According to the April 11 meeting agenda, KISD administration recommended the approval of the resolution due to the ongoing nationwide labor shortage.
"Such payment is being made for the public purposes of ensuring continued retention, high job satisfaction and productivity; planning for the 2022-23 staffing needs and maintaining fiscal management and stability in times of unprecedented labor shortages," the agenda reads.
According to the resolution, employees must sign their contracts or letters of reasonable assurance by 11:59 p.m. on April 20, to qualify for the early signing retention incentive payment. Full-time benefit-eligible employees will receive a one-time payment of $500, while benefit-eligible employees working less than full-time will receive a one-time payment of $250.
The payments will be distributed on May 5 and are being funded through $3.85 million the district received in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief, or ESSER, grant funds, according to the agenda.
The KISD board of trustees approved the resolution in a 5-0 vote. Board President Ronnie Anderson and Trustee Chris Todd were absent from the meeting.
