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Santa Rosa schools receive $4.1 million in CAPE bonuses; 20% retained to expand programs
Summary
District officials said $4.1 million in CAPE industry-certification bonus funding will be distributed to schools; 20% of the total will remain with Workforce Education to expand programs and support teachers.
Officials from Santa Rosa County District Schools told the school board on March 11 that industry-recognition bonus funding tied to CAPE certifications totaled $4.1 million for the district this year.
"We had the privilege today of giving out our annual CAPE bonus distribution at the principal's meeting, and we had dollars $4,100,000.0 overall bonus to the district from those industry certifications earned across all of our elementary, middle, and high school programs," Charla Knight, the district’s director for workforce education, told the board.
Knight said the district saw an increase of roughly $1 million from the previous year and that Milton High School received the largest single check, described in the meeting as "over $700,000." She said teachers receive bonuses tied to each industry certification earned and those bonuses will be paid in April through extracurricular payroll.
On use of remaining funds, Knight said, "20% of that $4,100,000 remains in workforce education, and it allows us to grow programs at schools that aren't currently offering or expand program offerings. It is how we've been able to expand into the elementary schools. It is how we've been able to support some of the work that's planned for the innovation center. It allows us to make, really cool innovative opportunities like our Space Academy, our work with the semiconductor institute." The board acknowledged the work of teachers and administrators in supporting Career and Technical Education (CTE) program growth.
Board members asked how CAPE funds are earned; Knight explained that high schools and middle schools can earn full CAPE certifications while elementary and middle schools can earn digital tool certifications, and that district innovation-center programming had driven a notable increase in digital tool certifications.
The board also recognized individual educators and students later in the meeting for regional science and CTE achievements.
