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Port Arthur ISD superintendent asks board to approve new teacher starting pay of $55,500, 3% increase for other staff
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Porterby told the Port Arthur ISD Board the district is proposing a $55,500 starting salary for new teachers and a 3% increase for other staff, funded in part by state allocations and district funds; the board was asked to approve the schedule but no formal vote on the schedule is recorded in the transcript.
Superintendent Dr. Porterby told the Port Arthur ISD Board of Trustees that the district is asking the board to approve a new salary schedule that would set the starting teacher salary at $55,500 and provide a 3% raise for other staff.
Dr. Porterby said the state has provided funds to districts to support teacher pay increases and that the district is using local funds to move some raises earlier: “The state has given our teachers money. ... it started at the…
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