Bastrop ISD adopts 2025–26 budget, approves compensation plan and moves child nutrition operations in‑house

At a June 17 meeting the Bastrop Independent School District Board of Trustees adopted the 2025–26 budget for the general fund, debt service and food service and approved the district’s 2025–26 compensation plan.

Mike White, the district chief financial officer, presented the final budget and compensation recommendations after several months of work and a June legislative session that increased state funding for teacher pay and other priorities. White said state actions included a teacher pay allotment that provides $2,500 for teachers with 3–4 years’ experience and $5,000 for teachers with 5+ years; the state’s guidance defined eligible “teachers” as staff serving at least 0.5 FTE in a teaching capacity (PEIMS role code 87). White described the district plan to absorb the state allotments while also increasing local pay for support staff and other employees.

Key budget and…