New Braunfels ISD teachers and paraprofessionals could be getting a pay raise in the 2026-27 school year.
What you need to know
District staff is proposing a 2% mid-point increase for teachers with a bachelor’s and master’s degree pay scale, which will cost about $949,000, said NBISD Chief Human Resources Officer Maximilian Flores during his presentation of the district’s draft 2026-27 compensation plan May 11. This year, the district will have a separate pay scale for librarians and non-classroom staff, according to the presentation.
District staff is also proposing the same 2% mid-point pay increase for administration, paraprofessionals and auxiliary staff, which will cost about $643,000. Flores said the district also created a new paraprofessional scale for special education aides who are in high-need classrooms.
“We just have a hard time recruiting and retaining that set of employees, so we’re hoping that this new scale—it's a little higher—will help us do that,” Flores said.
He also said the district has the ability to pivot to a 2% base pay increase for teachers, librarians, administration, paraprofessionals and auxiliary staff.
Digging deeper
Flores said the district’s priorities are to maintain market-competitive pay to attract and retain talent, while managing district resources in a fiscally responsible manner and maintaining compliance with House Bill 2. He said the market dictates pay rates and pay increases.
Flores also said the district tries to compete with other school districts and non-school districts. NBISD compares its pay scales with other districts that are nearby with similar characteristics in student size and fast growth, such as Austin ISD, Boerne ISD, Comal ISD, San Marcos CISD and Judson ISD, according to the presentation.
Stay tuned
The draft compensation plan will be brought back to the board for approval during a June school board meeting, according to the presentation.
