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Big Spring SD previews 2627: 3% base raises, 5% health-care estimate, PSERS employer rate set at 33.59%
Summary
Donna Lentz said early 2627 assumptions include a 3% increase for individual staff contracts, 3.1% for Act 93 staff, 3.25% for professional and classified staff, an estimated 5% rise in health-care costs, and a PSERS employer contribution rate set at 33.59%.
Donna Lentz told the committee that for early 2627 planning the district ‘‘will receive a 3% increase’’ for individual staff contracts, Act 93 staff will receive ‘‘3.1%’’ and professional/classified staff are being modeled at ‘‘3.25%.’’ She emphasized these are preliminary assumptions while salary-rolls and bargaining outcomes are finalized.
On benefits, Lentz said health-care costs are preliminarily projected at a 5% increase—substantially lower than some peers in the South Central Trust, which have cited double-digit increases—though dental, vision, life and long-term disability rates were still to be determined closer to spring. She added the employer PSERS contribution rate for 2627 is now set at 33.59%, a slight drop from the current year rate of 34%.
Board members asked whether those percentage increases include step movements; Lentz responded the percentages reflect base increases and that step changes will be accounted for when salaries are rolled for a later presentation.
