Austin ISD looks to finalize budget with emphasis on teacher retention

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As students and teachers are off for the summer, the Austin Independent School District board is meeting to discuss the 2022-2023 budget Thursday."It is going to be the first balanced budget proposed to the trustees in six years that doesn't require dipping into cash reserves," said AISD spokesperson Jason Stanford. "It is going to do that in a way that we can offer retention bonuses and pay increases to teachers, hourly workers such as custodians, bus drivers and the couns