NBISD board approves $1.1M retention stipend to address staffing challenges

The New Braunfels Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a one-time retention stipend aimed at addressing challenges related to hiring and retaining staff.

The details

The decision, made during an Aug. 12 board meeting, will provide financial relief to district employees and will be funded through indirect costs from ESSER III federal grant funds totaling $1.125 million.

"As we all know, retention continues to be a problem in the state," said Kathy Kenney, chief human resources officer for NBISD, at a June 17 NBISD board meeting. "One way we improve employee decisions by offering one time precision payments."

The retention stipend will award $1,000 to full-time employees and $500 to part-time employees who meet the eligibility requirements. Eligible employees will receive their payments by the end of September.

To qualify for the stipend, employees must:

• Be employed full-time or part-time with NBISD in a Teacher Retirement System of Texas-covered position.
• Have been employed between May 24 and Sept. 15.
• Have no pending or future separation notices filed during this period.
• Not be on administrative leave, whether paid or unpaid, during the same timeframe.