May 2022- BoardBits

During the May 24 board meeting, the STISD Board of Directors approved the STISD Compensation Plan and benefits for the 2022-2023 school year.

With the board’s approval, all eligible STISD employees will receive a 4 percent pay increase from the midpoint of the employee’s pay scale for the upcoming year. The board also approved adjusting the starting salary for teachers to $56,000. The pay increases will take effect in the Sept. 2022 pay period.

The board also approved a $2,000 COVID stipend, half of which will be disbursed in December 2022 and the other half in May 2023.

To assist employees with rising costs of health insurance, the board also approved an increase of $89.64 to the health insurance allotment, bringing the total paid by the district per each employee to $614.64/employee/month. Further, the board approved a $3.76 increase in the dental insurance allotment, bringing the total up to $20.76/employee/month. All other benefits and travel reimbursement rates will remain the same.

• New Rising Scholars Academy Campus: The architect continues to work on the construction documents, with current completion around 50 percent.

• New Health Professions Gymnasium: This project is currently in the design phase, and the architect is still getting information from the district as to the needs for the facility.

• New Central Administration & Professional Development Building Renovation Project: Construction continues on the interior and exterior of the building. See photos below.

• The Board received a report on the 2022-2023 District and Campus Improvement Plans (First Reading). Nereyda Treviño, STISD Chief Academic Officer, presented on the seven goals included within the District Plan. The Campus Improvement Plans are aligned with the district goals.
• The Board approved the following course additions for Medical Professions: Practicum in Entrepreneurship; Practicum in Health Science II; Practicum in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; Art Appreciation Dual; Spanish for Native/Heritage Speakers Dual; Principles of Microeconomics Dual; and Public Speaking Dual. These additions address the need for more practicum courses to align with campus growth and to provide the courses to be offered through a new partnership with Texas Southmost College (TSC), which will provide students the opportunity to earn an associates degree.
• The Board approved the 2022-2023 Stipends proposed, with the exception of the District Athletic Director to be reviewed at a later date.
• The Board began discussion regarding the development of a framework for an STISD Employee Longevity Incentive.
• The Board voted to nominate Dr. Sylvia Sánchez Garza to the Region I, Position B seat on the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board.