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Edgewood ISD board approves pay increases, raises minimum hourly wage to $15.50
Summary
The Edgewood Independent School District board approved a consent package that includes raises for teachers and staff and a new minimum hourly rate for auxiliary and paraprofessional employees; the meeting also produced multiple formal votes listed below.
The Edgewood Independent School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 19 approved a consent agenda that included compensation changes designed to raise the district’s starting hourly rate and give pay increases to teachers and district employees.
Board members voted to approve a new minimum hourly rate of $15.50 for auxiliary and paraprofessional positions, an equity adjustment averaging about 3.08% for more than 300 employees in pay levels 1 and 2, a 2% midpoint increase for other staff, and an average compensation increase for teachers the board described as approximately 7.17%. The board approved the full consent package by voice vote after a motion and second.
The action came after public comment and a weeks-long review by board and staff. The district’s superintendent and board leadership framed the adjustments as part of an effort to retain and recruit staff while aligning pay with local comparators.
"Our educators and staff are the heart of this district," the board…
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