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UCISD Staff eNews & Events...Week of November 18, 2019
Hoops for Hope Registration
The 2nd Annual Hoops for Hope is scheduled for December 12, 2019, at 6 pm in the Kinchlow Gym. You are invited to join this year’s team!
14th Annual Uvalde C.I.S.D. Tamalada
Tamalada Student Entertainment
403B and 457 Limits Increase for 2020
IR-2019-179, November 6, 2019
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that employees in 401(k) plans will be able to contribute up to $19,500 next year.
The IRS announced this and other changes in Notice 2019-59 (PDF), posted today on IRS.gov. This guidance provides cost‑of‑living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2020.
Highlights of changes for 2020
The contribution limit for employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans, and the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan is increased from $19,000 to $19,500.
The catch-up contribution limit for employees aged 50 and over who participate in these plans is increased from $6,000 to $6,500.
The limitation regarding SIMPLE retirement accounts for 2020 is increased to $13,500, up from $13,000 for 2019.
The income ranges for determining eligibility to make deductible contributions to traditional Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), to contribute to Roth IRAs and to claim the Saver's Credit all increased for 2020.
Taxpayers can deduct contributions to a traditional IRA if they meet certain conditions. If during the year either the taxpayer or his or her spouse was covered by a retirement plan at work, the deduction may be reduced, or phased out, until it is eliminated, depending on filing status and income. (If neither the taxpayer nor his or her spouse is covered by a retirement plan at work, the phase-outs of the deduction do not apply.) Here are the phase-out ranges for 2020:
- For single taxpayers covered by a workplace retirement plan, the phase-out range is $65,000 to $75,000, up from $64,000 to $74,000.
- For married couples filing jointly, where the spouse making the IRA contribution is covered by a workplace retirement plan, the phase-out range is $104,000 to $124,000, up from $103,000 to $123,000.
- For an IRA contributor who is not covered by a workplace retirement plan and is married to someone who is covered, the deduction is phased out if the couple's income is between $196,000 and $206,000, up from $193,000 and $203,000.
- For a married individual filing a separate return who is covered by a workplace retirement plan, the phase-out range is not subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment and remains $0 to $10,000.
The income phase-out range for taxpayers making contributions to a Roth IRA is $124,000 to $139,000 for singles and heads of household, up from $122,000 to $137,000. For married couples filing jointly, the income phase-out range is $196,000 to $206,000, up from $193,000 to $203,000. The phase-out range for a married individual filing a separate return who makes contributions to a Roth IRA is not subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment and remains $0 to $10,000.
The income limit for the Saver's Credit (also known as the Retirement Savings Contributions Credit) for low- and moderate-income workers is $65,000 for married couples filing jointly, up from $64,000; $48,750 for heads of household, up from $48,000; and $32,500 for singles and married individuals filing separately, up from $32,000.
Key limit remains unchanged
The limit on annual contributions to an IRA remains unchanged at $6,000. The additional catch-up contribution limit for individuals aged 50 and over is not subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment and remains $1,000.
Details on these and other retirement-related cost-of-living adjustments for 2020 are in Notice 2019-59 (PDF), available on IRS.gov.
PCAT Bus Driver of the Year
2019-2020 PCAT Bus Driver of the Year program!
Please help us again this year to recognize the driver in our school district who best exemplifies the Five Character Points of an outstanding driver:
Leadership
Attitude
Perseverance
Student / Parent Relationships
Technical Skills
Nominations may be completed by any transportation stakeholder: drivers, other staff members, managers, teachers, administrators or parents.
Please submit nomination forms to:
Diana Karau
Option 1: Drop off at UCISD Central Office
Option 2: Email to Diana Karau at dkarau2955@uvaldecisd.net
Paper nomination forms can be picked up at Central Office.
The nomination deadline is Friday, December 6th by 5pm.
For more information please contact:
Diana Karau at 830-333-7003 or by email at dkarau2955@uvaldecisd.net
Anthon Data Board Winners
At Anthon Elementary students are engaged with goal setting, knowing their reading levels and aspiring to improve. Four Anthon teachers were chosen by their peers for their Classroom Data Walls with the following criteria:
1. Original data wall
2. Students knowing and explicitly articulating the purpose of the data wall & reading levels/goals
The Anthon Campus is filled with excellent classroom data walls, but these are a few examples...the PBIS committee helped with the prizes, certificates, and photos!
2019-2020 Volunteer Trainings
In preparation of the 2019-2020 School Year, Volunteer Training dates have been set. Volunteer Training must be renewed every school year. Volunteers are a valued asset to our district. Individuals wishing to volunteer on campuses and with student organizations must attend a Volunteer Training and complete a background check. The following Volunteer Trainings have been scheduled:
Wednesday, November 20th @ 6 p.m.
Volunteer Training takes place in the Uvalde CISD Central Office Conference Room located at 1000 N. Getty. For more information please contact Melissa Flores at mflores4642@uvaldecisd.net or by phone at 830-278-6655. Volunteers are asked to sign up for a training session by completing the Volunteer Training Sign Up Form at the below link:
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