Eligible teachers in the Fort Smith School District in Arkansas will receive a one-time bonus check of $1,500 in time for the Christmas holiday.
The bonuses are set to provide relief to nearly all teachers at Fort Smith public schools for working through the coronavirus pandemic and having to adapt to remote learning.
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The $1,500 bonus checks were approved in May by the school board 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 school system, including adult education teachers, classroom teachers, instructional specialists, interventionists, and special education coordinators. Principals and assistant principals also qualify, but district-level administrators do not.
Teachers are also set to receive a benefit from the Certified Salary Schedule, which raises their salaries by $3,471.81 annually, a 5.89% pay increase for the current school year.
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The bonus payments will likely be a helpful boost for eligible teachers as inflation remains high going into the busy holiday season.
