EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Humble & New Caney ISDs
COMPILED BY WESLEY GARDNER
SCHOOL NOTES HUMBLE ISD Student programming, teacher compensation, and the needs of new and renovated campuses were among the priorities listed for Humble ISD’s scal year 2022-23 budget during a specially called March 29 budget workshop. According to HISD Chief Financial Ocer Billy Beattie, the workshop was held to give trustees a general overview of the district’s needs as ocials prepare next year’s budget. Beattie noted ination rates, property value growth, projected student growth and attendance rates will be taken into consideration throughout the budget process. The district will hold additional workshops in April and May before presenting a proposed budget to trustees for consideration in June. Humble ISD board of trustees will meet at 7 p.m. May 10 at 20200 Eastway Village Drive, Humble. 281-641-1000. www.humbleisd.net New Caney ISD board of trustees will meet at 6 p.m. May 16 at 21360 Valley Ranch Parkway, New Caney. 281-577-8600. www.newcaneyisd.org MEETINGSWE COVER
Humble ISD trustees approve application to join Teacher IncentiveAllotment initiative
NewCaney ISDhires newhuman resources executive director
HUMBLE ISD Trustees voted to allow Humble ISD to apply for the state’s Teacher Incentive Allotment initiative during their March 8 board meeting. Ocials noted through the program, HISD teachers can make an additional $3,500-$27,700 a year, depending on the teacher’s achievements, the school’s location and socioeconomic status. How- ever, 10% of the additional income would go back to the district to help support the initiative. Rick Gardner, HISD associate superintendent of human resources, said HISD will initially run the initiative as a pilot program that will only include Title I schools and teachers of record, meaning elementary school-level reading teachers; middle school-level English and math teachers; and high school- level English, math, science and special education teachers.
Weighted components Teachers will be measured based on observation, student growth and attendance, with scores for each correlating with one of three designations.
NEWCANEY ISD The New Caney ISD board of trustees approved the hiring of Christie Gates as the district’s new
Recognized Exemplary Master
executive director of human resources at its March 21 meeting. Gates, who boasts more than 20 years of public education experience, most recently served as deputy superintendent of administrative services at Sheldon ISD. Throughout her career, Gates has served various school districts as an elementary school principal, a chief administrative ocer, an executive director of personnel services, a director of personnel services and a coordinator of special education instructional services. She began her career in education as an elementary math and science teacher. Gates
TEACHER OBSERVATION:
3.7
3.9
4.5
STUDENT GROWTH:
55% 60% 70%
TEACHER ATTENDANCE:
95% 97% 99%
SOURCES: HUMBLE ISD, TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCYCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Eligible teachers will have the opportunity to achieve one of three designations with nancial com- pensation increasing with each tier. Teachers will be measured based on observation, student growth and attendance.
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