At the School Board meeting Wednesday, Churchill County School Board Trustees approved a one-time 5% allocation of their base pay for employees who completed the 2021-22 school year. Superintendent Summer Stephens said the payment was a thank you for their hard work and dedication.
According to a press release issued Thursday, all district employees who worked throughout the year and finished up the 2021-2022 school year with the district, received a one-time 5% allocation of their base salary on June 30. For licensed employees in the CCEA agreement, 3% of that was part of their newly approved agreement with the district.
Over the last two years, the District has received ESSER funds for Covid relief and has also adhered to reduced spending due to lower student enrollment and uncertainty with the state's new funding model. As such, this created some limited, one-time funding that the District has prioritized for staff wages. “ChurchillCSD leadership is committed to providing additional compensation to staff whenever it is financially possible to do so,” read the release. “Last year the district gave all returning employees a one-time payment of $1,500 and all new employees and many substitutes a one-time payment of $1,000 through CRSSA ESSER II funds. Stakeholder input is an important piece of how the district utilizes funds and after seeing results from a recent Thought Exchange, it was apparent that stakeholders wanted to see any possible funding go to the staff.”
Superintendent Summer Stephens and the School Board of Trustees want to provide the best compensation possible with available funds. “This is just a small token of our appreciation for everything our staff does, and we recognize that their needs go beyond one-time payments. We value our staff, their hard work, and their dedication to our district,” said Stephens.
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