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Pine Tree ISD approves staff pay raises, amends budget to cover $700,000 shortfall
Summary
The Pine Tree ISD Board approved proposed raises for teachers, support staff and administrators tied to House Bill 2 and amended the 2025–26 budget to cover the district share of estimated costs, passing the motion 6–0.
The Pine Tree Independent School District Board of Trustees on July 14 approved a package of pay raises and a budget amendment to implement increases tied to House Bill 2.
Board discussion and materials explained HB2’s recommended increments for teachers (teachers with three to four years of experience $4,000; teachers with five or more years $8,000). The district recommended a $3,000 raise for support staff not covered by the teacher pay tiers and a $4,000 raise for administrators. District documents estimate the total cost to implement raises for all employees at $2,935,489, with a June 20, 2025 fund balance of $3.1 million; HB2 is estimated to fund roughly $2.2 million, leaving about $700,000 to come from fund balance. Trustee Drew Seidel moved to approve the raises, budget amendments, and revised salary schedules for the 2025–26 fiscal year; the motion passed 6–0.
"I move to approve the proposed raises, budget amendments, and revised salary schedules for the 25-26 fiscal year as presented," Trustee Drew Seidel said when making the motion. The board did not record individual roll-call votes in the meeting minutes; the tabulation in the minutes shows the motion passed by a 6–0 tally. The board indicated it will amend the budget and revenue estimates to reflect the adopted compensation changes.
