Uvalde CISD projects modest surplus as legislature adds one-time and targeted allotments; board approves 2025–26 compensation plan

The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees on July 21 approved a 2025–26 compensation plan after a budget workshop that updated trustees on enrollment, state funding changes from the Texas Legislature and recommended pay adjustments for several employee groups.

School finance officials told the board that the district’s enrollment is down from last year and that newly enacted House Bill 2 and related allotments create limited, targeted funding the district must direct to employees. The board approved the compensation plan as presented and amended by trustees.

The plan was presented to trustees during a multi-hour budget workshop led by district staff. Administrators said the district’s current total enrollment across campuses was 3,303 students compared with 3,979 at the end of the prior year, a decline of 676 students, and that the refined average daily attendance (ADA) figure the administration was using for revenue planning was 3,097.

Why it matters: House Bill 2 and related formulas change how districts receive and may spend new funding, and Uvalde CISD staff told trustees the new dollars are insufficient to fully close labor-market gaps. The board approved a compensation package that administrators said balances…