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Brenham ISD board approves 3% across‑the‑board raise for 2026–27 after extensive debate
Summary
After deliberation over fund balance and hiring trade-offs, the board voted to approve the superintendent’s recommendation of a 3% raise for all staff for the 2026–27 school year.
Superintendent Clay Gillentine presented a compensation recommendation based on local inflation and comparative data; he recommended a 3% across-the-board increase for employees and said the district could still present a balanced budget and add to fund balance while supporting wages. Trustees debated the choice between 2% and 3%, raised concerns about fund balance and a possible alternative of hiring additional teachers to reduce class sizes, and asked for specifics on projection assumptions before the vote.
"So, I'm recommending a 3% raise for all staff," Gillentine said, noting inflation in Brenham was about 2.8 percent. Opponents urged caution and proposed 2% or hybrid approaches to prioritize fund balance or additional hires, but the motion to approve the compensation plan as presented passed after a second and a roll-call-style exchange recorded in the minutes.
