The rural Fort Stockton school district is paying big money for teachers and sweetening the deal with low-cost housing. texasnews teachers motel kprc2 click2houston
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In order to secure a livable retirement, Ely, 54, temporarily left the spacious home 500 miles away she built with her husband, a former professional bull-rider who stayed behind.She rents her room for $250 a month from the Fort Stockton school district, which purchased the motel in December for $705,000 out of its budget, part of a multifaceted plan to recruit teachers amid a chronic shortage.
Zamora wasn’t in Fort Stockton when the pandemic started, but he has always worked in the kind of very small, rural district struggling to fill slots. After years of innovation and recruiting, the pandemic was a massive setback. For the eighth grade English teacher, this was a golden opportunity to stash away the $80,000 salary. The position is usually hard to fill because subjects that are covered by state exams are typically more stressful. But the bump in pay made it worth her while.Credit: Gabriel Zamora
The district built 12 brick duplexes, similar to what one might see in a suburban development, complete with a playground in the shared, fenced yard behind them. Teachers can rent those for $750 to $800 a month. She could retire with a yearly stipend of 60% of about $55,000 or 60% of the $80,000 she’ll make in Fort Stockton.
She flies home to see her family when she can, but soon she’ll be able to take advantage of another perk; for the first time in her teaching career, Ely won’t have to work through the summer, either picking up summer school classes or a side gig.
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