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Committee reviews Florida memo on TSIA; Citrus allocation and Oct. 1 plan deadline discussed
Summary
Committee members reviewed a Florida Department of Education memo showing Citrus County’s TSIA growth allocation ($6,296,517) and an additional statutory designation of $509,763 for salary improvements. Staff said the district will write DOE explaining the timing because a board-approved plan cannot be ratified by Oct. 1.
Speaker 2 told the committee a memorandum from the Florida Department of Education identifies Citrus County’s Teacher Salary Improvement Allocation (TSIA) and the district’s obligations under the 2025 statute.
The presenter said Citrus’s calculated growth allocation for maintaining prior-year raises is $6,296,517 and that statute requires designating 0.54% of the allocation—$509,763—for salary improvements for instructional staff. "At no point are we saying that is the extent to which salary improvements are for instructional staff," Speaker 2 said, reading from the memo, and added the designation is an accounting requirement under state law.
Speaker 2 warned the committee the district will not be able to submit a board-approved plan by the Oct. 1 statutory deadline. The staff plan, the presenter said, will be drafted with the superintendent and accompanied by a letter to DOE explaining that ratification and board workshop timing prevent a full board-approved plan by that date.
Committee members asked whether the designated funds had to be applied only to base salary. Speaker 2 read the memo’s statutory language and summarized that the growth allocation may be used only for increased personnel compensation costs for full-time classroom teachers with at least two years’ experience and other instructional personnel, and may include salary schedules, performance pay and supplements as defined in the memo.
Why it matters: the TSIA designation fixes how a portion of one-time growth dollars must be reported and earmarked, and the committee’s letter to DOE will document the district’s timeline and bargaining status. The committee did not make a formal motion or vote during this meeting; staff said they will continue discussions and bring draft language to upcoming meetings.
