Northwest ISD teachers, staff to receive raises

Teachers and staff in Northwest ISD will receive a pay raise for the next school year.

Superintendent Mark Fouse presented a new compensation plan for the 2023-24 school year to the board of trustees at the June 12 meeting. The board voted to approve the plan June 26.

What you need to know

• The plan includes a 3% midpoint pay raise for all employees and an increase to the starting teacher salary to $60,100.
• All full-time employees of the district who will return and work for the district during the 2023-24 school year will receive the midpoint raise.
• The district will also increase its contribution to medical insurance for employees on a district health plan by $25 per month, making the total district contribution to medical insurance $325 per month.

The details

• This raise is the second-largest annual increase to district employee salaries in the past six years.
• The midpoint raise system allows all employees’ salaries to grow at the same rate, regardless of how much their salaries are.
• To calculate the salary raise, employees would multiply the midpoint of their position’s pay grade by 0.03 and add that amount to their existing salary.
• Qualifying employees see this raise on their first paycheck of the school year.
• Other updates to the district’s compensation plan include an early resignation incentive; a one-time salary advancement for employees joining the district; updates to the temporary, extra-duty pay scale; and a guest educator tiered schedule.