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Sharyland ISD board approves expanded pay plan, reclassifications and stipend changes
Summary
The SHARYLAND ISD Board approved an amended compensation plan (Option E) that uses state House Bill 2 allotments to increase teacher pay by experience band, extends increases to nurses and librarians in some cases, and restructures several pay bands and stipends.
The SHARYLAND ISD Board of Trustees voted to approve an amended salary and compensation plan (Option E) at its June public meeting, directing the district to implement multiple pay increases, position reclassifications and stipend changes for the 2025–26 school year.
Under Option E, teachers with three to four years of experience receive a $2,500 increase and teachers with five or more years receive $5,000. The plan extends some of the House Bill 2-funded increases to employees on the teacher/nurse/librarian matrix (for example, nurses and librarians) and offers a $500 increase for teachers in their first two years. Paraprofessional, clerical and auxiliary staff receive a combination of a 2% midpoint increase plus targeted market/equity adjustments; the district reports individual increases for classified staff ranging from roughly 4% to nearly 10% depending on years of service and reclassification outcomes.
The administration said the changes include a comprehensive reclassification of instructional-support pay bands: minimums, midpoints and maximums were updated to better align with neighboring districts and market rates; 158 classified instructional-support employees were individually reviewed for years of service and reclassification adjustments. The plan also standardizes some stipends (for example, a proposed $1,200 standard stipend for department or grade-level chairs) and raises selected program stipends (CTE animal sciences, Mariachi assistant director among others).
District leaders presented two options before the vote. Option E was described by the administration as the more robust choice that would both comply with HB 2 and begin a multi‑year compensation restructuring. The administration estimated the fiscal impact of Option E at approximately $4.49 million.
Board member Megan Sullivan moved to approve Option E; Trustee David Keith seconded the motion. The board approved the plan by voice vote; the record shows the motion carried with an affirmative voice vote.
Administrators emphasized this is the first phase of a broader compensation workplan: additional pay-band work for other employee groups (including remaining professional staff) and future decompression of teacher pay steps remain planned. Human resources staff said the district will grandfather existing additional-day contractual arrangements for current employees while continuing to align stipends and calendars to market norms.
The board and administration framed the action as both a response to recent state legislation and an opportunity to address internal equity and retention concerns. Several employees who work directly with students — including paraprofessionals and special-education aides — were recognized during the meeting and thanked by board members for their service.
The administration will implement the approved Option E adjustments for the 2025–26 pay cycle and carry forward the reclassification work to later phases for additional employee groups.
