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Katy ISD trustees debate whether to carry forward locally funded teacher retention stipend amid HB2 pay increases
Summary
Trustees debated whether to include a locally funded, staggered teacher retention payment in the 2025–26 compensation plan now that the Texas Legislature has provided new teacher pay allotments under House Bill 2.
KATY, Texas — Katy ISD trustees spent substantial time Monday debating whether to include a locally funded teacher retention payment in the 2025–26 compensation plan now that the Texas Legislature last month approved teacher pay allotments in House Bill 2. At issue was a stipend the board approved in 2024 that provided modest “thank‑you” payments to teachers at five‑year service intervals. Some trustees said the locally funded payment should be re‑authorized in the compensation plan for 2025–26; others argued that HB2’s new statewide teacher allotment — which provides larger, broad‑based increases for teachers starting in year 3 and above and…
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