Education
BY GABBY BAILEY & HEATHER MCCULLOUGH
NISD OKs $7M in raises for teachers, staff Northwest ISD’s board of trustees voted to pass a new compensation plan that will give at least a 2% raise to district staff members at the April 13 regular district meeting. The details The board voted unanimously to give the pay raises after staff feedback throughout the year, according to the district. With the 2026-27 school year compensation increase, all teachers will receive a minimum 2% increase in their salaries from the previous school year. All paraprofessionals will receive a 5% increase, and there will be a 2% pay raise for counselors, librarians and other positions not impacted by the state and local teacher allotments based on the previous year’s salary, NISD documents state. NISD’s starting teacher salary will now be set at
KISD considers bond for facility upgrades Keller ISD’s board of trustees discussed a possible bond to pay for facility improve- ments over the next 10 years at a district workshop April 8. What’s happening? The district hired RWB Consulting Engi- neers to perform an audit for each campus to catalogue facility needs and priorities, KISD Deputy Superintendent John Allison said. The projects’ needs were categorized as priorities 1-6. Priorities 1-3 will be the focus for the upcoming potential bond and could cost $1.1 billion, Allison said. Priorities 4-6 will be projects 10-20 years down the road, he added. The board will review the proposal in July; if approved, the bond will appear on the November ballot.
Northwest ISD pay raise budget The approved pay raises will add $7 million to Northwest ISD's budget for the 2026-27 school year.
Teachers: $2.9M District professionals: $1.6M Paraprofessionals: $1.3M Market adjustments: $800K Special ed. stipends: $400K
Total: $7M
SOURCE: NORTHWEST ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
$64,750. Last year, the starting salary was $61,500 for new teacher hires. Special education teachers and personnel will also receive stipend increases. NISD officials approved a $1,500 stipend for non-unit teachers and a $1,000 stipend increase for special educa- tion teachers, raising that amount to $3,000. Overall, the pay increases, along with stipends to special education personnel, will add roughly $7 million to NISD’s budget, according to district documents.
NISD gives updates on new school construction
Performing arts center: • 95% complete • Opened in April Stadium: • 45% complete • targeted opening in November Performing arts center: • 75% complete • Opening in June V.R. Eaton High School Byron Nelson High School
Cafeteria: • 45% complete • Targeted opening in August
complete and should open in August. The Dr. David Hicks Early Childhood Center is 65% complete. Trustee Jeff Dearing asked if there was a backup plan if the center is not finished by August. “We haven’t had those discussions yet because I still have faith we are going to [finish construction] in July,” Stewart said. Davis High School is 40% complete and should open by the 2027-28 school year, Stewart said.
Northwest ISD’s board was presented with updates to several district construction projects during the April 27 regular meeting. The overview Barksdale Middle School is 95% complete and is on schedule to open in August, said Sarah Stewart, NISD’s interim chief of facilities. Romer Elementary School is roughly 85%
Stadium: • 38% complete • Targeted opening February 2027
SOURCE: NORTHWEST ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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