At its Feb. 10 meeting, Friendswood ISD approved a new slate of teachers and various staff members for the upcoming 2025-26 school year.

What you need to know

The item was a staff request with eight total new staff members—seven of which will work at Friendswood High School—totaling $551,000, according to agenda documents. Those staff members include:

• An assistant principal at Cline Elementary for $75K
• A dance teacher at the FHS for $68K
• A percussion director at FHS for $68K
• Five teachers at FHS for $68K each

Officials said the staffing needs are based on current student population, district needs and projected classroom totals, documents show.

The staff members will be paid out of the district’s general fund, according to background material from the district.

Also on the agenda

FISD trustees renewed the district’s insurance premiums for a number of items, which, according to a proposal from the district presented at the meeting, includes:

• Cyber loss and liability
• General liability
• Educator’s legal liability
• Auto liability
• Auto physical damage

The new insurance premium comes in at around $130,000 per year, which is nearly $12,000 less than last year, documents show. The district’s deductible for auto liability and auto physical damage will increase from $1,000 to $2,500 per occurrence.

FISD files around five claims per year on average that meet that deductible, documents show.

The district participates in the Property Casualty Alliance of Texas, which is a cooperative that provides insurance to more than 100 school districts in Texas and is aimed at backing districts that are more at risk, according to the district’s agenda.

The terms of the new premium will begin March 1, documents show.