Arlington ISD board adopts 2025–26 compensation plan with targeted teacher raises

The Arlington ISD Board of Trustees on June 26 unanimously approved the district's 2025–26 compensation plan, adopting targeted raises for classroom teachers and a 3% market increase for most other staff, district officials said.

District staff presented the plan and trustees discussed it during the board's regular meeting after a brief recess. The package uses a mix of state-directed teacher retention allotments and local funds to deliver differentiated increases: $2,500 for teachers with three to four years of experience and $5,000 for teachers with five or more years of experience (funded through the state teacher retention allotment), a 3% market raise for teachers with one to two years of experience and for other additional certified staff, and a 3% midpoint raise for other full‑time staff. The board also approved raising the district contribution to employee health care by $33 per employee per month, a pay‑grade change for attendance…