BY THOMAS LEFFLER
Breaking it down The board approved raises, including House Bill 2 mandates and other district sta not covered by the bill. Funding for the raises is split between state teacher and sta retention allotments and the district’s fund balance.
“I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM OTHER STAFF RECEIVE THAT SAME LEVEL OF SUPPORT AS WELL, BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT THE
STATE DID. THE STATE DIDN’T PROVIDE THAT ALLOTMENT
FOR THAT GROUP.” SUPERINTENDENT MILTON “ROB” FIELDS III
District obligation out of local fund balance: $1.03M
Teacher retention allotment: $6.39M
Total: $8.25M
Sta support retention allotment: $829.51K
SOURCE: JUDSON ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
recommendation of a 1.25% raise. A 2% midpoint salary raise was also considered. Ryan submitted an option that would have given a $2,300 raise for new teachers, nurses, counselors and librarians only, a $2,500 raise for those positions with 1-4 years of experience and a $5,000 raise to those positions with 5 or more years of experience. She said that she is looking at attracting certified teachers and employees, “directly impacting academics” first. Offering input According to previous Community Impact
and teachers need.” Trustee Suzanne Kenoyer said HB 2 took the choice of how to spend money on salary raises out of their hands. “What they’re saying is that teachers are more valuable than anybody else. I was a teacher; teachers are valuable, but teachers can’t do the work of educating students alone. We need every single employee, and what this [legisla- tion] says is that [the legislature] doesn’t value them,” Kenoyer said.
reporting, many school associations and advo- cacy groups applauded HB 2, calling the legisla- tion a “lifeline” for cash-strapped schools. “Texas students deserve the highest quality education that our schools can provide, and that requires significant resources from the state,” the Texas Classroom Teachers Association said in a May 29 statement. “HB 2’s [$8.4] billion investment in teachers and schools, much of it flowing directly into classrooms, represents a targeted approach to providing the support and assistance our students
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