Education
BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY & HANNAH JOHNSON
Celina ISD OKs 3% teacher, sta raises Celina ISD teachers and sta members will receive a 3% raise in the 2024-25 school year. The compensation increase was unani- mously approved by the board June 3. The gist Employees will receive a 3% raise at the midpoint of their pay grade. The cost of the raise for the district is $1.18 million. Salaries for starting teachers with zero years of experience will be $56,200—a $1,200 increase from the starting salary of $55,000 in 2023-24. The board was expected to approve the FY 2024-25 budget during its June 24 meeting. • 3% raise with a $1.18M inancial impact on the budget • 2.5% raise with a $1.03M impact on the budget • 2% raise with an $876,927 impact on the budget Three compensation increase options were presented to the board of trustees:
Richland High School’s opening will shift Prosper ISD attendance zones in the 2025 26 school year.
RENDERING COURTESY PROSPER ISD
Richland High School to open with 9 12 graders, shift attendance zones Prosper ISD’s fourth high school will open with 9-12 grade students in the 2025-26 school year. The grade con guration and attendance zone for Richland High School, located near the corner of First Street and Teel Parkway, was approved by the board June 17. The initial proposal for the school was to open with only ninth and 10th grade students, but district o cials decided to open with all grades, Deputy Superintendent Greg Celina ISD looks to potential bond A districtwide stadium and a community welcome center are two potential future projects for Celina ISD as the district faces fast growth in the coming years. Celina ISD’s long-range facility planning committee presented the two recommen- dations during a May 20 board meeting. The group was made up of CISD parents, teachers, sta , students and community members. The committee’s charge was to develop potential recommendations for a future CISD bond program. The details Key areas explored by the committee were early childhood education; ne arts programs; science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs; athletics; and community engagement.
Bradley said. Students zoned for Richland High that will be in grades 9-11 in the 2025-26 school year will attend the new school. Seniors can choose to remain at Prosper High School or elect to move to Richland High, Bradley said. The context Families in the Creeks of Legacy community have the choice to remain at Prosper High or trans- fer to Richland High. This is due to the neighbor- hood’s proximity to Prosper High, Bradley said. Richland High is expected to open with about 1,250 students in the 2025-26 school year. Looking forward In the 2024-25 school year, PISD will open its fth middle school and 18th elementary school. Collin College shutting down 4 programs Collin College will shut down four programs due to low demand. What happened During its May 28 meeting, Collin College’s board of trustees unanimously approved the closure of the following programs: • Activity care professional • Construction technology-carpentry • Construction technology-facilities management • Metal arts Jon Hardesty, Collin College vice president of academic a airs, said no faculty members have been laid o as a result of the program closures. Dig deeper All four programs set for closure were launched in the last six years.
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“The number of graduates and the number of students that have demonstrated interest in enrolling in course sections in these programs are extraordinarily low,” JON HARDESTY, COLLIN COLLEGE VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.
The activity care professional program, meant to train students as activity care specialists in assisted living facilities, launched in fall 2020 and has had nine students earn certi cates, with zero earning degrees. The Construction Technology-Carpentry pro- gram launched in fall 2021, and has awarded one degree and seven certi cates, though Hardesty said one student is responsible for the degree and three of the certi cates. The program has three unique courses—wall systems, oor systems and foundations and forms. All three classes had 13-16 students last fall, but none had more than six in the spring.
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