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Board approves $523,760.50 one-time attendance funding payments to district staff
Summary
Superintendent Mark Kress reported recovered attendance-based funding and the board authorized one-time payments totaling $523,760.50 (including benefits), distributing $1,800 to full‑time positions prorated for part-time staff, based on 243.50 FTE.
The Snake River School Board authorized a one-time distribution of attendance funding gap money totaling $523,760.50 at its Nov. 20 meeting.
Superintendent Mark Kress told trustees the funds were recovered after the district reverted to an attendance-based funding formula. Kress proposed paying $1,800 to every full‑time position and prorating payments for part‑time roles, using a total district FTE of 243.50; he said checks would be disbursed in early December and the total amount includes associated benefits.
Trustee Lon Harrington moved and Trustee Carol Hepworth seconded a motion to authorize the total funding-gap payment and distribution method; all board members present voted aye and the motion passed 5-0.
The board recorded the specific totals in the minutes: total FTE 243.50 and total payout $523,760.50. No individual employee names or per-person prorated sums were listed in the minutes; the district indicated distribution will follow individual FTE percentages.
