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Board hears 2025–26 budget preview as district flags health insurance, SHARS and staffing pressures
Summary
District leaders briefed trustees on budget planning for 2025–26, highlighting uncertainty in TRS ActiveCare premiums, declines in SHARS reimbursements, workers' compensation trends, DCAD reappraisal activity and staffing benchmarks that reflect smaller campus sizes and rising special-education and English-learners populations.
Richardson ISD leaders presented a preliminary look at 2025–26 budget issues at the April 3 board meeting, calling attention to health insurance premium uncertainty, SHARS reimbursement declines, workers' compensation and staffing benchmarks the district uses in planning.
Health insurance and TRS ActiveCare: The district said TRS ActiveCare (the statewide pool) will set premiums in May or June and that both chambers' draft appropriations include $450 million intended to limit TRS ActiveCare premium increases to 10% per year. The district reported that in 2024–25 active-care premiums averaged an 11.2% increase; 61% of RISD’s eligible employees…
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