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Tomball ISD board extends superintendent contract, approves salary and benefit increases
Summary
On Aug. 12, 2025, the Tomball ISD Board of Trustees voted 6–1 to extend Superintendent Dr. Martha Salazar Zamora’s contract through 2030 and approve a package of salary and benefit adjustments, including a 1% base salary increase and added retirement contributions.
The Tomball Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 6–1 on Aug. 12, 2025, to extend Superintendent Dr. Martha Salazar Zamora’s contract through 2030 and to approve specified increases to her pay and benefits.
The board amended Dr. Salazar Zamora’s contract to add one year (through 2030), increase her base salary by 1 percent, raise the district retirement-contribution amount by $1,000, increase her longevity payment by $4,000 per year (paid in equal monthly installments and subject to repayment if she is not employed at year-end), and provide a supplementary district-paid portion of her monthly contribution to the Texas Teacher Retirement System equal to 4.7 percent of her eligible compensation.
Board members praised the district’s performance under Salazar Zamora. One trustee said the board’s evaluation process was rigorous and that the district’s results justified support, while a separate trustee noted fiscal concerns and announced a solitary no vote on the motion. During the discussion, Dr. Salazar Zamora said, “Team Tomball, they’re more than just 2 words. They mean a lot.”
The motion to amend the superintendent’s contract carried with six trustees voting yes and one trustee voting no. The board resolved the matter during the Aug. 12 regular meeting after a full review and discussion that included a formal evaluation process completed in a prior workshop.
Discussion points included the rationale for a 1 percent increase (noted by board members as aligned with other administrator increases), the evaluation rubric used by the board, and a board member’s statement that the single no vote reflected budgetary caution rather than dissatisfaction with performance. No statutory authority beyond standard contract procedures was cited on the record as a condition of the amendment.
The board did not take additional action at the time of the vote; the amendment was adopted and will be reflected in the superintendent’s employment records and future payroll actions.
