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Board approves $500 recruitment stipend and higher hourly rate for extra bus routes amid staffing concerns
Summary
The board approved a $500 referral stipend for employees who recruit new bus drivers and raised the hourly rate for extra routes from $13.29 to $18 to address recruitment and retention, while commenters and board members said pay remains low compared with local living costs.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board on Aug. 21 approved two measures aimed at recruiting and retaining school bus operators: a $500 referral stipend to employees who recruit new bus drivers, and an increase in the hourly rate for extra routes from $13.29 to $18.
The recruitment stipend proposal—$500 for any East Baton Rouge Parish School System employee who successfully recruits a new school bus operator—was presented and…
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