WISD total personnel salaries are 82% of the total district budget. Personnel salaries is always going to be the largest expenditure and requires evaluating the positions held within the district to assure efficiency. Last spring our district offered incentives for employees who choose to leave the district. During this process the district did not have to let anyone go and moved existing employees as needed. WISD did a reconstructing of the master schedule all campuses to fulfill the needs of the students with the employees we have. WISD did not hire anyone and is still on a hiring freeze.
The positive impact of a five percent salary increase would be a motivator that the district works a team and saved in other areas to be able to offer the raise. In reality, this would not be possible and would be havoc on the budget. The raises could give the public the wrong message and the district could be perceived the local/state budget is not a reality. Several years ago our board approved a set amount for all teachers and a set amount for administrators. This caused some thinking this was unfair because this allowed some employees to receive a higher percentage of raise that others. The main point was the board and the budget was in the position to award all employees.
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