As a result of savings generated from a change in spending habits resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic and changes in staffing patterns, we are able to offer this bonus within the current adopted budget.
This Thank You Bonus is structured as outlined below:
Educational Support Professionals, Student Service Providers, Licensed Staff, Administrators, and Managerial Technical Staff, who had a first day worked for their 2022-2023 position of July 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022 will receive, paid to the employee on January 18, 2023:
- A $1000 Thank You Bonus to those employed in positions that are 0.90 FTE and up.
- A prorated Thank You Bonus for those employed in positions that are less than 0.90 FTE; the proration is based upon the FTE of the position. As an example, an individual who is employed in a 0.50 FTE position would receive a $500 Thank You Bonus.
Educational Support Professionals, Student Service Providers, Licensed Staff, Administrators, and Managerial Technical Staff, who had a first day worked for their 2022-2023 position of November 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 will receive:
- A $750 Thank You Bonus to those employed in positions that are 0.90 FTE and up, paid to the employee on January 18, 2023. These employees, if re-employed in the 2023-2024 school year in an Educational Support Professional, Student Service Provider, Licensed Staff, Administrator, or Managerial Technical position, by the start of the work calendar for the position, will receive $250 in their second paycheck for the 2023-2024 school year. This bonus is also prorated for staff employed in positions that are less than 0.90 FTE.
Again, thank you so very much for dedication and service!
Hiring Bonus
We will also be initiating a hiring bonus for newly hired staff who begin an Educational Support Professional, Student Service Provider, Licensed Staff, Administrator, or Managerial Technical position with us in the time frame of January 1, 2023 to March 17, 2023. This bonus is structured as a hiring and retention bonus and will be paid to qualifying individuals over a time period that will span their new employment with us in the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year and their returning employment with us in the 2023-2024 school year. Details on this are below:
For someone hired into an Educational Support Professional, Student Service Provider, Licensed Staff, Administrator, or Managerial Technical position, who has a first day worked on the job of January 1, 2023 to March 17, 2023, we will offer two (2) tiers of bonuses:
Tier 1: $500 to be paid $250 in January 2023 and $250 in February 2023 – shift to a February/March structure if start date is in February; March/April structure if start day is in March.
Tier 2: $1000 for someone who is able to commit to employment now and next school
year. Pay $250 in January 2023, $250 in February 2023, and $500 in second paycheck
of the 2023-2024 contract or letter of intent. (shift to a February/March structure if start date is in February; March/April structure if start date is in March)
These hiring/retention bonuses are also structured such that positions that are 0.90 FTE and up, will receive the full amounts outlined above. For positions that are less than 0.90 FTE, the bonus is prorated based on the FTE of the position.
**Should an employee terminate their employment prior to fulfilling their contract or letter of intent, the bonus the employee received, should it be a Thank You bonus or a hiring bonus, would need to be paid back to Durango School District 9-R in full.