2024 25 At a May 9 meeting, the Leander ISD board of trustees approved increasing employee pay by 2.5% next school year following an hourlong debate over whether to provide 2% or 2.5% raises. The overview This move will increase the overall compensa- tion budget by almost $8.13 million, according to district information. The approved plan also allows the board to approve a one-time retention payment of $1,000 for full-time employees and $500 for part-time employees at a later date. District administrators recommended raising employee pay by 2% at an April 25 meeting—lower than pay raises in previous school years—as the district projects a $15 million budget shortfall for scal year 2024-25.
Leander ISD sets up grant fund for sta Leander ISD employees will soon be able to apply for grants through a new district fund. The gist The board of trustees approved transfer- ring $2 million from the district’s general fund balance to launch the Empowerment Grant Fund at an April 25 meeting. The one-time grants will fund programs and new initiatives by sta members as the district’s budget tightens amid a lack of state funding, according to district information. In their own words “We need to be able to empower our sta , and that means not just our teachers but all of our educators across the system to be able to do what they need to do,” Superintendent Bruce Gearing said.
Compensation increase details
Recommended Approved
Compensation increase
+2% $6.5M
+2.5% $8.13M
Cost Retention payment for full-time employees One-time cost out of fund balance Total cost
$1,000
$1,000
$5.5M
$5.5M
$12M
$13.63M
SOURCE: LEANDER ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
What they’re saying Place 1 board member Trish Bode expressed concerns over increasing costs amid state funding cuts. With a 2.5% raise, the district could not ll all of the 30 new positions it selected after receiving over 300 requests for new positions, Chief Finan- cial O cer Pete Pape said. School board president Gloria Gonzales-Dhola- kia spoke in support of the 2.5% raise as it kept the district within its budget threshold, or 3% of its revenues, and said the district already had many vacant positions.
Leander ISD names future police department chief
“I am excited and honored to join the LISD community, and look forward to fostering positive relationships and
Lucretia “Shā” Rogers will become Leander ISD’s rst chief of police. The board of trustees approved Rogers’ hiring as the district’s executive director of safety and security at a May 9 meeting. Rogers will transition into the role of police chief once the district receives state approval to launch its own police department, according to district information.
What you need to know Rogers has worked for Houston ISD’s police department as the assistant chief of police since 2018, following time as a criminal investigator and campus police o cer, according to district information. She was previously a patrol deputy for the Precinct 4 Constable’s O ce and the Brazos County Sheri ’s Department in Bryan.
creating a safe and nurturing environment for our students, sta and community.” SHĀ ROGERS, LISD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY
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