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Boerne ISD adopts 2026–27 budget, approves 457(b) FICA‑alternative plan and compensation increases
Summary
The Boerne ISD Board adopted the 2026–27 budget for the General Fund, Child Nutrition and Debt Service, approved a district‑wide 457(b) FICA‑alternative plan for qualifying employees, and approved staff compensation increases (2% for hourly/auxiliary staff; average ~3.4% step increases for teachers and related professionals).
The Boerne ISD Board of Trustees approved the district’s 2026–27 budget and several personnel and benefit measures at the June 15 meeting, including adoption of the annual budget, a resolution to join ESC Region 10’s retirement asset management services (RAMS) 457(b) FICA‑alternative plan, and targeted compensation increases.
CFO Wes Scott presented budget assumptions: an Oct. 2025 enrollment snapshot of 11,179 (ADA ~10,530 or 95.5%), preliminary market values near $22 billion and taxable values around $14 billion, and a projected debt levy informed by state aid assumptions. Scott said the district proposed a modest budgeted deficit (~$2.4M, within the district’s practice of conservative revenue estimates) with the expectation of positive year‑end results based on historically conservative budgeting and revenue outperformance.
On employee compensation, administration proposed and the board supported: a 2% increase for auxiliary, paraprofessional and hourly staff; a 2% base increase for teachers, nurses, librarians and instructional coaches with step‑based adjustments averaging about 3.4% for many teachers (weighted toward veteran educators); and targeted staff additions to cover program growth (roughly four FTE for expanded PEK Health Sciences Academy cohorts). Board members emphasized these steps aim to narrow pay‑competitiveness gaps and support retention.
The board also approved an interlocal agreement to establish a 457(b) FICA‑alternative plan for employees who do not qualify for TRS (primarily substitutes, temporaries, part‑time workers). Scott said the move redirects district FICA costs into employee retirement accounts (immediate vesting and rollover allowed) and estimated district savings of about $120,000 annually; trustees approved the agreement by motion.
After required public hearings (federal grant hearing and budget hearing produced no public comments), the board adopted the 2026–27 budget for the General Fund (estimated revenues $120.9M; appropriations $123.3M), Child Nutrition Fund ($4.5M; balanced) and Debt Service Fund (~$40.45M). Trustees asked administration to continue plain‑language communications to the public about tax rate changes, state funding impacts and how investments will be sustained.
