Corpus Christi ISD’s board of trustees approved a $368 million budget for the 2026-2027 school year that includes raises for all eligible permanent employees.<\/p>\n
The board voted during its June 8 meeting to approve the budget, which includes market adjustments to the minimum, midrange and maximum pay grades \u2014 the first such adjustment since the 2021-2022 school year.<\/p>\n
Recommendations based on the Texas Association of School Boards Salary Study of CCISD’s pay rates include a $680 raise for teachers, as well as equity adjustments for teachers with 5-8, 10-24 or 41-45 years of service.<\/p>\n
Nurses, librarians and instructional coaches were moved to the administrative salary schedule from the teacher salary schedule.<\/p>\n
Administrator pay adjustments included a 1% midpoint increase as well as pay equity for administrators on the teacher career pathway, including diagnosticians, principals, assistant principals, counselors and librarians.<\/p>\n
Auxiliary employees will receive a 1% increase at midpoint as well as pay scale adjustments to spread pay equitably and avoid pay compression. Food service employees received a 3% increase at midpoint. Maintenance employees received a six-day reduction in their work calendar while maintaining their previous rate of pay.<\/p>\n
The board expressed appreciation to district staff for prioritizing employee raises and for making significant progress toward reducing the district’s deficit. In May, district staff reported a projected deficit reduction from nearly $22 million to just over $2.7 million.<\/p>\n
The district proposed a tax rate of $0.9583, a rate held since the 2023-2024 school year and a decrease from years prior. The tax rate is expected to be finalized and adopted in late August, following the late July receipt of the certified tax rolls.<\/p>\n
“We are grateful to our school board for demonstrating their unwavering support of our employees by approving well-deserved pay increases,” Superintendent Dr. Roland Hernandez said. “By working to keep pace with the market, we can continue to recruit and retain a high-performing team for the benefit of our community’s children.”<\/p>\n
Corpus Christi ISD’s first day of classes will be Tuesday, Aug. 11.<\/p>\n
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