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Mike Miles: HISD to launch 'largest pay-for-performance plan in the nation' in fall 2026

  • 1.  Mike Miles: HISD to launch 'largest pay-for-performance plan in the nation' in fall 2026

    Posted 04-16-2025 10:21 AM

    Houston ISD teacher salaries could soon range from $64,000 to $101,000 per year depending largely on employees' performance ratings, ending a long-time practice of paying educators based on years of experience, according to a district document. HISD on Tuesday released long-awaited plans for a "pay-for-performance" system for its 10,000-plus teachers, which would go into effect starting with the 2026-27 school year-becoming the nation's largest such model, Superintendent Mike Miles said. The proposal marks a step toward a goal Miles has articulated since soon after Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath appointed him to run the district in mid-2023 as part of a state takeover.

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    Michael Spurlin
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