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ALIEF ISD board approves 3% midpoint pay increase and recruitment, retention incentives for 2025–26
Summary
At a March 4 workshop the ALIEF ISD board approved a 3% midpoint raise for eligible staff and a package of recruitment and retention incentives aimed at certified teachers — including $5,000 incentives for bilingual and special education hires and a $3,000 retention payment for returning certified staff.
At a March 4 workshop the ALIEF Independent School District board of trustees approved changes to the district’s compensation plan for the 2025–26 school year and a related resolution authorizing recruitment and retention incentive payments for certified teachers.
Administrators told trustees the board was approving a districtwide 3% midpoint increase for eligible staff, at an estimated cost of about $9,000,000, and a separate incentive program targeted to recruit bilingual, special education and other certified teachers while retaining current certified staff. "We are asking for a 3% of midpoint increase for all eligible staff," Emily Littlefield, ALIEF ISD chief financial officer, told trustees while presenting the proposal.
The board heard a breakdown of the recruitment incentives proposed in agenda item 5.2: $5,000 for newly hired full‑time bilingual teachers, $5,000 for newly hired full‑time special education self‑contained teachers, $4,000 for other newly hired…
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