The number-crunchers in HISD’s Office of Budgeting and Financial Planning have a lot on their plate on the average day, but since the COVID-19 pandemic, the change in metric for what we prioritize as individuals and as a community has created all new challenges for them to rise to. As we adjust to our new […]
The Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved adopting a $2.2 billion budget for the 2022-2023 school year that includes an average raise of 11% for teachers. That will bump the starting salary to $61,500.
The Houston Independent School District will hold a public meeting on Thursday, June 9, at 4 p.m. in Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center Board Auditorium, 4400 W. 18th St., 77092.
$2.3 million in grants for mental health, afterschool supports also approved The Houston Independent School District Board of Education voted 8-0 with one abstention to approve a $41 million budget amendment to fund additional supports for special education, pay for personal protective equipment (PPE), enhanced cleaning services and supplies, and computer devices and hotspots. The […]
The Houston Independent School District Board of Education approved a $54.6 million amendment to the 2020-2021 budget, which includes a $31 million purchase of devices and wireless hotspots to help close the digital divide and ensure students are equipped to Reconnect Safely and Return Strong when classes resume virtually on Sept. 8. The district has […]
The Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 7-2 on Thursday to pass a $2 billion 2020-2021 budget, which includes a $34.4 million salary and benefits package as well as an increase in employer contribution to health insurance premiums for employees.
The Houston Independent School District Board of Education will consider passage of a $2 billion budget for the 2020-2021 academic year which includes a $34.4 million salary and benefits package as well as an increase in employer contribution to health insurance premiums for employees.
The Houston Independent School District has received the Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) from a worldwide association of school business officials for producing a 2019-2020 budget that is accurate, informative and easy to comprehend. HISD earned the award from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO), which has been in existence for 110 years. To […]
With a vote of 5-1, HISD’s Board of Education passed the budget for the 2019-2020 school year that will increase the district’s minimum wage from $12 an hour to $14 an hour. Trustees proposed and adopted an amendment that included $17 million in department cuts but any staff reductions as a result would be offset […]
As we prepare for the upcoming special board meetings, the Houston Independent School District has prepared helpful FAQs regarding the proposed 2019-2020 budget and compensation plan. Click here for the FAQs.