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Duncanville ISD approves 2025-26 teacher pay increase, raising starting salary to $61,000
Summary
Board approved a district-funded increase to the 2025-26 teacher salary schedule that adds $2,500 per step, raising the proposed starting salary to $61,000 and special-education/bilingual start to $65,000; the measure passed unanimously.
The Duncanville ISD Board of Trustees voted to approve the 2025-26 teacher salary schedules on May 19, adding $2,500 to each step of the district pay matrix. Presenters said the change would raise the district's proposed starting salary for teachers with no prior experience to $61,000, and increase the starting salary for certified bilingual and self-contained special education teachers to $65,000.
Miss Brown and her team framed the raises as a recruitment and retention strategy designed to make Duncanville more competitive in the Dallas'Fort Worth area; the presentation compared current starting pay with neighboring districts and noted the increase would come from local funds. A presenter noted the proposal "does not include any teacher pay raises that would come from House Bill 2." The board approved the schedule by electronic vote.
In public comment before the vote, Dale Kaiser, a Duncanville ISD teacher and Duncanville NEA representative, urged trustees to support the schedule, saying the increase "will greatly benefit your teachers," and asked the board to consider moving the District of Innovation item to action so related staffing issues could be addressed.
Trustees approved the salary schedule in a unanimous vote recorded in the minutes; administration said the increase is intended to boost local recruitment ahead of hiring season.
