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Trustees review 2025–26 budget projections, TASB pay models and select 3% pay‐increase model for presentation
Summary
District staff presented three TASB salary models and other budget elements; administration used the 3% model for the board presentation and projected the general pay increase cost at about $5.18 million while noting personnel refinements reduced total cost projections.
Amy Childress, chief financial officer, presented the district’s projected 2025–26 general fund budget and three salary increase models developed with TASB. The models adjust starting teacher pay and provide scale-based increases by years of experience (0–2, 3–4, 5+). For the presentation, administration used the 3% model.
Childress summarized the three TASB scenarios: a 2% model, a 3% model and a larger-step model; each included differentiated increases by years of experience and targeted adjustments for employees on the teacher pay plan not classified as teachers. The 3% model shown in the meeting would raise beginning teacher pay to about $55,900 and, as presented, equated to a projected district cost of $5,180,945 for the general pay increase. Childress also identified additional budget impacts that were part of the presentation: $658,161 for selected personnel changes (deputy superintendent, district reorganization, Del Rio Middle dean of instruction, two counselors previously funded by a grant) and an estimated 9.5% insurance contribution increase that was modeled as a $360,401 decrease to the general fund due to timing differences.
Trustees asked for clarity on differences between the interactive workbook and the handouts; Childress and Superintendent Rios explained the figures changed as TASB provided more refined personnel data and the administration continued to scrub the staffing roster, which reduced the number of employees included in some scenarios and therefore changed totals. Trustees asked for an interactive workbook replacement to allow scenario testing.
Childress said the presentation used the 3% model “for the purposes of this presentation” and that the board would adopt the final compensation plan and budgets at the public hearing and adoption meeting the following week. She reminded trustees that next Monday’s meeting would include the public hearing and adoption of the compensation plan and general fund budget, and that the district aims to present a balanced budget. Trustees also discussed committed projects, capital requests and timing for adoption.
