Education
BY JULIANNA WASHBURN
TISD OKs balanced budget for FY 2025-26, boosts teacher pay
TO USE YOUR OWN MONEY? WHY PAY GET FREE CHECKING THAT’S ACTUALLY FREE - FREE ONLINE AND MOBILE ACCESS - FREE INSTANT ISSUE DEBIT CARD - FREE BILL PAY - NO MINIMUM BALANCE - NO MONTHLY SERVICE FEE approved a 2% pay increase for all support staff and a 1% pay increase for all administrative staff. “Do I wish that the increase was more? Abso- lutely. Do I think that we can do that in the future? Absolutely. Maybe not this year ... but definitely as we move forward, I would hope,” Superintendent Martha Salazar-Zamora said at the meeting. Tomball ISD approved a $230.3 million balanced general fund budget for fiscal year 2025-26 at its special meeting June 17. The budget includes pay raises for all district employees. Two-minute impact With the help of an $11.8 million boost in fund- ing from the state after Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2 into law June 4, TISD plans to spend roughly $6.3 million on the teacher retention allotment, which will be used to provide perma- nent raises for teachers with at least three years of classroom experience. School board members also unanimously
Diving in deeper The teacher retention allotment plan, which applies to classroom teachers, includes: • $2,500 raise for teachers with three to four years of experience • $5,000 raise for teachers with five or more years of experience “We need to continue to advocate for fair and appropriate compensation for teachers and staff,” TISD school board President Michael Pratt said. Also of note Some of the expenditures in the approved general fund budget for FY 2025-26 include: • $150.9 million for instruction • $22.8 million for plant maintenance and operations • $12.4 million for campus leadership • $10.4 million for transportation
Tomball ISD House Bill 2 breakdown Total allocated to Tomball ISD: $11.8M Safety allotment: $630K
Support staff retention allotment: $880K
Regular and mandated programs: $1.86M
Allotment for basic costs: $2.43M
Teacher retention allotment: $6M
SOURCE: TOMBALL ISD/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
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