Southside ISD reviews state allotments, compensation options and $4.7M insurance shortfall

At a July 16 budget workshop, Southside Independent School District staff presented updated figures for 2025–26 state allotments, possible staff pay increases and a plan to reduce a roughly $4.7 million deficit in the district’s self‑funded health insurance fund.

District budget presenter Carlos told the board the state is providing a teacher allotment that will pay either $2,500 or $5,000 per eligible teacher (based on years of service), a support‑staff retention allotment of $45 per ADA and a basic allotment of $106 per enrolled student that will be measured on the district’s October PEIMS snapshot. "This year's health insurance rates have already been in place," Carlos said while explaining how the self‑insured plan has run deficits.

The support‑staff allotment, at $45 per ADA, will generate roughly $239,000 for the district based on current ADA estimates. The basic allotment,…