Staff Benefits

The Teacher/Employee Recruitment and Retention Program (TERRP) is a local governmental, tax-qualified retirement savings plan and trust established under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue code retirement program established and operated by the Education Service Center Region 10. This plan supplements 403(b)/457 employee plans with district contributions. The employees' money is put into their own investment accounts. Sherman ISD contributions are put into a separate TERRP account until the employee separates from service.

Employees work directly with their own financial advisor to set up a 403(b)/457 account. The products that your financial advisor can utilize can be found here. The forms listed on the right side will need to be turned into the Payroll Department. 

Sherman ISD will match employee deferrals dollar for dollar up to 1% of the employee's salary. 

The employee is zero percent vested in years one and two. The employee becomes 50% vested in year three, 75% vested in year four and 100% vested in year five.

The employee must be employed on the last day of the plan year (August 31) to keep the district contribution for that year, with the exception of retirees who meet the TRS rule of 80 and those who die or become permanently disabled.

The plan year runs from September 1 to August 31 each year.

Authorized Investment Providers & Forms

Employees in TRS-eligible positions receive supplemental compensation payments following each five-year anniversary of employment. Employees’ years of service are not required to be consecutive or continuous; however, they must remain continuously employed through Nov. 1 in the school year following their anniversary year to receive the payment. The supplemental compensation payment will be paid that November, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The supplemental payment will be subject to all necessary and required taxes and withholdings.

The amount of the one-time supplemental payment an eligible employee receives under this plan will be based on the employee’s years of employment with the district and will be paid only at five-year increments in the year following the anniversary date as outlined below:

For each five-year anniversary, eligible employees will earn $100 for each year of service.

• Example 1: Employee has worked 5 years in an eligible position with the district. This employee will receive $100 for each year of employment. The total supplemental payment will be $500 to be paid in the employee’s 6th year of eligible employment.
• Example 2: Employee has worked 10 years in an eligible position with the district. The employee will receive $100 for each year of employment. The total supplemental payment will be $1,000 to be paid in the employee’s 11th year of eligible employment.
• Example 3: Employee has worked 30 years in an eligible position with the district. The employee will receive $100 for each year of employment. The total supplemental payment will be $3,000 to be paid in the employee’s 31st year of eligible employment.

Sherman ISD provides the option for employees to opt-in to a Sick Leave Bank. The Bank provides additional sick leave days in the event of employee catastrophic illness or injury. All employees who contribute two local sick leave days are eligible to participate in the Sick Leave Bank. Days may be requested from the Sick Leave Bank only after the member has exhausted all available paid leave, including all accumulated state leave days, local sick leave days, flex days, vacation days and comp time. 

More information about the Sick Leave Bank and how to join is accessible to SISD employees via the internal staff website.