HB3 Pay Inbcreases
The Texas Association of School Boards’ HR Services recently reported the post-HB3 effects on school district employee pay for this school year, based on the survey responses from 505 ISDs (no charters). See below.
When compared to last school year, median pay: 1) more than tripled for teachers, 2) nearly doubled for administrators and 3) more than doubled for other job groups.
“We don’t expect to see regular pay increases of this size again unless the basic allotment increases,” the report says, adding that pay hikes in future years will likely return to their past patterns of year-to-year pay raises of 2-to-3 percent for all school job groups.
Juvenile Crime Data
- The recently released Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Statistical Report for the Texas Judiciary concludes that:
- Criminal cases filed against children have fallen by nearly 65 percent since 2012 — yet tobacco and e-cigarette cases have been increasing rapidly since 2016.
- Changes to school ticketing laws in 2014 and truancy laws in 2016 led to significant declines in the related case categories. Over the past 3 years, Education Code and truancy cases increased, and “parent contributing to nonattendance cases” increased from 2017.
College Aid
Beginning next fall, the neediest freshmen at the UT Austin will get a boost of $20,000 in financial aid — thanks to a recently announced $100 million gift from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.
For the next 10 years, every incoming UT Austin freshman who qualifies for the federally funded, needs-based Pell Grant will have access to “personalized services” including a new laptop, tutoring, career and internship planning, and financial aid coaching.
The $20,000 checks will go to those Pell Grant recipients with the most serious financial needs (based on “expected family contributions” of less than $1,000).