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News from Comal & New Braunfels ISDs
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Comal ISD approves 4% salary increases for all employees
Comal ISD Meets June 23 and July TBD at 6 p.m. at the CISD District O ce, 1404 N. I-35, New Braunfels 830-221-2000 • www.comalisd.org New Braunfels ISD Meets June 13 and July 11 at 7 p.m. at the NBISD Administration Center, 1000 N. Walnut Ave., New Braunfels 830-643-5705 • www.nbisd.org MEETINGS WE COVER NBISD, Megan Strateman-Willis and Morgan Renaud joined incumbent Wes Clark on the board. In CISD, newcomers Amanda Jones and David Krawczynski took their seats. “THIS IS THE ONE THING WE HAVE CONTROL OVER AS GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT. … LET’S SHOW THAT WE’RE SERIOUS ABOUT CLOSING THIS PAY GAP.” JASON YORK, COMAL ISD TRUSTEE FOR DISTRICT 3 AND BOARD PRESIDENT DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS NEW BRAUNFELS ISD During a May 9 meeting, the New Braunfels ISD board of trustees approved a 3% raise for all sta starting at the district’s salary midpoint. Paraprofessionals received a $2 per hour increase, and the starting teacher salary in the district increased to $52,500. COMAL & NEW BRAUNFELS ISDS New members of the boards of trustees for Comal and New Braunfels ISDs were sworn in following the May 7 election. In
ANNUAL SALARY INCREASE
Through the recently passed VATRE, Comal ISD employees have been promised at least a 3% raise each year for the next four years. FOR SCHOOL YEARS: • 2021-22 3% RAISE
COMAL ISD On May 3, the board of trustees unanimously approved a compensation plan for the upcoming school year that includes a 4% salary increase for all employees. During an April 28 board meeting the board voted to postpone the approval of salary increases after district sta unexpectedly changed their recommendation from a 3% salary increase to a 4% increase the afternoon of the meeting. In November voters approved a Vot- er-Approved Tax Rati cation Election that increased the district’s main- tenance and operations tax rate on the condition that the district would utilize revenue generated to raise sta pay and to hire new positions.
Through the VATRE, all sta and teachers are guaranteed at least a 3% pay increase each year, starting with the 2021-22 school year, over the next four years, said Bobbi Supak, assistant superintendent for human resources. During the April 28 meeting, Supak presented the board members with the proposed compensation plan for the 2022-23 school year that included additional teaching positions, increased stipends for some extracur- ricular coordinators and the 3% raise that would increase starting teacher salary to $50,500. Superintendent Andrew Kim announced that sta had changed their recommendation to pursue a higher salary increase after property
• 2023-24* • 2024-25*
4% RAISE
FOR SCHOOL YEAR: • 2022-23
SOURCE: COMAL ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER *PROJECTED
appraisals for Comal County were provided to the district. The pro- jected taxable value of property in Comal County rose more than 30%, according to the Comal County Appraisal District.
NBISD plans additional school and renovations for two elementaries
CAMPUS SHUFFLE Instead of combining the two schools, Carl Schurz and Seele will be renovated. A middle school is proposed for the previous combined-campus site.
NEW BRAUNFELS ISD On May 9, the New Braunfels ISD board of trustees approved a plan that will preserve two elementary school campuses that had previously been slated to be combined into a new campus. Approximately $35 million was set aside to construct a new elementary school at the site of the former Ninth Grade Center, located at 659 S. Guenther Ave. as part of the district’s 2018 bond.
Once complete, the campus was expected to accommodate approximately 850 students and replace Carl Schurz and Seele elementary schools, which were built in 1924 and 1950, respectively. Construction on the new school at Legend Pond is estimated to begin in August and conclude in late 2024. Work on Carl Schurz and Seele will likely begin in June 2023 and conclude in May 2024, according to the district.
SEELE ELEMENTARY
CARL SCHURZ ELEMENTARY
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PROPOSED NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PROPOSED MIDDLE SCHOOL NO. 3
KLEIN MEADOWS
BUTCHER ST.
LEGEND POND
35
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SOURCE: NEW BRAUNFELS ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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