Payroll Department

Pay Date	Hourly Employee Pay Period	Payroll Forms (direct deposit/ W4s) Due to the Payroll Office by:
7/1/26	6/1- 6/15/26	5/15/26
7/2/26	Summer School	5/15/26
7/15/26	6/16- 6/30/26	5/15/26
7/31/26	7/1- 7/15/26	7/15/26
8/14/26	7/16- 7/31/26	8/1/26
9/1/26	8/1- 8/15/26	8/15/26
9/15/26	8/16- 8/31/26	9/1/26
10/1/26	9/1- 9/15/26	9/15/26
10/15/26	9/16- 9/30/26	10/1/26
10/30/26	10/1- 10/15/26	10/15/26
11/13/26	10/16- 10/31/26	11/1/26
12/1/26	11/1- 11/15/26	11/15/26
12/15/26	11/16- 11/30/26	12/1/26
12/31/26	12/1- 12/15/26	12/1/26
1/15/27	12/16- 12/31/26	1/1/27
2/1/27	1/1- 1/15/27	1/15/27
2/12/27	1/16- 1/31/27	2/1/27
3/1/27	2/1- 2/15/27	2/15/27
3/15/27	2/16- 2/28/27	3/1/27
4/1/27	3/1- 3/15/27	3/15/27
4/15/27	3/16- 3/31/27	4/1/27
4/30/27	4/1- 4/15/27	4/15/27
5/14/27	4/16- 4/30/27	5/1/27
6/1/27	5/1- 5/15/27	5/15/27
6/15/27	5/16- 5/31/27	6/1/27

 

Pay Date	Payroll Forms (direct deposit/ W4s) Due to the Payroll Office by:
7/1/26	5/15/26
7/15/26	5/15/26
7/31/26	7/15/26
8/14/26	8/1/26
9/1/26	8/15/26
9/15/26	9/1/26
10/1/26	9/15/26
10/15/26	10/1/26
10/30/26	10/15/26
11/13/26	11/1/26
12/1/26	11/15/26
12/15/26	12/1/26
12/31/26	12/1/26
1/15/27	1/1/27
2/1/27	1/15/27
2/12/27	2/1/27
3/1/27	2/15/27
3/15/27	3/1/27
4/1/27	3/15/27
4/15/27	4/1/27
4/30/27	4/15/27
5/14/27	5/1/27
6/1/27	5/15/27
6/15/27	6/1/27

 

Pay Date	Payroll Forms (direct deposit/ W4s) Due to the Payroll Office by:
7/31/26	7/15/26
8/14/26	8/1/26
9/1/26	8/15/26
9/15/26	9/1/26
10/1/26	9/15/26
10/15/26	10/1/26
10/30/26	10/15/26
11/13/26	11/1/26
12/1/26	11/15/26
12/15/26	12/1/26
12/31/26	12/1/26
1/15/27	1/1/27
2/1/27	1/15/27
2/12/27	2/1/27
3/1/27	2/15/27
3/15/27	3/1/27
4/1/27	3/15/27
4/15/27	4/1/27
4/30/27	4/15/27
5/14/27	5/1/27
6/1/27	5/15/27
6/15/27	6/1/27
7/1/27	6/1/27
7/15/27	6/1/27

 

Pay Date	Payroll Forms (direct deposit/ W4s) Due to the Payroll Office by:
9/1/26	8/15/26
9/15/26	9/1/26
10/1/26	9/15/26
10/15/26	10/1/26
10/30/26	10/15/26
11/13/26	11/1/26
12/1/26	11/15/26
12/15/26	12/1/26
12/31/26	12/1/26
1/15/27	1/1/27
2/1/27	1/15/27
2/12/27	2/1/27
3/1/27	2/15/27
3/15/27	3/1/27
4/1/27	3/15/27
4/15/27	4/1/27
4/30/27	4/15/27
5/14/27	5/1/27
6/1/27	5/15/27
6/15/27	6/1/27
7/1/27	6/1/27
7/15/27	6/1/27
7/30/27	6/1/27
8/13/27	6/1/27

 

Pay Date	Pay Period	Paper Timesheet Due to Payroll Office
7/15/26	June 2026	7/3/26
8/14/26	July 2026	8/5/26
9/15/26	August 2026	9/4/26
10/15/26	September 2026	10/5/26
11/13/26	October 2026	11/4/26
12/15/26	November 2026	12/4/26
1/15/27	December 2026	1/4/27
2/12/27	January 2027	2/3/27
3/15/27	February 2027	3/5/27
4/15/27	March 2027	4/5/27
5/14/27	April 2027	5/4/27
6/15/27	May 2027	6/4/27
7/15/27	June 2027	7/2/27
TBD	Summer School

 

• PSRS 14.5%

• PSRS + Social Security 9.67%

• PEERS 6.86%

PSRS/PEERS Fact Sheet

Goals Since 1946

• To provide retirement security to Missouri's educators and education employees after a full career of service
• To help school districts attract and retain the best and brightest educators and employees for Missouri's school children
• To manage the Systems in a prudent and cost-efficient manner while continuing to provide exceptional service to our members

Funding

20-year Average

60¢ - Investment Earnings

21¢ - Members

19¢ - Employers

Note: The 21¢ includes member contributions and service purchases.

Investment Returns*

The Systems investment program, earned an investment return of 7.0% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. These investment earnings contributed approximately $2.9 billion to the growth of assets for the fiscal year.
 

PSRS/PEERS Over 80 Combined*

10,992 retirees 80-89 years old

1,740 retirees 90-94 years old

471 retirees 95-99 years old

79 retirees 100 years old or more

Total: 13,282

*Unaudited as of June 30, 2019

 

PSRS/PEERS is the 44th largest defined benefit plan in the United States.

As well as the 100th largest investor in the world

Total market value of assets - $45.3 billion estimated

As of June 30, 2019

Cost-of-Living Adjustments

Missouri law provides the PSRS/PEERS Board of Trustees some discretion when setting annual benefit increases.

2017 Board Approved Funding Policy Effective for January 1, 2019 COLA
CPI-U	COLA per Board Approved Funding Policy
Less than 0%	0%
0-2%	0% when CPI-U is cumulatively below 2%
0-2%	2% when total cumulative CPI-U reaches 2% or more
2-5%	2%
5% or more	5%

 

Statewide Impact
The benefits distributed by PSRS/PEERS make a sizable contribution to Missouri's economy and help Missouri public schools attract and retain quality teachers and education employees.

*As of June 30, 2019, over 94,000 individuals received benefits from PSRS/PEERS. Total annual benefits paid were nearly $3 billion. Of this amount, more than $2.6 billion, or 89%, was distributed among Missouri's 114 counties, positively impacting the state's economy.
*Unaudited

PSRS (certified): Click HERE   | PSRS Forms 

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PEERS (non-certified): Click HERE  | PEERS Forms

 

 

Congratulations on your upcoming retirement! Here are a few things the district will need to get you on the road to retirement. 

1. Please inform your supervisor and Human Resources in writing of your plan to retire. 

2. Contact your retirement plan (PSRS or PEERS) to discuss your plans with them if you have not already done so. 

3. Prepare to meet with the District Benefits Specialist (417-582-5971) to discuss your insurance options post-retirement. 

Have an address or name change? Please click here for information and a form to complete.

Need to change a beneficiary pre-retirement? Please click here to be redirected to the proper form.