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Conroe ISD projects balanced 2025–26 budget, proposes pay plan tied to state HB2 funding
Summary
District finance staff presented a preliminary 2025–26 budget that relies on House Bill 2 allotments for teacher and staff raises, projects $41 million in new state revenue and about $61 million total revenue growth, proposes $33.1 million in pay increases and adds positions primarily for special education.
Conroe ISD presented its preliminary 2025–26 budget and a compensation plan that front‑loads raises for teachers and support staff using new state funding from House Bill 2.
Miss Garza, the district finance lead, told the board the state’s school finance changes bring new allotments — including a teacher retention allotment that generates $2,500 and $5,000 per eligible teacher and a staff support retention allotment calculated at $45 per adjusted ADA — and that the district expects roughly $41 million in new state revenue tied to HB2. Garza said the district projects a nearly $61 million increase in total revenue when other state hold‑harmless and compression adjustments are included, giving the district room to propose raises and staff additions while balancing the budget.
Conroe ISD’s proposal would use $22 million of allotment funds toward…
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