With the passing of the Williamson County Budget on July 13, teachers, and all other employees of Williamson County Schools, will get a 5 percent pay raise.
WCS received about $290.5 million, up 4.4 percent from last year.
More than half of the $472.8 million county budget went to fund WCS. No programs were cut from schools, and $300,000 was put aside as an incentive for new teachers as well as hard-to-fill positions such as bus drivers.
A discussion on setting aside money for theaters in schools occurred during the budget meeting, and in the end, $4.5 million of the $290.5 million was allocated to build theaters in schools.
The pay raise for WCS employees was applauded by Superintendent Looney.
Looney’s Tweet:
It is official! All WCS employees just got a 5% pay raise. Thank you WCS School Board members and WillCo Commissioners!
— Dr. Mike Looney (@wcsDirofSchools) July 13, 2015
