Some teachers will be missing money from their paychecks for the rest of the year, or have to pay Spring ISD back after the district said they were accidentally overpaid.
's employee effectiveness incentive payments so that some teachers received too much; now the district is asking teachers to pay the amount back by December.during the 2022-23 school year were either overpaid by $1,500 or $3,000, said Kristen Cobb, SISD's director of communications, in a March 24 email. This stipend was awarded based on teachers' years of experience, according to SISD's website.
Teachers who were overpaid were notified March 20 and are expected to repay the funds over 19 paychecks through Dec. 24.How we got here Internal auditors discovered a "sorting error" during processing while evaluating the Teacher Effectiveness Incentive Program, Cobb said. "As a responsible steward of taxpayer dollars, we must recoup any funds that are incorrectly distributed, as is the case in this instance. We deeply value our employees and are working closely with them to resolve this issue, keeping in mind their individual financial needs and circumstances," Cobb said., SISD teacher Kirsten Uecker said she knew of 46 teachers who were impacted by the error.
"By the nature of these awards, this is happening to the best teachers in the district, which is causing frustration for them," Uecker said. "So instead of feeling rewarded by these incentives, they actually feel penalized."If an employee has "extenuating circumstances" concerning the Dec. 24 deadline for repayment, they can contact payroll to discuss their concerns, Cobb said.
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