McKinney | July 2025

Education

BY SHELBIE HAMILTON

McKinney ISD teachers and staff will see pay increases for the 2025-26 school year following approval of a new compensation plan at a June 23 meeting. The state-mandated and state-funded pay increases come from House Bill 2 that passed the Texas Legislature earlier this year. The bill did not allocate funds to increase the salaries for teachers with less than two years of experience or non-teaching district staff. Board members opted to set aside $9.9 million in local funds that would increase the pay for other teachers and staff members outside the state requirements. Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations Dennis Womack said the district’s increased starting pay for teachers is the highest of surrounding districts, based on announced pay increases for the 2025-26 school year as of June 23. “McKinney ISD is committed to remaining competitive in today’s challenging job market, and that begins with investing in the incredible people who serve our students every day,” Superintendent Shawn Pratt said in a news release. McKinney ISD teachers, staff to get pay increases

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$63,500 starting salary

First-year McKinney ISD teachers

Teachers with 3-4 years of experience Teachers with 5 or more years of experience Paraprofessional, auxiliary and maintenance employees Non-hourly professional staff, including administrators

$2,500 pay increase

$5,000 pay increase

A 4% pay increase based on the midpoint of pay grades A 3% pay increase based on the midpoint of pay grades

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A breakdown of the general operating budget for FY 2025- 26 includes $258.9 million in estimated revenue and $266.4 million in expenditures, resulting in a $7.5 million projected shortfall. District officials also proposed a 2025-26 property tax rate of $1.0780 per $100 valuation. Guidance from the Texas Education Agency directed school districts to formalize budgets using data from prior to the passage of HB 2, and to anticipate amending the budget to reflect the additional funding from the bill when it is available, Chief Financial Officer Marlene Harbeson said.

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