Teacher/Employee Recruitment and Retention Program (TERRP)
401a Plan
Nearly 15 years ago school districts in Region 10 approached the service center about helping them recruit and retain teachers without increasing their already spiraling salaries budgets. The TERRP program utilizes the provisions of section 401a of the Internal Revenue Code that allows districts to “match” an employee’s contributions to their own 403b or 457b retirement savings. Within the program each district designs a unique incentive program that benefits employees and addresses the needs of the district.
Plans have been designed:
- to encourage employee attendance
- as a unique benefit for use in recruiting teachers
- to encourage employees to stay in the district
- as incentive reward for various accomplishments of the district or campus
Most districts recognize that the plan also acts to encourage supplemental retirement saving by their employees since the each individual must be contributing to a 403b or 457b to be eligible for the match funding. As of August 31, 2011 the Region 10 RAMS TERRP trust held $45 million for 25,873 employees in 16 participating districts.
SERVICE |
CONTACT |
PHONE |
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Teacher/Employee Recruitment and Retention Program (TERRP) 401a Plan |
972-348-1004 |
