College Station ISD update on next year's staffing, recruiting out of district students, & changing the provider of employee benefits

This podcast contains comments from College Station ISD superintendent Tim Harkrider at the March 17, 2026 CSISD school board meeting.The March regular meeting of the College Station ISD school board was supposed to include recommendations from the district's budget committee for the next school year. But board members were told that will come in April. Superintendent Tim Harkrider says the delay will in part give more time to develop staffing needs, which may include fewer teachers due to declining enrollment.Board members were also told that a recommendation on changing the provider of employee benefits will be delayed from May to June. While CSISD is leaving the state's teacher retirement system (TRS), board members were told the district could return to TRS within five years without penalty.The superintendent also reported CSISD has received 15 applications from out of district students who could attend CSISD kindergarten through sixth grade classes next year. Harkrider said there will be another social media campaign. And out of district recruitment will be part of a breakfast meeting that administrators will have with local realtors next month.