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Southwest ISD outlines strategic compensation plan and Lasso grant use to boost recruitment and retention
Summary
District leaders described a multi-year strategic compensation plan that would move from a step-and-lane pay system to effectiveness-based pay bands for principals and later teachers, detailed a $100,000 planning grant and a $1.1 million Lasso grant for paid residencies and mentoring, and asked the board to approve a vendor (NIT) to implement Lasso-funded supports.
District leaders presented a strategic compensation plan intended to shift Southwest ISD from a traditional step-and-lane pay system to a performance- and effectiveness-based band system for principals first and teachers later.
A staff presenter said the district received a planning grant of $100,000 to support initial implementation work. The presentation described a theory of action: prioritize differentiated pay tied to evidence-based evaluations, align district and TIA funds, direct resources toward high-need campuses and extend support to more students and educators. Staff said full implementation…
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