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Rutherford County schools extend $4,000 signing bonus for hard-to-staff positions, district reports ~223 recipients
Summary
At a school board meeting, staff reviewed a continued signing-bonus program for hard-to-staff certified positions — $4,000 paid in two installments — and said about 223 hires have received bonuses, costing roughly $805,000.
The Rutherford County School Board on Monday reviewed its continuing signing-bonus program for hard-to-staff certified positions, including special education and English as a second language.
Doctor Sullivan, director of schools, said the program pays a one-time $4,000 signing bonus split into two payments — $2,000 in the fall and $2,000 in the spring — and described additional payments for certain categories of hires. “If they’re in a hard to fill, then they get an additional $1,500,” the director said…
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