Teachers and staff in the Cobb County School District will be getting a one-time bonus in their next paychecks in January.
That’s due to a $1,000 bonus for teachers and non-temporary workers that was pledged in December by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and funded through state coffers.
In addition, non-temporary part-time Cobb school district personnel will get a one-time bonus of $500 funded through local reserves.
Cobb Superintendent Chris Ragsdale asked for the Cobb Board of Education to approve the bonuses during a special-called organizational meeting on Wednesday.
The board approved the measure with a unanimous 7-0 vote.
Ragsdale explained that the bonuses will be included in employees’ paychecks by Jan. 19 or Jan. 24, and that they couldn’t have been done in December because of the holiday break.
Each teacher and non-temporary employee working more than half-time hours will get the $1,000 bonuses, while those working half-time or less will get the $500 bonuses.
The specific dollar-figure amounts for the locally-paid bonuses—from the Cobb school district’s general fund reserve—weren’t specified at the Wednesday meeting.
East Cobb News has left a message with the district seeking more information.
Kemp announced the statewide teacher and staff bonuses before the holidays as a means of aiding local school district’s retention efforts.
It’s part of a larger $300 million bonus program for all state employees. In includes $104 million in safety improvements at schools, with an estimated $45,000 going to each district for such things as security guards and technology upgrades.
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