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Arlington ISD: HB 2 raises some teacher pay but leaves out other school staff, district says
Summary
A board member said House Bill 2 creates a prescriptive teacher pay structure — $2,500 for teachers with three to four years of TRS service and $5,000 for those with five or more — but excludes many other staff roles; Arlington ISD plans to address gaps in its local budget planning.
A board member for Arlington ISD said House Bill 2 provides state-funded raises for some teachers but does not give local districts full flexibility or cover all school staff.
"Teachers with 3 to 4 years of TRS service will receive a $2,500 permanent base salary increase. Teachers with 5 or more years will receive a $5,000 permanent base salary increase," the board member said, summarizing the bill's teacher retention allotment. The board member added that HB 2 "left out many of the critical staff that we believe play a role in the educational success of our students."
The board member thanked residents who contacted lawmakers and said the district's local budget planning will seek to address the remaining gaps. The remarks directed listeners with questions about salary implications to the Arlington ISD human resources team and noted additional details are available on the Texas Education Agency website and in the district's June 17 board meeting recording.
No formal vote or action was recorded in the remarks. The board member framed the discussion as an update on state funding changes and on the district's next step — using its local budget process to attempt to fill uncovered needs.
Background details provided in the remarks identified the new teacher retention allotment as the source of the specified raises; the statement did not specify which other staff roles were excluded or give dollar estimates for local actions. The board member described the state measure as "very prescriptive" and said that, while the law "does offer some relief," it "doesn't give local school districts the flexibility to address all the areas we know matter most."
