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CONTRIBUTIONS BY HANNAH NORTON BY EMILY LINCKE
Klein ISD teachers to receive raises in 2025-26 school year law June 4, as previously reported by Community Impact. Nearly half of that funding will be spent on raises for educators and support staff, such as bus drivers, janitors and librarians. House Bill 2
Klein ISD teachers will receive raises ranging from $1,400-$5,000 as well as one-time retention incentives for the 2025-26 school year, which begins Aug. 4 for employees. What you need to know During a June 24 meeting, KISD’s board of trustees unanimously approved the employee raise package. “Our people are the heart of KISD,” board President Rob Ellis said via a letter sent to KISD employees that KISD provided to Community Impact. “The board is honored to show our sup- port and appreciation for our outstanding Klein employees by approving a competitive compensa-
$8.5B in funding for school districts statewide
KISD is expected to receive about $29.4 million in additional funding from HB 2, KISD Chief Finan- cial Officer Dan Schaeffer said during the school board’s June 9 meeting. About $17.3 million of the funding, or 59%, is earmarked for nonadministra- tor employee raises under the bill’s requirements, he added. Stay tuned KISD trustees also unanimously approved the fiscal year 2025-26 budget June 24. Total expenses in the FY 2025-26 budget are about 4% higher than in the FY 2024-25 budget, according to June 24 meeting documents. A request for all FY 2025-26 budget documents was pending with KISD as of press time July 9.
KISD
$29.4M received from HB 2
Raises
About $17.3M will be dedicated to employee salary raises
+$1.4K +$2.5K +$5K +2%
tion package.” Some context
for teachers with 1-2 years of experience
for teachers with 3-4 years of experience
for teachers with 5+ years of experience
for all other full-time employees
Texas’ nearly 9,000 public schools will see an $8.5 billion funding boost over the next two years after Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2 into
SOURCE: KLEIN ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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