Brake, Robbins address state pension issues
He also invited board members to attend the
Robbins spoke with DCPS board members during an evening board retreat Thursday at the district central office.
Both Robbins and Brake referenced the PFM report presented to Gov.
It has been reported that state legislatures would have to come up with
Other changes suggest placing teachers into the
Robbins and Brake put together a presentation from which they both pulled facts detailing current ails within the TRS and the CERS. Both districts report having 50 percent of employees that fall within each system.
The presentation talked about the many solutions suggested in the PFM, many of which Robbins said in the retreat meeting aren't even legal.
Some of the solutions in the PFM don't address the unfunded liability the system faces, but talk about shifting the risk from the commonwealth legislature to employees.
Brake said the TRS and CERS are well-funded systems.
"It would be foolish to walk away from something like that," he said.
Robbins said for teachers to be placed into the
Both Robbins and Brake said they, along with the
All the parties have to come together to work out these issues, Robbins said.
Brake, Robbins and other district leaders have a concern that changing pensions so drastically will impact teacher recruitment, teacher retention and reflect negatively on the profession.
There already is a shortage of teachers in
"You cannot think of education as an expense," he said. "This is not a cost, it's an investment."
Brake told board members that should the
Robbins said that DCPS administrators are also discussing a similar measure because he wants teachers to have the opportunity to express their concerns.
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