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District to pay $1,000 one‑time stipend to elementary academic coaches from governor’s supplement
Summary
The board heard that the governor provided a one‑time $1,000 supplement per elementary school intended for K–3 literacy support; district staff said that amount will be paid as a stipend to each school’s academic coach who supports K–3 teachers.
District staff told the board the governor included a one-time $1,000 supplement intended to support K–3 literacy work in elementary schools. The funds were distributed to regional education service agencies and then to districts, staff said.
The district’s plan, as described to the board, is to give the $1,000 supplement to each elementary school’s academic coach. Staff said academic coaches support kindergarten through third-grade teachers with literacy curriculum, coaching and extra professional learning undertaken this year, and that the stipend recognizes that work.
Board members asked clarifying questions about distribution; staff said one identified staff member at each of the district’s eight elementary schools will receive the stipend. The payment was described as a supplement, not a programmatic contract or grant to schools for materials.
Staff said the stipend program arose from the governor’s office and the distribution follows the state’s allocation of $1,000 per elementary school.
