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Friendship ISD approves new pay schedules: starting teacher pay raised to $49,000; state retention allotments incorporated
Summary
The board approved a compensation package for 2025–26 that sets a $49,000 starting teacher salary, applies state teacher retention allotments created by House Bill 2, and recommends a roughly 4% average raise for non-teaching staff.
Trustees approved the district’s 2025–26 hiring and pay schedules after staff said the changes reflect new state law and local objectives to retain and recruit teachers. Assistant superintendent for payroll and operations Serena Wood and Chief Financial Officer Pauline Reese outlined the payroll plan included in the packet. The administration recommended moving the starting teacher salary to $49,000 and applying…
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