1. District Educational Budget Reform
Rio Grande City CISD
A TEA Recognized District
District Educational Budget Reform
Fiscal Year
2011 – 2012
Predicted Budget Shortfall
($4,463,091 - $12,114,616)

2. News Headlines

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6. 2011-12 Estimates of Three Options to Cut $5 Billion

7. 2011-12 Estimates of Three Options to Cut $5 Billion

8. Proposed Budget
Reform Plan

9. Proposed Budget
Reform Plan

10. Changes to Retire Rehire Employment 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

11. 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 salary
Excludes stipends, supplemental pay, incentive pay, etc.
Procedures:
Paperwork available at the Human Resources Office:
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 thru Friday, March 25, 2011
Sign-up period begins:
Monday, March 7, 2011 thru Friday, March 25, 2011
Excluding Monday, March 14, 2011 thru Friday, March 18, 2011 (Spring Break)

12. District Early Notification Resignation Plan
District Committee:
Mr. Roel Gonzalez, Superintendent
Mr. Gilberto Garcia, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources
Ms. Thelma Ramey, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations

13. 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.

14. District Early Notification Resignation Plan Examples
Professional Example
Base Salary: $62,000
Compensation Pay: $62,000 X .25 = $15,500
State & Local Retirement Pay (as per policy): 100 days x $125 = $12,500
Total Incentive Pay: $28,000
Non-contractual Example
Base Salary: $20,000
Compensation Pay: $20,000 X .25 = $5,000
State & Local Retirement Pay (as per policy): 100 days X $75 = $7,500
Total Incentive Pay: $12,500

15. Member’s Retirement Example
Retirement Date: 06/2011
Years of Service: 35 years
Member’s Birth Date: 06/1951
Member’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