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Crosby ISD board approves 2026–27 compensation schedule, including bus driver raise and new positions
Summary
The Crosby ISD Board approved a 2026–27 compensation plan that includes a 3% midpoint raise for most staff, a $3.90 hourly increase for bus drivers and several new positions; the measure passed 4–2–1 after trustees debated adding in-house legal counsel.
The Crosby ISD Board of Trustees voted to approve the district’s 2026–27 compensation schedules during its May 18 meeting, endorsing a 3% midpoint salary increase for most employees and a $3.90-an-hour raise for bus drivers that would raise starting pay to $25.15 per hour.
The change, presented as part of budget workshop No. 3, also includes the addition of several positions — a district discipline coordinator, a principal for the sixth‑grade campus, a path professional for special education, a pre‑K–5 science instructional coordinator, a PE/weights teacher with coaching duties, and general legal counsel — and an estimated $2.9 million increase in salary and benefits to be offset where possible with grant funds.
During discussion trustees questioned the necessity and cost of an in‑district general legal counsel. One trustee said they could not find similarly sized districts that maintain in‑house counsel and raised concerns about salary versus current outside counsel costs. Supporters argued that an on‑site attorney would speed routine legal support, handle PIA (public information act) workload and policy changes from the legislature, and reduce reliance on outside firms for nonemergency matters. The board confirmed that existing outside counsel arrangements would continue for major cases.
The motion to approve the compensation schedules passed 4–2–1. The approved package will be presented later in the agenda for final adoption of the related compensation schedule items and noted in the district’s upcoming budget calendar, which calls for a public hearing and presentation of a budget for adoption on June 15.
Board members and staff said the district will use comparative market data — including CASB benchmarking — to position Crosby ISD in the local market and to retain competitiveness for teacher and staff recruitment. The bus driver pay increase was highlighted as a targeted step to improve driver recruitment and retention.
The board did not change other budget assumptions presented at the workshop, including projected October enrollment of 7,450 and a projected 2026 taxable value of about $3.5 billion; staff said they will use grants where possible to offset the compensation increase.
