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Compensation review finds gaps in several professional pay grades; staff proposes right-sizing workdays
Summary
A market analysis comparing Brenham ISD to Region 6 and neighboring districts found the district leads in some categories (transportation, substitutes) but lags in several professional pay grades (P2, P3, P6). Staff proposed adjusting calendars/workdays to raise daily rates for leadership roles without increasing annual payroll immediately.
Christy, the district's compensation analyst, summarized a market study in the workshop and identified specific pay-grade gaps the cabinet recommends addressing over time.
She said the district compares favorably in transportation and substitute pay rates but that certain professional pay grades fall below regional medians: "So if you look at those numbers, they're in the eighties... so less than 10 percent, greater than 10% below market median," she told the board. Christy recommended incremental changes including reducing the number of contract days for some role categories (which raises the daily rate) and then adjusting the defined minimum, midpoint and maximum of each pay scale so future raises align with market levels.
Trustees asked whether the analysis compared like-sized (5A) districts; Christy said the Region 6 sample included a mix and that nearby comparisons included College Station and others. She urged a phased approach so right-sizing workdays and pay-grade adjustments do not produce an immediate deficit.
Staff will include recommended compensation-manual edits in the July 28 presentation.
