Willis ISD set to hold second budget workshop, consider compensation plan

According to official meeting documents, Willis ISD's board will hold its second budget workshop for fiscal year 2026-27, at which trustees will review multiple items, including the employee compensation plan and purchases for the district, including new classroom equipment and campuswide radio standardization.

What's being done

The budget workshop at the June 10 workshop meeting will be presented by WISD Chief Financial Officer Garett Matej. As previously reported, WISD is projected to have a $104 million budget, a slight increase in its budget compared to last year, which was $103.1 million.

Alongside the budget workshop, the WISD board will vote to approve—on its consent agenda, which is made up of multiple items voted on in one motion—purchases for the district's classrooms and campuses, which include, but are not limited to:

• Teacher laptop replacements
• Promethean Boards for WISD elementary classrooms
• Districtwide campus radio standardization
• Computer lab refresh for the WISD Career and Technical Education Center
• New instructional materials for the 2026-27 school year

WISD Director of Accountability Sue Clardy will also be providing updates on the Lone Star Governance House Bill 3 plan at the regular meeting. The Lone Star Governance plan is a framework passed by the Texas Legislature for school boards to support four critical areas in student education, including:

• Early years literacy
• Early years mathematics
• College, career and military readiness
• Overall student performance

Stay tuned

The workshop and regular meetings will take place at 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., respectively, at the Sharon Jill Jenette Administration Building at 612 N. Campbell St., Willis.