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Fiscal Year 2008 - 2009

Rio Grande City CISDA TEA Recognized District

District Educational Budget Reform

2011 – 2012

Predicted Budget Shortfall($4,463,091 - $12,114,616)

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2011-12 Estimates of Three Options to Cut $5 Billion

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2011-12 Estimates of Three Options to Cut $5 Billion

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Proposed Budget Reform Plan

Amount DescriptionHiring FreezeStipendsCollege Stipends/Tuition 279,000$ Will not be Funded Effective 2011-2012Bilingual Stipends 200,000$ Will not be Funded Effective 2011-2012Department/Club Stipends -$ Will remain Special Education Stipends 100,000$ Will not be Funded Effective 2011-2012Math Stipends 50,000$ Will not be Funded Effective 2011-2012Special Education / Bilingual Stipend 16,000$ Will not be Funded Effective 2011-2012UIL Sponsor Stipends 58,920$ Will be funded at 50% per eventTechnology Stipends 15,000$ Will not be Funded Effective 2011-2012IncentivesWellness Plan 88,000$ Will not be Funded Effective 2011-2012Relocation Bonus 16,000$ Will not be Funded Effective 2011-2012Sign Up Bonus 35,000$ Will not be Funded Effective 2011-2012AllowancesTelephone Allowance (1/2) 4,250$ Will be funded at 50% costExtra Days 218,000$ Reduction of days necessary to reach savingsAthleticsBandCampusesDepartmentsOvertime 280,000$ Substitutes 500,000$ Tutorials 300,000$ Summer School 244,000$

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Amount Description

Campus and Department Budgets

12.5 Percent Reduction in Non Payroll budgets 2,000,000$

Travel 300,000$

District Alternative Education Program (DAEP) 300,000$

Elementary Students to campuses

Site E Changes

Extra Curricular Travel 140,000$

Athletic Practices

Band Practices

DEM SA/DECSA 35,000$

Agile M ind Program 63,000$

Sharon Wells 45,000$

Retire / Rehire Salary Reduction 1,599,363$

Resignation Incentive Plan To be determined

Total Estimated Savings 6,886,533$

Proposed Budget Reform Plan

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Changes to Retire RehireEmployment Practices

Current retire rehire staff will be subject to non-renewal or agree to a new contract with the district to include a reduction in salary.

Contact person: Mr. Gilberto Garcia, Office of Human Resources

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District Early Notification Resignation Plan

Criteria:Five (5) consecutive years employed with the Rio Grande City C.I.S.D.Twenty-five (25) total years of experience with any public school district

accredited by the Texas Education Agency (TEA)Will not be eligible for employment with district for at least 5 years Available for all who qualify

Compensation:25 % of employee base salaryExcludes stipends, supplemental pay, incentive pay, etc.

Procedures: Paperwork available at the Human Resources Office:Tuesday, March 1, 2011 thru Friday, March 25, 2011Sign-up period begins: Monday, March 7, 2011 thru Friday, March 25, 2011 Excluding Monday, March 14, 2011 thru Friday, March 18, 2011 (Spring

Break) 

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District Early Notification Resignation Plan

District Committee:

Mr. Roel Gonzalez, SuperintendentMr. Gilberto Garcia, Assistant Superintendent for Human ResourcesMs. Thelma Ramey, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations

 

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Changes to Compensation & Benefits Leaves & Absences Policy

Changes to retirement pay:

Upon retirement, personnel shall be paid for accrued state and local sick leave for a maximum of 100 total days at a rate of $125 per day for professional employees and $75 per day for non-contractual employees.

To be eligible for the pay, an employee must meet the following conditions:

The employee is retiring and is not being discharged or non-renewed.  The employee has at least 5 years of continuous service with the District  The employee meets membership requirements for the Texas Teacher

Retirement System. 

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District Early Notification Resignation Plan Examples

Professional Employee ExampleBase Salary: $62,000Compensation Pay: $62,000 X .25 = $15,500State & Local Retirement Pay (as per policy): 100 days x $125 = $12,500Total Incentive Pay: $28,000

Non-contractual Employee ExampleBase Salary: $20,000Compensation Pay: $20,000 X .25 = $5,000State & Local Retirement Pay (as per policy): 100 days X $75 = $7,500Total Incentive Pay: $12,500

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Member’s Retirement Example

Retirement Date: 06/2011Years of Service: 35 yearsMember’s Birth Date: 06/1951Member’s Age at Retirement Date: 60 years and 0 months

$60,000 + $61,000 + $62,000 = Three Year Average of $61,000

Monthly Standard Annuity is calculated by:

(Years of Service X 2.3% X Three Year Average Salary) divided by 12

(35 X .023 X $61,000) / 12 = $4,092.08

STANDARD ANNUITY: $4,092.08