<div>The Calhoun County ISD Board of Trustees approved raises for teachers and hourly employees during its July 15 meeting.The board approved the step raise plus $1,000 for teachers and $500 for teachers who have topped the salary scale in lieu of a step raise. In addition, the board approved a step raise plus 50 cents per hour for hourly employees; for hourly employees who have topped the pay scale, the board approved 25 cents per hour in lieu of the step raise.These raises would cost the district $1.2 million, said CFO Robin Martinez.“It doesn’t add to the deficit, it actually reduces the deficit by $800,000 because of cuts already made in the budget,” said Martinez.Additionally, budget workshop meetings were set for July 22, Aug. 5 and Aug. 12 with final approval of the tax rate and budget set for Aug. 29. The meetings start at 5:30 p.m.Martinez told the board she is waiting for the Texas Education Agency to provide the amount of tax reduction the district will need to use.“We won’t know until August what property tax collections will be. It will depend on the rate,” said Martinez. “The workshops are an opportunity to look at stuff, answer questions. I will be feeding you information and numbers as I have them.”In other business, the board:Swore in Rene Flores to represent District 3 following the June resignation of Bill Harvey, who served the board for 11 years.Honored Travis Middle School student Lucas Lee, who represented the district at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C, for the second year.Approved the purchase of cafeteria equipment from Mission Restaurant Supply for $346,093 after two bids were received from a Request for Proposals.Heard a proposal from Lone Star Governance, which provides training and a framework for school governing teams, such as school boards, to improve student outcomes.Approved the consent agenda.Heard a review of the district’s investment policy.Approved the Board Operating Procedures with two amendments.Approved Texas Association of School Board update 123 affecting local policies and included wording for the use of body cameras for school police officers.Approved personnel recommendations and contract renewals following a closed session.</div>

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Calhoun County ISD approves raises for teachers, hourly employees

The Calhoun County ISD Board of Trustees approved raises for teachers and hourly employees during its July 15 meeting. The board approved the step raise plus $1,000 for teachers and $500 for teachers who have topped the salary scale in lieu of a step raise. In addition, the board approved a step raise plus 50 cents per hour for hourly employees; for hourly employees who have topped the pay scale, the board approved 25 cents per hour in lieu of the step raise.