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Salary and Compensation Information
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Special Education Stipends for 2025-26
In addition to the starting teacher salary, the following stipends will be available for 2025-26 Special Education professionals:
- $1,000-$3,500 Special Education (depending on position)
- $10,000 Speech Language Pathologist
$5,000 Additional Critical Shortage Stipend
- Licensed School Psychologists
- Diagnosticians
- Speech Language Pathologists
- SPED Teachers Self-Contained Units
- Alternative Learning Environment (ALE)
- Adaptive Behavior and Communication (ABC)
- Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
- Behavior Adjustment program (BA)
Behavior Analysis Services and Education (BASE) - Functional Behavioral Environment (FBE)
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2025-26 Salary updates
Step increase for 1-2 teaching years
Classroom teachers with 1-2 creditable years of service will get a step increase.
Increase for 3-4 teaching years
Teachers with 3-4 creditable years of service will get a raise of $2,500.
Increase for 5 teaching years
Teachers with 5+ creditable years of service will receive a $5,000 raise.
Support role increase
Nurses, Counselors, and Librarians will get a $1,000 raise to the 2024-25 base salary.
Additionally, non-exempt support staff receive a $550 salary increase.
Salary Schedules
Learn about our district's salary offerings, stipends and other details.
Additional benefits
Employees in our district have access to several perks:
- Competitive teacher salaries (starting at $61,500)
- Comprehensive benefits, including programs for employee assistance and financial wellness.
- Low-cost employee clinic for non-emergency visits.
- Children and grandchildren of nonresident employees can attend GISD schools.
- Discounted community swim passes at the GISD Natatorium.
- A two-year 1-on-1 mentorship program for beginning teachers called Project Goal.
- All teachers are given a laptop, docking station and dual monitors
- Teachers have the opportunity to participate in the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) program
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