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RoundRock ISDunanimously approves pay hikes
HIGHLIGHTS AUSTIN ISD The school board reviewed two maps of proposed new trustee district boundaries during its April 14 meeting. AISD updates board district boundaries every 10 years based on U.S. Census data to ensure the population is distributed equally among the seven single-member districts. The board aims to adopt a nal plan in late May or June. TEXAS EDUCATIONAGENCY School districts in Texas will now be eligible for an adjustment in their operational minutes for the 2021-22 school year due to lingering e ects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible districts will have access to funding they may not have received due to declining in-person attendance rates in the rst four reporting periods of the current school year. “I AMVERY PLEASED WITH THE BOARD’S DECISION TOALLOW ME TORETURN. ...” HAFEDH AZAIEZ, ROUND ROCK ISD SUPERINTENDENT Round Rock ISD board of trustees meets May 19 at 5:30 p.m. at 300 N. Lake Creek Drive, Round Rock. 512-464-5000.www.roundrockisd.org P ugerville ISD board of trustees meets May 19 at 7 p.m. at 1401 W. Pecan St., P ugerville. 512-594-0000. www.p sd.net Austin ISD board of trustees meets April 28, May 5 and May 19 at 5:30 p.m. at 4000 S. I-35, Austin. 512-414-1700. www.austinisd.org Austin Community College board of trustees meets May 9 at 3 p.m. at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin. 512-223-7613. www.austincc.edu MEETINGSWE COVER
BY BROOKE SJOBERG
Some trustees expressed thoughts on the pay increases. Place 6 Trustee Ti anie Harrison stated she felt employees deserved more than the increase approved. “I just want to say we’re not done yet,” Harrison said. “This is the market rate adjustment to get us to where we should have been, which is still not enough.” The proposed compensation plan for 2022-23 gives teachers a 4% pay increase with administrative and operational support sta receiving a 3% bump. Instructional support, technology, and district police would receive 2% more under the plan.
COMPENSATION CONSIDERATIONS The Round Rock ISD board of trustees increased the pay ranges for several district positions, including:
ROUND ROCK ISD Trustees unan- imously approved an amendment to the district’s compensation plan for some pay grades during a March 31 meeting. Educational assistants and paraprofessionals assigned to pay grades 102-109 received pay increases e ective April 1. Starting pay for the EA position, for example, will increase to a minimum of $15.50 and maximum of $21.86. Other positions receiving an immediate pay increase include library assistants, interventionists and interpreters.
• educational assistants • paraprofessionals • library assistants • interventionists • interpreters For example, the new pay range for educational assistants is $15.50-$21.86. SOURCE: ROUND ROCK ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
In split vote, RoundRock ISDboard reinstates suspended Superintendent HafedhAzaiez
ACCmaintains tuition rates for ninth year
BY BROOKE SJOBERG
BY DARCY SPRAGUE
Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez was placed on leave Jan. 6 at the recommendation of the Texas Education Agency. 77 DAYS ON LEAVE by the district at the direction of monitor, David Faltys. Community Impact Newspaper received a statement from Azaiez via his lawyer regarding the vote. “I am very pleased with the board’s decision to allowme to return to serve the students, sta and parents in the Round Rock community as the superintendent of Round Rock ISD,” Azaiez said.
ROUND ROCK ISD The board of trustees voted to reinstate suspended Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez during a March 24 meeting. The decision came after 30 minutes of closed session. The vote was split 5-2 with Places 2 and 7 Trustees Mary Bone and Danielle Weston voting against. His reinstatement was e ective as of 8 a.m. March 25, according to the motion put forth by board President Amber Feller. The vote comes after months of inquiry into his conduct by multiple entities, including the Travis County Sheri ’s O ce; the Texas Education Agency; and an investigator hired
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE The regional college district announced April 5 it will not raise tui- tion or fees for the 2022-23 academic year—the ninth year in a row it has maintained its rates. “The board of trustees wants to continue to encourage our citizens to attend college and get the skills they need to succeed,” ACC board Chair Nan McRaven said in a press release. One credit hour costs Austin-area residents $84—$67 of which is tuition, and the remaining portion is fees, according to the release. Registration for the fall will open May 16 for current students and May 21 for new students.
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