BRENHAM ISD APPROVES 4% MIDPOINT INCREASE IN SALARY

  
Brenham ISD School Board

Yesterday (Monday) evening during their scheduled meeting, the Brenham Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a 4% midpoint pay increase for all district employees.

Brenham ISD employees will also receive an additional $25 per month toward the rising cost of health insurance.

Kim Horne, Director of Business and Finance stated, “Compensation continues to be a priority as we strive to meet district Goal No. 5 to attract and retain quality staff. We have made great progress in that area.”

Beginning teacher salary for Brenham ISD will rise from $41,500 for the 2016-2017 school year to $42,750 for the 2017-2018 school year. In addition, Brenham ISD will now be contributing the maximum of $325 per month toward the cost of health insurance.

Superintendent Dr. Walter Jackson said, "BISD is proud to offer a sound comprehensive benefits package. Our teacher salaries rival much larger districts and we are well above the market. My personal thanks to the board of trustees for their commitment and vision to supporting our staff with a competitive compensation package.”

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  1. The Conroe plan functions a lot like the Brenham plan which leaves lots of room for finagling. Here is a quote from the Conroe FAQ along with my comments:

    Will I lose money in this system?

    No. All employees receive a pay increase if budget monies are available and as determined by the Board of Trustees. For employees who are paid above the maximum (read this aslong term teachers who are a the top of the “career ladder” even though they have many years until they can retire but are at the top of an arbitrary pay range. you can read this as older teachers) the increase may be smaller than those who are paid below the pay range (younger teachers who are not at the top of the arbitrary “career ladder’) maximum rate.

    Another thing that is interesting is when you look at pay ranges and find a mid-point, some positions within the district do not have a basis establish a range because there are very few and sometimes only one person in that pay range (i.e. Superintendent, administrators, etc.) Therefore they do not receive the same age penalty that teachers are subjected to.

    As seen above, some people think that any kind of pay raise is great, but when your pay increase does not keep up with the true cost of living and you find your standard of living falling because your employer plays ENRON still accounting games with your pay, while they themselves are rewarded on a much more lucrative pay scale, it is hard to say I am happy with they pay increase.

  2. If the teacher is teaching the students, that’s great they deserve a raise. But there is a bunch of them that do not help, they ether don’t help, or they tell them to look it up on the Internet.

  3. Woo hoo! I love raises of any kind! Show me the money! Thanks to the Director of Business and Finance for making sure the budget could accommodate a 4% mid-point raise this year. To all you negative nellies out there – go get a different job if you are so dissatisfied with this place.

  4. This is absolutely discrimination against the veteran teachers. I would advise all of the veteran teachers that are being descrimanated to join a professional teacher organization if you are not already a member. The state wide agency is ATPE; Association of Texas Professional Educators. As a group you can make your voices heard.

  5. While I am glad the teachers are getting a raise (much needed) I was quietly wondering if administration would benefit more than the teachers. I was very skeptical when I saw the word play. I personally know teachers leaving Brenham district to go to “poor” districts while still living in Brenham. We are by far not a poor district. And they go on to say it’s competitive pay…who are they comparing it to?! Large poor districts?

  6. This makes me angry EVERY single time I read it. The board and the administration pride themselves on giving a “mid-point” raise and throw out a nice number like 4% while failing every single time to inform the public that at least half of the teachers will not get a 4% raise because that is not how a “mid-point” raise works. This scheme gives larger increases to teachers who are newer in their career while giving much less of a raise to experienced and tenured teachers. (I have often felt it is in institutional form of age discrimination to which the administration will claim that a some other districts do it so it must be OK.) If they really care about retention of tenured staff they would give a true 4% raise so that experienced teachers can see an increase in pay that might actually stand some small chance at keeping up with the cost of living instead of falling behind year after year.

    This “mid-point” scheme is something that would make Ponzi proud and give Bernie Madoff a big smile. I know that someone out there is going to come back with a comment saying that teachers should be glad they are getting something or anything and while I acknowledge that something is appreciated, it would be nice if there was some honesty and transparency in the amount they are giving instead of hiding behind this fake “mid-point” thing. This claim they are making really is what I would call “fake news”.

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