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Board hears voluntary holiday-pay plan for bus drivers, monitors and cafeteria staff: $30/week deduction yields $300 holiday checks
Summary
Payroll staff described a voluntary option for 10-month weekly employees to deduct $30 per paycheck (Aug. 15–Apr. 3) so enrolled workers receive $300 checks after holiday weeks; 34 of 92 eligible employees enrolled this year.
Payroll director Miss Gilles presented a voluntary holiday-pay option for 10-month weekly-paid employees (bus drivers, bus monitors, cafeteria workers) on Aug. 21. The plan allows employees to elect a $30-per-paycheck deduction beginning with the Aug. 15 paycheck and ending with the April 3 paycheck; deductions fund $300 checks paid for each of the district gendaholiday weeks (the week after Christmas, the week after New Year's and the week after spring break). She described the plan as "completely voluntary."
Miss Gilles explained payouts will be prorated if an employee leaves before disbursement. Of 92 eligible employees, 34 enrolled during the sign-up period. Board members asked how staff were notified; Miss Gilles said the plan was explained at spring meetings and again at back-to-school meetings, sign-out sheets were used, and a brief enrollment window was provided. She also said late enrollments were allowed with payroll "catch-up" on the first paycheck for late sign-ups.
The presentation was informational and generated clarifying questions from board members about outreach and enrollment timelines; no formal board action on the program was recorded in the transcript.
