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Board adopts resolution to cover $2,000 teacher bonuses for four locally ineligible staff
Summary
The Trousdale County Board voted unanimously to adopt a resolution ensuring four teachers not covered by state TISA funds — two pre-K and two federally funded special-education teachers — will each receive $2,000, a locally funded supplement totaling $8,000.
The Trousdale County Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt a resolution ensuring local payment of $2,000 bonuses for four teachers who do not qualify for state Education Freedom (TISA) funding. The board discussed how the state law covers K–12 but not pre-K positions and how two positions funded by federal grants were similarly excluded.
Dr. Seiden, a district administrator who reported the eligibility review, told the board, “to the best of our knowledge … there’s only 4 teachers that would not be covered with state money and that would be our 2 pre k teachers because the TISA bill said it funds k through 12. … And then we have 2 … special ed teachers that are funded through federal funds.” The board chair affirmed the district would pay the supplements locally so the four teachers receive the $2,000 bonus each.
Board member Rachel moved to approve the resolution and Mister Woodard seconded. The motion passed without opposition; the board recorded that the resolution “does pass unanimously.” The board noted the total local supplement would be $8,000 to cover the four teachers.
Board members framed the action as completing an earlier direction to maximize teacher access to the bonus money and to ensure local equity where state language left gaps. The motion did not change personnel assignments or longer-term pay scales; it authorized a one-time supplement for the teachers identified in the district review.
The board did not name any other funding sources beyond the district’s local allocation for the $8,000 supplement. No vote totals by individual member were recorded in the packet; minutes state the resolution passed unanimously. The board moved on to a subsequent agenda item following the vote.
