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Board approves budget transfer to fund SRO and School Safety Specialist; approves early-career teacher pay bump
Summary
Trustees approved a budget-neutral General Fund transfer to add one School Resource Officer and one School Safety Specialist and approved a $2,000 salary increase for teachers in years 0–2 for 2025–26; motions passed unanimously.
The Rockdale ISD Board approved a General Fund budget transfer on Aug. 18, 2025 that reallocates existing funds to add one School Resource Officer position and one School Safety Specialist. Trustee Jason Barcak moved to approve the transfer and Trustee Karen Laughlin seconded; the motion carried 7–0.
In a separate motion, the board approved a $2,000 salary increase for teachers in years 0–2 for the 2025–2026 school year, citing prior increases of $4,000 and $8,000 beginning at year 3; the motion by Janice Keen, seconded by Karen Laughlin, also passed 7–0. Both actions were presented as budget-neutral adjustments or reallocation of existing resources.
