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Tyler ISD frames teacher pay changes under House Bill 2; district to include DOI staff in raises
Summary
District leaders outlined a revised teacher salary schedule incorporating state-allocated raises from House Bill 2 and said staff without traditional certification (DOI/in‑industry teachers) will be included under the new pay scale.
Tyler ISD presented a revised teacher compensation schedule that incorporates raises authorized by the Texas Legislature’s House Bill 2 and applies the increases to all classroom teachers, including district‑of‑innovation (DOI) or industry‑certified instructors.
CFO Casey Russell told the board that guidance received after the agenda was prepared required the district to treat certified and noncertified classroom teachers the same for the HB2-funded increases. Superintendent Dr. Crawford and staff explained the legislature provided district funding that, subject to district eligibility rules, yields $2,500 raises for teachers in the 3–4 year experience bracket and $5,000 raises for teachers with five or more years of experience in districts that meet the bill’s enrollment thresholds.
Staff said they had carved local budget room to give smaller raises for one- and two‑year teachers (approximately $1,500 for teachers with one year and $1,000 for two years of experience) to ensure equitable movement across the pay scale. Russell said the scale shown reflects base pay only; separate stipends (for bilingual, math/science, etc.) remain distinct and are not folded into those base figures.
Trustees asked about incentives to encourage uncertified or DOI teachers to obtain full teacher certification. Staff said district programs and incentives exist and that many DOI teachers are “a test away” or working through coursework; staff also noted the state’s direction limited the district’s discretion in differentiating pay for certified versus noncertified teachers under this legislative funding.
Why this matters: Compensation changes affect recruitment, retention and the district’s budget planning. Trustees asked staff to seek additional guidance about whether similar increases will be funded in future biennial cycles and to return with clarifying details on long‑term cost and policy implications.
No board vote on the compensation scale was recorded during the meeting; staff said additional guidance and policy language could appear on future agendas.
