GREEN RIVER Sweetwater County School District (SCSD) No. 2 announced a Voluntary Reduction Incentive Plan (VRIP) in December, in which they offered eligible employees a buyout to retire from the district.
Out of 83 eligible employees in the district, about 17 took the incentive. Eligible employees were offered the following as incentive:
Certified professional staff were offered $42,000.
12-month support staff were offered $22,000.
10-month support staff were offered $18,300.
9-month support staff were offered $16,500.
Supervisors were offered $52,000.
Administrators were offered $62,000.
SCSD No. 2 Business Manger Chris Dean has previously reported that about 81.6 percent of the district’s budget goes to personnel costs. With a decrease in enrollment equaling a shortfall of about $865,000, or 2.2 percent, of the district’s guarantee, the district is forced to make big budget cuts. This incentive aimed to help out with balancing the budget without having to make redu
Green River Star -
January 20, 2021
A voluntary separation program initiated by Sweetwater County School District No. 2 has drawn some interest from employees.
During an update last week, Jason Fuss, director of human resources for the district, said 19 employees have applied for the program. That number consists 11 certified professional staff, seven support staff and one administrator. Fuss said those applications can be withdrawn, but if everyone who has applied follows through with the agreement, the program would cost the district approximately $700,000, but would save between $1 million and $1.5 million.
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