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Beaumont ISD board adopts balanced 2025–26 budget and approves staff pay increases
Summary
Beaumont ISD trustees adopted a balanced 2025–26 budget and approved a compensation package that includes a 4% increase for eligible employees, a higher starting teacher salary and local supplements on top of state retention allotments; trustees voted unanimously on budget and related purchases.
Beaumont — The Beaumont Independent School District board on June 24 adopted the district's 2025–26 budgets for the general, debt service and child nutrition funds and approved related purchases and amendments, after district staff presented revenue estimates, staffing changes and compensation recommendations.
Superintendent Dr. Shannon Allen and CFO Cheryl Hernandez presented the budget during an annual public hearing, saying the proposal is balanced and built on estimated revenue that remains subject to certified property values and average daily attendance (ADA). Hernandez stressed state revenue is sensitive to ADA and that the district had used provisional estimates from the appraisal district pending certification.
The board approved purchases over $50,000 tied to instructional materials, furniture and services and adopted the budgets by ordinance and resolution. According to board action, the motion to adopt the budgets passed unanimously, 6–0.
Why it matters: The budgets set the district's spending priorities and the tax-rate path voters will see on bills. Hernandez said the district expects a modest decline in enrollment and that payroll rose in the proposed budget because the district absorbed three campuses previously staffed by contractors.
Compensation details: Dr. Allen said the district recommends a district-wide 4% increase for eligible employees and a new teacher salary schedule. The district raised the starting teacher salary to $55,500 (up from $53,500) and proposed adding local supplements to the state's retention allotment: an extra $500 for teachers with 3–4 years (to total $3,000), $500 for teachers with 5–19 years (to total $5,500), $1,000 for teachers with 20+ years (to total $6,000), and a $2,750 increase for teachers in the 1–2 year category, in addition to a one-time stipend of up to $1,000 for eligible employees. Dr. Allen also said the district will continue contributing $460 per month toward employee health insurance.
Staffing and payroll: Hernandez said payroll increased in the proposal (from previous-year figures) because the district now employs staff for campuses it brought back in-house rather than contracting services; that change shifts costs from professional services to payroll.
Tax rate and debt: Hernandez told trustees the district anticipates a likely decrease in the maintenance-and-operations (M&O) tax rate and intends to hold the interest-and-sinking (I&S) rate steady to defease debt. The district reported ongoing defeasements and refundings that reduced outstanding bonds since 2008.
Votes and next steps: Trustees voted unanimously to adopt the budgets and to approve related vendor purchases and state-grant contracts that will support curriculum purchases and provider support. The district will post the adopted budget documents and proceed with implementation and required state filings.
