News from Cibolo, Universal City & Judson ISD CITY & SCHOOLS Judson ISD compensation plan raises midpoint for teacher wages by 4.5%
UPDATING PAY Judson ISD trustees gave raises to all staff members that are calculated based on the midpoint of the position’s salary range.
Teachers, nurses, counselors and librarians 4.5% raise Step incentive (based on tenure): up to $2,500 Sign-on incentive: $500 All-star (full year) incentive: $500 Hard-to fill-incentive for special education teachers: $500 Auxiliary and paraprofessional staff 5.5% raise on the midpoint Spring incentives: $1,000 Winter incentives: $1,000 Attendance incentive: up to $1,200 quarterly
JUDSON ISD The board of trustees on June 22 approved an updated compensation plan for the fiscal year 2023-24 budget. Last year, the board increased wages by an estimated 6%, which were increased again by 4.5% in the new plan. “We have had retention issues with teachers; we’ve had morale issues on campus; it has been harder than ever to be in education,” Board Presi- dent José Macias said. “Last year, I was really proud to lead a 6% raise because it told our teachers we appreciated them. It also sent a huge message that we want them to stay.” The details: Under the new plan, a 4.5% increase to the midpoint rate for teachers, nurses, counselors and librarians was added, which makes the starting salary for new teachers $60,264, according to JISD documents. The raise can be calculated by finding the middle of the salary range for the position, multiplying it by the percent increase, and that total will be added to individual salaries. • Auxiliary and paraprofessional staff, which includes police officers and bus drivers, received
a 5.5% raise on the midpoint. Administrative and professional staff were given a 3% raise on the midpoint. • Alongside these wage increases, various incen- tives were approved, such as sign-on, all-star, which is the full school year, and hard-to-fill jobs incentives. Meeting highlights: Originally, the raise for teach- ers was set at 3%. During the meeting, trustees approved an additional 1.5% increase, which adds an estimated $3 million expense to the budget. • Trustees Suzanne Kenoyer and Jennifer Rodríguez voted against the additional increase due to concerns about the budget deficit. • “Recurring costs cannot continue to dump into the general fund,” Kenoyer said. “We can’t take out a fund balance every year in a deficit budget.” • The district will also be undergoing an audit that focuses on the compensation plan and provides information on where improvements can be made. • Macias said trustees will be tasked with hard decisions by the time the audit is complete and the next budget comes around.
Hard-to-fill incentive for police officers, bus drivers, special education classroom paraprofessionals: $500
Administrative/professional staff 3% raise on the midpoint Spring incentives: $1,000 Winter incentives: $1,000
SOURCE: JUDSON ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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