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Lamar CISD board approves teacher hiring schedule and staff salary adjustments amid $3.3 million shortfall
Summary
Trustees approved a teacher hiring schedule and staff salary actions for 2025–26, including a $65,700 starting teacher salary and a $2,000 flat raise for existing teachers, while administrators warned the district still faces an estimated $3.3 million budget deficit.
At a special meeting May 5, 2025, the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved staff salaries and a teacher hiring schedule for the 2025–26 school year, including a recommended starting teacher salary of $65,700, a flat $2,000 raise for existing teachers and 3% of midpoint raises for other staff.
CFO Miss Ludwig presented detailed budget options and cost estimates. The presentation showed an exercise to align certain pay‑grade midpoints with neighboring comparison districts would cost roughly $1,445,000 in total…
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