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Board approves 2025–26 compensation plan as district wrestles with $15M preliminary shortfall
Summary
Trustees adopted a revised compensation plan that applies the state's teacher retention allotment and a 2.5% local increase after debating a 3% alternative; trustees and staff also reviewed a preliminary 2025–26 budget that shows an approximate $15 million shortfall and a plan to pursue bond and structural options.
The Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD Board of Trustees on July 28 approved the district’s 2025–26 compensation plan after a lengthy discussion of market position and budget constraints.
What trustees approved: Trustees adopted a compensation framework that applies the state’s Teacher Retention Allotment to eligible teachers and provides additional local compensation: teachers with five or more years’ experience will receive the state-funded $5,000 retention payment; teachers with three to four years’ experience will receive the state-funded $2,500; and the district will provide an additional local payment for teachers in the 0–2 year group. After discussion, trustees substituted a 2.5% district‑funded general increase in place of the originally proposed 2% local increase. The motion to substitute 2.5% passed 6–0.
Why it matters: District staff told trustees…
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