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Clear Creek ISD discussion centers on proposed teacher pay bumps, raises for counselors and SLPs
Summary
District presenters reviewed Region 4 salary data and recommended targeted raises — including a proposed $64,000 new-teacher level and experience-tier increases — and flagged recruitment shortfalls for counselors and speech-language pathologists; staff noted about $1.4 million of state support tied to a House Bill 2 allocation.
At a budget review, district staff reviewed teacher compensation proposals and flagged shortages among counselors and speech-language pathologists. Speaker 3 presented Region 4 salary survey results and said the district currently ranks roughly 11th of 17 peer districts for new-teacher pay and is proposing a new-teacher level of about $64,000, up from roughly $62,500.
The presentation outlined experience-tiered adjustments: Speaker 3 said the district proposes roughly a 4% increase for employees with three to four years of experience and characterized the 5-plus-year tier as receiving a $5,000 adjustment (which Speaker 3 said would amount to about a 6–8% increase for those staff). For positions the district identified as understaffed, Speaker 3 recommended a general 3% increase (the speaker used a $4,000 figure as an example).
Speaker 3 also said the state has allocated about $1,400,000 under what the speaker referred to as House Bill 2 to help cover support staff who do not meet the district's narrowly defined teacher-tier eligibility. The speaker listed roles such as counselors, librarians and paraprofessionals as among those who might be covered by that funding.
Several staffing pressures were highlighted. Speaker 3 said market analysis shows the district is underpaying certified speech-language pathologists and counselors, pointing to contractor spending and an approximate $2,000,000 budget context for contracted services; the speaker said a recent staffing study confirmed recruitment challenges for counselors.
Speaker 1 closed by thanking "Doctor Silva" for the update and noting staff would take the budget assumptions back for further review. No formal motion or vote on pay changes was recorded in the transcript.
Next steps: staff will continue to review and present budget numbers and options for the board to consider; no formal action was taken during the recorded segments.
