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All Lake Travis ISD staff will see an increase in their paychecks next school year.
The overview
The LTISD board of trustees approved the 2026-27 employee compensation plan at a May 20 meeting.
“The annual review and update of the compensation plan is a critical component of the district’s effort to attract and retain our high-quality staff and educators,” Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Pam Sanchez said.
Updates to the compensation plan include:
The 1% pay increases will have an impact of $702,300 on the operating budget.
Salary and stipend adjustments are being made for positions in special services programs, such as early childhood special education and life skills. Additionally, school psychologists are being reclassified into the same pay grade as speech language pathologists. These adjustments will increase the operating budget by $425,000.
“[School psychologist] is a hard-to-fill position, and we would like to put them on the same higher pay grade as speech language pathologist,” Sanchez said.
The $1,000 will be paid in two installments of $500 in November 2026 and February 2027. This will amount to a one-time impact of $1.26 million on the fund balance.
One more thing
Sanchez said the district is planning to fund the retention incentive with the sale of surplus land, which is expected to close in August.
In April, LTISD officials authorized a letter of intent for the sale of a 17-acre piece of land. The district received three bids, the highest being $5.3 million from HSD Lohmans Partners, Community Impact previously reported.
