Proposed budget includes almost $49 million for salary increases, $2.2 million for special education The Houston Independent School District Board of Education on Thursday approved a 2017-2018 school year budget that includes almost $49 million in salary increases and $2.2 million for special education. The salary increases are designed to ensure the district is providing all […]
Proposed budget includes $48.6 million for salary increases, $2.2 million for special education The Houston Independent School District Board of Education on Thursday will consider a proposed 2017-2018 school year budget that includes $48.6 million in salary increases and $2.2 million for special education. The salary increases are designed to ensure the district is providing […]
Spending plan addresses loss of $162 million of local taxes because of Texas school finance system The Houston ISD Board of Education on Thursday approved a 2016-2017 budget that seeks to minimize the classroom impact of the loss of an estimated $162 million in local taxes to the Texas school finance system. The budget proposal […]
Deep budget cuts required to offset loss of $162 million to Texas school finance formula The Houston ISD Board of Education will meet Thursday morning to consider adopting the proposed 2016-2017 budget. For the first time ever, due to rising property values, the state of Texas has designated HISD as a property “wealthy” district. As […]
HISD schools with the highest concentrations of students living in poverty would receive a larger share of district funding under a proposal brought forward Thursday by Interim Superintendent Ken Huewitt.
District facing $107 million shortfall as it prepares to send millions of tax dollars back to the state Facing a $107 million shortfall for the 2016-2017 school year, the Houston Independent School District is proposing a reconfiguration of district funding methods to ensure the neediest students still receive appropriate resources. The budget cuts are a […]
Under Texas’ current funding structure, the Houston Independent School District will be required to send millions of dollars back to the state, resulting in a projected $107 million budget shortfall for the 2016-2017 school year. Under Chapter 41 of the Texas Education Code, the state school finance system requires districts designated as property-wealthy to send […]
The Houston Independent School District Board of Education on Thursday adopted a 2015-2016 budget with significant salary increases designed to help the district hire and retain the most effective teachers and principals. As part of the approved budget, teachers will get a minimum salary increase of 2 percent, with beginning teacher salaries jumping up to […]
Salary increases that will help the Houston Independent School District hire and retain effective principals, teachers and district staff remain a top priority for administrators as they continue to develop a budget for the 2015-2016 school year. Under the proposed budget, teachers would get a minimum salary increase of 2 percent, with beginning teacher salaries […]
The Houston Independent School District will be holding a public meeting at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2015, in the board auditorium of the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center (4400 W. 18th Street, 77092). The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the school district’s budget, which will determine the tax rate that […]