2022 Compensation Plan Approved

Board Approves Increased Staff Salaries
Posted on 06/08/2022
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DeSoto Independent School District approves plan to more competitively compensate teachers


DeSoto ISD is pleased to announce its 2022-2023 teacher compensation plan approved by the Board of Trustees during a special called meeting on June 8, 2022.


The revised compensation model for the upcoming academic year offers every teacher and counselor in DeSoto ISD a $6,500 increase and a starting teacher salary of $58,500--the highest starting teacher salary in the Best Southwest, the phrase commonly used to describe the southern Dallas suburbs of DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville and Lancaster, Texas.


In addition to creating more competitive teacher salaries, the District has increased its monthly insurance contribution and retains other incentives like math, English language arts and reading (ELAR), science, bilingual and foreign languages. 


With this in mind, the DeSoto ISD plans to host a series of job fairs this summer designed to attract, recruit and hire high-quality teacher talent. 


“Our goal as a school system is to ensure that we are 100 percent staffed for the upcoming academic year,” DeSoto ISD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Usamah Rodgers said. “We know that strong teachers are vital to the District’s ability to offer high quality, responsive instruction that will advance student achievement in DeSoto ISD, and that’s why we chose to invest in creating a competitive compensation package for our teachers.”


Those interested may review and apply for current vacancies online at www.desotoisd.org/employment and attend one of several upcoming job fairs during the District’s summer hiring efforts which include the following dates, times, and locations:


  • 2-6 p.m. on June 13 at the DeSoto ISD Belt Line Conference Center

  • 9 a.m. to Noon on June 25 at the DeSoto ISD Belt Line Conference Center

  • 4-8 p.m. on June 29 at the DeSoto ISD Belt Line Conference Center

  • 9 a.m. to Noon on July 13 at the DeSoto ISD Belt Line Conference Center

  • 9 a.m. to Noon on July 28 at the DeSoto ISD Belt Line Conference Center

  • 9 a.m. to Noon on August 5 at the DeSoto ISD Belt Line Conference Center

“We are excited and ready to focus on the future of DeSoto ISD,” Board of Trustees president DeAndrea Fleming said. “We know that there are amazing educators in our local and broader community and want to invite area educators to come and make a difference with us so that children can soar.”