Edinburg CISD board coalesces around pay plan, eyes 3% raises for paraprofessionals and auxiliaries

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District trustees on July 31 received federal- and state-funding updates and signaled support for a compensation package that would give $1,200 one-time payments to some teachers and 3% raises to paraprofessionals and auxiliary staff while funding other raises at lower percentages.

The proposal, presented by Anna Fred, a district finance staff member, came during the district's fourth budget workshop for fiscal 2025–26. Fred told the board the district briefly received notice in July that several federal grants (including Title I, Part C; Title II, Part A; and other awards) might be paused, a move that at the district level could have affected roughly $5,500,000 in funding. TEA (Texas Education Agency) later notified the district that the grants would continue through review and the district has proceeded under the assumption funds will be honored while remaining prepared for future changes.

Why it matters: Trustees must adopt a budget by the district's Aug. 31 deadline. Funding choices now determine raises for teachers and all other staff, the district's use of one-time federal dollars, and the proposed tax rate for the coming year.

Fred said Edinburg CISD received a state allocation of about $10.5 million specifically tied to teacher pay under recent state action. The…