The Austin ISD school board has adopted a deficit budget for the next fiscal year. The deficit was not a surprise. Back in May, the board approved significant salary increases for AISD employees.
a deficit budget for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1. The vote happened a little before 1 a.m. Friday.significant salary increases for AISD employees. The compensation package requires the district to spend up to $52.25 million of its reserve funds to cover the cost. Interim Superintendent Matias Segura said the budget reflects the district's values.
"I am angry," she said."I know there are many, many, many other things that we know we could invest in to make a meaningful difference for our students academically." Ramos said the district does have budget reduction strategies, such as increasing student enrollment, eliminating vacant positions and maximizingRamos also expects the district to be able to save money with the help of the 2022 bond package voters overwhelmingly"We have funds set aside for purchase of HVAC equipment and other equipment so what that would help our operating budget with is that we would not have to rent high-dollar equipment," he said.
Hourly employees will get a $4 raise, increasing the minimum pay rate for classified employees to $20 per hour. Ramos said the affect of that raise will be widespread. The district is also investing in special education positions to address its years-long backlog of evaluations. Licensed Specialists in School Psychology and Educational Diagnosticians, who can evaluate students for disabilities, will see a 20% increase in their base salaries. Special education classroom teachers are eligible for a $7,000 bonus.
Trustee Ofelia Zapata said she would rather see the funding for some administrative staff raises go to hiring trainers in time for the fall. After some discussion, Zapata motioned to approve the budget with the administrative raises as well as funding for the athletic trainer positions. The cost of the six athletic trainer positions totals about $500,000. Her motion was successful.Austin ISD sends a lot of money to the state’s recapture system — more than any other school district in Texas.
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