Select teachers in the state of Arkansas will receive a one-time bonus check of $1,500 in time for the holiday season.
The direct payments are designed to provide relief to teachers at Fort Smith Public Schools for working through the coronavirus pandemic and having to adapt to remote learning during that time.
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The $1,500 bonus payments were approved in May and are set to be delivered by Dec. 15, per Talk Business.
The one-time bonuses will only go to select “veteran” teachers in the Fort Smith Public School system, including adult education teachers, classroom teachers, instructional specialists, interventionists, and special education coordinators. Principals and assistant principals qualify, but district-level administrators do not qualify for the bonus payment.
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Teachers will receive a benefit from the Certified Salary Schedule, which raises their salary by $3,471.81 annually, a 5.89% pay increase for the current school year.
The bonus checks will be delivered to teachers as inflation continues to remain high going into the busy holiday shopping season.
