Dear HISD Teachers:

Thank you for your commitment to finishing the 23-24 school year strong. We know you’re all focused on the last five weeks of instruction, supporting your students to do well on assessments, and looking forward to the summer break to recharge before we jump into the 24-25 academic year.

One of the most critical parts of preparing for the next school year is our work to renew contracts, process transfers, and finalize salaries for all returning teachers. To ensure you have clear visibility into our anticipated timeline, we wanted to share the following information:

• Some NES teachers have already received their contracts. If you are in this group, please sign and return your contracts by the deadline indicated.
• Teacher contracts will continue to be issued throughout April and May.
• Contracts for teachers in roles that require specialized certifications may take longer, even if you're in an NES position.
• The next batch of NES teacher contracts will be issued in the next 7-10 days.
• The largest batch of teacher contracts – this will include remaining NES and non-NES positions – will be delivered after May 16, 2024. Please refer to the HISD 2024-2025 Compensation Plan for any questions about salaries, and if you haven’t reviewed HISD’s Employee Value Proposition, please do so.

We’d also like to note a few edits to the Compensation Plan. Due to budget constraints, we cannot offer the $1000 or $2000 retention incentives originally included in the Compensation Plan. We have also restored stipends for debate coaching that were omitted in error. Finally, as a reminder, you may still apply to 2024 summer school positions through May 3rd, and teachers are eligible to receive up to $8,000.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of the Human Resources Departments below:

Thank you for all you do.

Sincerely,

Your HISD Human Resources Team