Following a five-and-a-half-hour meeting, the Round Rock ISD board of trustees delayed for a second time a decision to adopt a compensation plan for 2020-21 academic year.
At issue: a tension between attracting and retaining teachers and staff and avoiding an unsustainable cost position in an uncertain economic environment.
“We cannot afford to undermine our workforce and lose talent,” Superintendent Steve Flores said. “As schools reopen, mitigating learning gaps will be more crucial than ever. And we will need talented individuals on our campuses and in our district offices to ensure our students continue to excel.”
District staff and the Texas Association of School Boards have proposed an overall 2% salary increase, market adjustments and a medical insurance increase to the tune of approximately $14 million.
