(WBAP/KLIF) — In the wake of a teacher shortage in North Texas, one district is making an effort to change that. Fort Worth ISD is like many school districts in the Metroplex that are having a hard time hiring and retaining teachers. That prompted the school board to provide incentive pay to help curb that trend.
Fort Worth ISD teachers will have a little extra stuffed in their stockings before Christmas, as Superintendent Angelica Ramsay says the Board of Education voted in favor of awarding full-time teachers and substitutes with nearly $23-million in incentive pay. Ramsay says funding for the stipend comes by way of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) grant program, which utilizes Federal Coronavirus Relief funds.
The school board voted unanimously to provide the incentive pay to their staff, which includes $2,000 for full-time teachers and $1,000 for substitutes. Deputy Superintendent Karen Molinar says the stipend will be split between two payments coming in December and June of 2023. The incentive pay is meant to show appreciation for the hard work of classroom educators.
For more information on the incentive pay, visit the Fort Worth ISD web site.
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