BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — The Barrow County School Board is weighing whether or not to pay one-time bonuses to their employees.
According to documents from a recent Board of Education meeting, the Barrow School Superintendent is recommending the approval of bonuses between $250 to $2,000, depending on hours worked by eligible employees.
As part of the potential approval, net costs would be offset by the State of Georgia and the Bright from the Start program.
The total cost to provide the bonuses to all eligible employees, including contracted custodians and school food nutrition workers, would cost $5.115 million.
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The funding for it would be split as follows, according to board documents:
- $3,280,000 from the State of Georgia
- $77,000 from Bright from the Start Program
- $1,758,000 from BOE General Fund
Full time workers would get $2,000 bonuses, while part time workers would get $500 and floaters would get $250, depending on hours worked each week.
The potential bonus does not include substitutes, district records say.
To be eligible, employees must have worked for BCSS or contracted with Primero, Top Notch or ESS for 90 calendar days as of the date of the checks’ distribution.
For current employees who have not quite hit the 90 day requirement, bonus funds will be sent once the 90 days are reached, the district recommendation says.
Funds from the state and Bright form the Start would be reimbursed, rather than paid up front, records say.
The Barrow County Board of Education has not voted on approval of the bonuses yet.
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