Plano | April 2026

Education

BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY

PISD eyeing 2% salary raises, $1K increase for new teachers

$70K Teacher starting salary at PISD

Plano ISD is planning 2% minimum raises for sta and a $1,000 increase to starting salaries for new teachers in the 2026-27 school year. PISD Chief of Employee Services Duana Kindle presented the district’s suggested compensation plan for the upcoming school year at a March 24 board of trustees meeting. The plan was approved

Diving deeper District sta projects that the new compensation plan will cost the district $2.43 million. PISD sta anticipates $7.43 million for the employee raises and $1.5 million for new sta. Deputy Superintendent Johnny Hill said the new sta would be needed to support programming coming online next school year, including the district’s new Career and Technical Education Center. District sta also anticipates $7 million in savings due to sta reductions. Kindle said the sta reduction would be achieved “100% through attrition,” with PISD not replacing certain depart- ing faculty due to decreasing enrollment. What’s next? PISD’s board is expected to adopt the nal 2026- 27 budget in June.

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The new starting salary for PISD teachers will be $64,000, an increase from $63,000 in 2025-26. Teacher starting salary increased by $2,000 ahead of last school year. The proposed 2% mini- mum salary increase is also less than the 3% raise put in place ahead of the 2025-26 school year. The district is anticipating a $43.75 million budget decit in scal year 2026-27, along with continued declines in student enrollment—both of which were considerations when drafting the district’s pay structure, Kindle said.

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Quote of note “Plano ISD has a long history of valuing and investing in our employees,” board President Lauren Tyra said in a district news release. “Our goal is to keep compensation competitive and sustainable so we can continue to recruit and retain talented professionals in every role.”

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