Arlington ISD board approves 2025–26 compensation plan raising pay for all employees

The Arlington ISD Board of Trustees approved the district'025'026 compensation plan at its June 26 board meeting, a district staff member said, adopting pay increases for all current employees and higher starting teacher salaries.

The plan includes a 3% raise for all current employees; an annual increase of $2,500 for teachers with three to four years of experience; and an annual increase of $5,000 for teachers with five or more years of experience. The district said the new starting teacher salary will be $66,100 and will rise to $67,500 for teachers holding a master's degree.

The plan also increases the district's annual contribution toward employee health-care premiums by $396, which the district described as "up to $4,200 a year for eligible staff." A district staff member said, "this year's compensation plan totals over $24,000,000 invested in you, our most valuable resource." The transcript does not specify how the $24 million is allocated across employee categories or which fund(s) will cover the increase.

The transcript records the board's approval but does not include the text of the motion, vote tallies, or the names of the motion's mover and seconder. The record notes the board recognized the district finance and human resources teams for preparing the plan.

The board presentation did not spell out implementation dates for the raises beyond the plan year nor list whether the increases are subject to later ratification by employee bargaining groups; those details were not specified in the meeting transcript.

For the full meeting video and any posted documents, the district directed viewers to aisd.net and the Arlington ISD YouTube channel.