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Alief ISD approves 3% midpoint raise and recruitment, retention incentives to hire certified teachers
Summary
The Alief ISD board on March 4 approved a 3% midpoint pay increase and a recruitment-and-retention incentive program aimed at bilingual and special-education certified teachers. Administrators estimated a $9 million cost for the raise and about $8.4 million for incentives.
The Alief ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously March 4 to adopt a compensation plan that includes a 3% midpoint increase for eligible staff and a targeted recruitment-and-retention incentive program for certified teachers.
CFO Emily Littlefield told trustees the 3% midpoint increase is intended to position the district competitively in the Houston-area job market and to aid spring recruiting. "We are asking for a 3 percent midpoint increase for all eligible staff," Littlefield said during the workshop presentation, and staff estimated that increase would cost approximately $9,000,000.
The district also proposed a two-part incentive: recruitment bonuses for newly…
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