Priorities of the compensation plan include: 

• Maintain market-competitive pay to attract and retain talent
• Ensure internal equity aligned to job responsibilities
• Manage District resources in a fiscally responsible manner
• Maintain compliance with all applicable state compensation requirements

Teacher Step Pay Schedule Highlights Include:

• Propose a 2% mid-point pay raise
• Ability to pivot to a 2% base pay raise
• Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree pay scales
• Separate Librarian and Non-Classroom pay scale
• Estimated cost $949,000 for Teacher and Librarians scale raise
• Ensure House Bill 2 compliance (from 2024-2025 pay scale)

Midpoint Pay Schedules – Admin/Professional, Paraprofessional & Auxiliary Include:

• Propose a 2% mid-point pay raise
• Ability to pivot to a 2% base pay raise
• A created pay grade for Special Education Aides
• Includes potential positions and reclassified positions, that are pending approval
• Estimated cost $643,000

Supplemental Pay Schedule Alterations Include:

• Athletic event workers, student workers, part-time and temporary workers
• Rates for supplemental duties, extra duty pay, and summer pay
• Non-exempt and exempt are eligible

Stipend Pay Schedule Includes:

• Extra duties assigned to teachers or exempt employees
• Athletic and academic categories
• Duties are typically year round
• Annual market review
• Stipend adjustments will be included for consideration

Substitute Teacher Pay Schedule Includes:

• Includes substitute for the following positions
  • Teachers
  • Nurses
  • Administrators
  • Drivers

• Substitute Speech Language Pathologist will be added

The final compensation plan will be reviewed in June as this month’s presented plan is a draft and changes likely will be made, Flores said.

The Board approved the service contract renewal with SFE. Each year, NBISD reviews its Food Service Management Company (FSMC) contracted food service agreement for possible renewal. Last year, the Board approved continuing its partnership with Southwest Foodservice Excellence, LLC (SFE). This agreement must be reviewed annually and requires approval by both the New Braunfels ISD Board and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). Any changes to the contract require written approval from TDA prior to execution. The district submitted this renewal to the TDA and has received approval to move forward with services for the 2026–2027 school year with no changes to the contract.

The original contracted food service agreement was written with the option to renew services for up to four additional years; this renewal represents year 4 of the 5-year term. The projected annual budget for these services is $3,574,601.69 for the 2026–2027 school year.

The Board of Trustees approved a plan to align the district with Texas Senate Bill 546 (SB 546), which requires all school buses transporting students to be equipped with three-point seat belts by September 1, 2029. In response to this mandate, the district has completed a comprehensive review of its current fleet and planned bus purchases and developed a phased implementation strategy focused on student safety and responsible stewardship of district resources.

Currently, the district operates 30 buses that are not equipped with three-point seat belts. During this school year, 15 new school buses have been ordered, all of which include factory-installed three-point seat belts. These new buses will replace 15 older buses that have reached the end of their useful service life and do not meet SB 546 requirements. Because these replacements are fully compliant, retrofitting of the retired buses will not be necessary, allowing the district to avoid investing in outdated equipment while immediately reducing the number of non-compliant buses in the fleet.

Following these replacements, the district will have 15 remaining buses that do not yet meet SB 546 requirements. Retrofitting all 15 buses would cost approximately $525,000. Of those, five buses are equipped with air conditioning and are expected to remain in service for several additional years. These five buses have been selected for summer retrofitting at a cost of $185,000. The remaining 10 buses will be scheduled for replacement through future funding cycles, ensuring full compliance with SB 546 by the September 1, 2029 deadline.

NBISD follows a structured technology refresh plan designed to keep student and staff devices current and reliable. The district operates on a five-year refresh cycle for staff and student computers and a four-year cycle for 1:1 mobile devices, a plan first adopted in 2010 and supported through voter-approved bond funding since 2018.

For the 2026–2027 school year, planned upgrades include staff support position laptops, iPads and protective cases for 4th, 5th, and 9th grade students across the district, as well as devices for Long Creek High School, Two Rivers High School, and DAEP staff. In addition, the district will refresh core network infrastructure at the Network Operations Center, including switches and related hardware.

These purchases will be funded through the 2021 Bond, with network upgrades partially offset by a 50% E-Rate discount. Of the total $125,543.85 cost for network equipment, the district will pay $62,771.93 after the discount. The total cost for all hardware and devices will be $1,346,552.23.