BY BRITTANY ANDERSON & CHLOE YOUNG
EISD teacher salary 1% below median, board considers solutions A number of solutions for Eanes ISD to remain competitive with other districts in the hiring process were presented by the Texas Association of School Boards at the March 26 board meeting. The details Based on TASB’s findings, EISD’s average teacher salary is $545, or 1%, below the local market median salary of $60,067. Teacher pay is $34 below the market median salary at 20 years, but $1,264 below at 15 years, data shows. Major takeaways Based on the data, TASB presented several options for the district to increase its competi- tiveness. Solutions included improving starting salaries and adopting a 2-3% general pay increase.
EISD pursues campus refurbishments Projects financed with 2023 bond package funds were approved by the Eanes ISD board of trustees during their March 26 meeting. The breakdown During the meeting, the board approved nearly $1.9 million worth of bond funds: • $201,093 to renew a one-year contract with the district’s student information system. • $339,973 to replace flooring at Hill Country Middle School. Work will begin this summer. • $197,690 for 265 new Westlake Chaparral Marching Band uniforms. • $1.14 million to replace windows at Bridge Point and Eanes Elementary campuses. Work will begin this summer.
Eanes ISD teacher salaries The district is below the median market value with regards to compensating teachers more per years of experience.*
Eanes ISD salary
Local market median salary
$64,170
$65K
$55,807
$60K
$64,136
$55K
$55,500
0
0 year 5 year 10 year 15 year 20 year
Experience
SOURCES: EANES ISD, TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS/COMMUNITY IMPACT *MARKET MEDIAN SALARY FACTORS IN AUSTIN, LAKE TRAVIS, DRIPPING SPRINGS, HAYS AND SAN MARCOS ISDS
Additional recommendations were made to provide meaningful pay differences based on years of teaching experience and increasing stipends for hard-to-fill positions, such as bilingual teachers. Board President James Spradley said pay increases are limited by stagnating state funding per pupil, which has gone unchanged since 2019.
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