Education
BY WESLEY GARDNER
Houston ISD board managers approved a $2.1 billion budget for fiscal year 2024-25 during a June 13 board meeting. Board managers voted 5-4 to approve the budget, the board’s closest vote since they and Superintendent Mike Miles were appointed to lead the district by the Texas Education Agency in June 2023. While board managers Cassandra Auzenne Bandy, Michelle Cruz Arnold, Rolando Martinez and Adam Rivon voted against the budget, they did not openly talk about their decision to cast dissenting votes. Despite dealing with a nearly $528 million budget gap largely attributed to a declining student population, average teacher salaries will increase from $68,250 in FY 2023-24 to $77,300 in FY 2024-25. HISD approves $2.1B budget
Budget cuts by department
A closer look
Percent change
2024-25
Human resources $110M $13M -88.18% 2023-24
During a June 10 workshop, Miles said the FY 2024-25 budget will reduce operational spending by about $500 million compared to the FY 2023-24 budget. Cuts include roughly 1,500 layoffs in the district’s central office, including in the human resources, operations and academics offices. The district is allocating about $684 million toward the funding of 130 “New Education Sys- tem” or “NES” campuses. NES campuses, which include centralized schedules with longer school days as well as district-approved classroom instruction and lessons, have been a cornerstone of Miles’ overhaul of the district. Eighty-five of HISD’s 274 campuses operated within the NES model in the 2023-24 school year, and an additional 45 schools will be under that umbrella in the fall. Although NES campuses are projected to have around 23,000 fewer students than non-NES campuses next year, the FY 2024-25 budget allocates about $27 million more to NES campuses,
Operations
$224M
$123M
-45.09%
Information technology $117M $49M -58.12%
Academics office
$186M
$117M
-37.1%
SOURCE: HOUSTON ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
or roughly $2,500 more per student. Miles said the extra money pays for added staff members, new curriculum and higher teacher salaries. During FY 2024-25, average salaries at NES campuses will increase to $84,400, com- pared to $77,300 at non-NES schools. Miles said around $131 million was drawn from reserves to help balance the budget, leaving $801 million in reserves.
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