Georgetown Edition | May 2026

Education

GISD presents budget options, increased meal costs As Georgetown ISD ocials explored budget sce- narios and changes to compensation during a May 4 meeting, the district conrmed school meal prices are set to increase by 10 and 50 cents for breakfast and lunch, respectively. The details including bus drivers, substitute teachers, nurses and counselors. Scenario C would incorporate all the elements of Scenario B, along with a 1% increase in the compen- sation of teachers and hourly employees.

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Middle school named for S.C. Marshall Georgetown ISD’s fth middle school will bear the name of S.C. Marshall, who expanded educational access to Black students in the district. What happened The board of trustees unanimously approved the name for the new school, which is expected to open in 2027-28, during an April 20 meeting.

Scenario D would raise teacher compensation by 3%, and all other sta‡ would receive a 2% adjustment or to market rates. Under Scenario D, employees would receive retroactive compensation if voters approve a VATRE in November.

District ocials said increasing the cost of meals would generate $250,000 in revenue to help cover food service costs, along with other expenses such as shared operating costs and utilities. The set up During the meeting, GISD considered various budget options for the upcoming scal year. The rst three were all calculated without a voter-ap- proval tax rate election, or VATRE, in mind. In Scenario A, teachers and sta‡ would not receive pay increases. Scenario B would cost the district about $725,000 by including pay increases for a range of positions,

Budget scenario by cost $5M $4M $3M $2M $1M

Scenario A Scenario B Scenario C Scenario D $0

SOURCE: GEORGETOWN ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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