Week 4 Part 4 Personnel Salaries

Week 4 Part 4

Personnel Salaries

The Rockwall ISD Budget for 2010-2011 is $101,171,531. 79.35% of the budget is earmarked for personnel salaries. The total for personnel salaries is $80,277,347. The remaining amount of the budget is used for contracted services, supplies and materials, and other operating costs. Rockwall ISD reduced personnel salaries by $3,458,566 due in part to the current budget deficits.

Increasing all personnel salaries by five percent would create positive and negative impacts. A five percent increase would raise overall payroll by $4,013,867, which would total $84,291,214. A five percent salary increase would raise moral among all district employees. It would also allow Rockwall ISD to be more competitive with surrounding districts to attract a larger pool of experienced teachers and staff. The negative impact of the increase would be budget reductions for other expenditures such as contracted services and supplies and materials. The reduction in other areas could be detrimental to the district and student achievement.