DeSoto Adopts Updated Compensation Plan For Employees

(DESOTO, TX) — On April 11, the DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees adopted the proposed 2016-2017 compensation plan. The plan includes a new starting salary of $51,000 for teachers, up from $48,500 last year.

The plan included adjusted pay schedules and increases for the 2016-2017 school year, as follows:

• All continuing teachers, librarians, and registered nurses who have earned a year of service (90 days) as defined by TEA guidelines will receive an annual increase of $2,700 to their base salary.
• Employees on the Administrative/Professional, Administrative Support, Instructional Support, and Auxiliary pay schedules will receive 5% of the midpoint of their pay grade as a general pay increase.

Exceptions to the above raises, as well as other actions impacting some employees, are listed below:

• Identified positions were reclassified to a higher pay grade to better align with market values and to maintain internal equity.
• Pay of employees on the Administrative/Professional pay structure was aligned with teacher pay to ensure career path progression is maintained.
• Those employees whose pay is more than 10% below the market median pay values will receive a targeted adjustment of an additional 3% of the midpoint of their pay grade.
• Pay rates of those employees above the maximum of their pay grade were frozen. These employees will receive a one-time bonus of 1% of the midpoint of their pay grade.
• Some employees received a raise less than 5% of the midpoint if the full raise would have put them over the maximum of their pay grade. If the reduced raise resulted in the employee receiving less than 1% of the midpoint, the district will provide a one-time payment to make up the difference.

Employees can now access their 2016-17 salary through the Employee Service Center.

Steps to view 2016-2017 salary:

1)  Log into the Employee Service Center

2)  Click on “My Payroll Information”

3)  Choose “My Pay Information”

4)  Click on the assignment year 2017

Any questions regarding salaries must be addressed to the Human Resources Department at 972-223-6666.