| Houston schools teachers have not had
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| | bring school buildings up to standard.
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| significant pay raise in seven years. The
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| | - $25.1 million for overall school
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| new Houston schools budget plans for an
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| | building maintenance.
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| average 8.6 percent pay raise for
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| | - $927,300 (nearly $1 million) to
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| teachers for the 2006-07 school year,
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| | maintain the increased police and K-9
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| with a total of $49.2 million in funding.
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| | presence at the Houston schools.
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| The state is providing $31 million for
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| | - Four percent raise across the
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| the pay raises, and the Houston schools
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| | board for school bus drivers, cafeteria
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| are providing $18.2 million from their
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| | workers, custodians and hourly employees.
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| own revenues. An additional $8 million
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| | - Four percent raise for Houston
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| increase also is included for teacher
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| | schools administrators.
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| performance pay.
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| | This is all from the proposed budget's
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| This is all part of the Houston schools
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| | General Fund, which increases by 5.7
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| proposed $1.4 billion budget for the
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| | percent under the Houston schools new
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| 2006-07 school year, and the Houston
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| | plan. The Houston schools additional
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| schools will NOT increase school tax
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| | revenue for the coming school year comes
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| property rates by the allotted four cents
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| | from the increase in local property
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| per $100 of property.
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| | values and the state's newly adopted
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| The Houston schools believe the pay
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| | school finance system, which shifts more
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| raises should make their district more
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| | of the funding of public education burden
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| competitive to attract more teaching
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| | to the state. This decreases the cost of
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| talent. Newly recruited teachers will
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| | education for the local taxpayers from
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| start at $40,268, an increase from last
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| | the 87.1 percent last year to only 77.6
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| year's $36,050 starting pay.
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| | percent for school year 2006-07.
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| The Houston schools proposed budget also
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| | Separate from the General Fund is a
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| includes the following:
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| | special appropriation from the state
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| - $1.9 million for principal and
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| | legislature for the Houston schools. It
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| assistant principal pay raises of 5.1
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| | will place $11.8 million more next year
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| percent. Again, the Houston schools
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| | into improving high schools, with each
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| intent is to make their district more
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| | receiving an extra $187 in per student
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| competitive. This also includes
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| | funding. The Houston schools intend to
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| additional incentives for principals of
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| | add an additional $39 per student to this
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| larger schools and/or those with higher
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| | special appropriation, based upon the
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| numbers of disadvantaged students and
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| | types of students and specific needs of
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| gifted and talented students, which
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| | each school.
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| require more oversight and innovation to
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| | Lastly, the Houston schools put aside
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| educate.
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| | extra money this year to cover the cost
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| - $3 million to help academically
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| | of fuel for school vehicles and
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| struggling Houston schools.
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| | electricity. The Houston schools have a
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| - $4.8 million more for elementary
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| | total of 1,000 buses and other vehicles
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| and middle schools.
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| | in its fleet. They expect the cost of
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| - $12 million for small-sized
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| | fuel to increase by $3 million. The cost
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| Houston schools that do not receive as
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| | of electricity for Houston schools is
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| much per-student funding but need the
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| | expected to increase by $9.1 million over
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| revenues for instructional improvements.
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| | last year's expenditure.
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| - More than $10 million to help
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