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Crosby ISD presents budget workshop: administration recommends 3% pay increase
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Summary
At budget workshop #2, administration presented FY2026–27 assumptions — enrollment projections, no change to homestead exemption — and recommended a districtwide 3% pay increase (estimated cost ~$1.884 million), with final compensation schedules to be approved in May and the budget adopted in June.
District finance staff presented Budget Workshop No. 2 to the board, reviewing the fiscal‑year 2026–27 assumptions that will guide preparation of the proposed budget.
The presenter, identified as Nick, told trustees the district is projecting a snapshot enrollment of 7,450 students (Oct. 2026) and an end‑of‑year projection of 7,500 students, with average daily attendance estimated at about 6,700 (93%). The homestead exemption, Nick said, will remain at $140,000 for the coming year.
On compensation, administration presented two modeled options: a 2% across‑the‑board raise (estimated cost $1,392,000) and a 3% option (estimated cost $1,884,000). The administration recommended the 3% increase, and indicated proposed compensation schedules will come to the board for approval in May, with a June public hearing and action to adopt the legally required budgets.
"The 3% raise is administration's recommendation," the presenter said. The budget calendar presented includes steps to receive certified property values later in the spring and to present the preliminary budget and TASB pay maintenance update at the May meeting.
Trustees asked clarifying questions about staffing additions requested by campuses, whether some positions could be filled by transfers within the district, and whether specific raises for job classes (such as bus drivers) were included in final calculations. The presenter said campus leaders were given opportunities to request positions and that some needs were met via internal transfers; he said transportation raises were under review but recommended a minimum 3% for bus drivers.
The board later approved revised compensation schedules for fiscal year 2025–26 as recorded in the meeting.
