In a nutshell
District leaders said the new budget reflects their commitment to continue recruiting and retaining quality employees through competitive pay and benefits. in FY 2024-25, all employees and student workers will receive a 3.5% pay raise, equalling an $11.9 million market rate adjustment. The budget also includes $706,000 in approved multiyear faculty contracts.
According to district officials, the FY 2024-25 budget projects $811 million in total revenues and will support a projected student enrollment of nearly 77,000 students as well as 996 full-time faculty members and 2,126 full-time staff.
Zooming in
ACD’s new budget includes $5 million for the district’s AlamoPromise program, which helps graduating Bexar County high school seniors to pursue higher education by covering students’ tuition and fees. This level of assistance is offered to such students after financial aid awards are applied for up to three years, or until the completion of an associate degree or academic certificate, whichever comes first.
ACD officials said the AlamoPromise program is available to students graduating from Bexar County public school districts as well as charter, private, and home schools.
The new budget also includes $22 million for the district’s AlamoBooks+ program, which widens student access to textbooks and other materials needed to support their collegiate journey, ACD officials said.
Additionally, the new budget contains $1.3 million for the AlamoU initiative, which introduces bachelor's degree programs in specific career fields, such as nursing, operations management, cybersecurity and cloud computing.
District officials said students interested in pursuing AlamoU bachelor’s programs will experience a seamless, cost-efficient transition into a four-year degree with no credit loss.
ACD board members also approved $2 million in the budget to enhance advocacy centers that are located at each district campus. The advocacy centers help meet students' physical, mental and emotional health needs, including offering wraparound services for at-risk individuals, a partnership with the San Antonio Food Bank, and emergency aid, ACD officials said.
