GrCo school board okays $1,000 bonuses for non-teaching staff

Also ratifies contract with 3.68 percent increase in teacher salaries Greene County Schools is among an increasing number of districts using their own ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funds to give non-teaching staff cash bonuses. Gov Kim Reynolds in January announced teachers would receive a $1,000 bonus from federal Covid-19 relief funds. The plan excludes other school employees.…

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Elks donate to three organizations

The Jefferson Elks lodge recently made donations totaling $8,000 from a pair of Elks National Foundation grant programs. Greene County Schools was the recipient of $2,500 for the Ram Reader program, which distributes a book to keep to every elementary student two or three times each year. The funds came through an Elks National Foundation Gratitude grant. An Elks National…

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