Argyle ISD approves 5 additional teaching positions for 2025-26 school year
The board of trustees unanimously approved additional staff at the June 16 meeting. In addition, the district will hire another diagnostician and full-time police officer with a K-9 unit.
AISD will spend $546,775 on additional staff for the 2025-26 school year, including:
- The five teaching positions will cost $340,000 annually and will come from the district’s maintenance and operations budget.
- The full-time police officer will cost $86,775 annually, and an additional $120,000 in startup costs. Both amounts will come from the maintenance and operations budget.
AISD anticipates to serve over 11,000 students by 2033-24, nearly double its current student population, according to previous reporting. These additional positions will help the district keep up with increasing enrollment.
Lewisville ISD approves 3% raises for staff members for 2025-26 school year
LISD staff presented a compensation package that included a 3% raise from the midpoint for all staff and an increase in substitute teachers' pay rates for the 2025-26 school year. Substitute teachers' pay will see an average increase of about $7, from $128.57 to $135.71, depending on degree and/or certifications.
However, the raises for staff members will take a hit due to an increase in health insurance costs. Teachers in years one and two, left out of House Bill 2, will receive a $2,074 raise. Due to the medical insurance going up $51 a month, they would see a net increase of $1,462 on their salaries.
LISD approves nearly $32M for construction, renovation projects districtwide
Most of the projects were funded through the 2023 bond. If the projects cost more than budgeted, then LISD used money from the land sale, bond project savings and bond interest to cover the overages, Executive Director of Construction Randy Fite said.
The projects funded through the 2023 bond included:
- The new Transportation Center
- Districtwide generators and radio system Uninterruptible Power Supply
- Lewisville High School scene shop addition and band lot renovations
- Lewisville High School Harmon black box theater conversion
- Hebron High School traffic signal
Argyle ISD approves pay increase for teachers, staff for 2025-26 school year
The cost of the compensation plan will not exceed $2.5 million and includes staff and employees not on the teacher pay scale.
According to the compensation plan, the salary increases will be:
- $2,100 increase for classroom teachers who have completed 0-2 years
- $2,500 increase for classroom teachers who have completed 3-5 years
- $5,000 increase for classroom teachers with more than 5 completed years of experience
