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Board briefed on SHINE replacement for TSSP; local policy needed to distribute new stipend funds
Summary
District administrators said the state sunset the Teacher Salary Supplement Program (TSSP) and replaced it with a program called SHINE, meaning local boards must adopt policies to allocate the new dollars. The business administrator said the prior stipend was roughly $4,300 and recommended preserving prior recipients where appropriate.
Scott McMillan told the board that Senate Bill 173 sunset the prior Teacher Salary Supplement Program (TSSP) and that the state repackaged funds under a program called SHINE, requiring local boards to adopt policies governing how the new stipend dollars will be distributed.
McMillan explained the prior program paid a stipend of "approximately $4,300" to qualifying teachers in high-need fields (special education, science, math) and said the district must now identify locally which positions constitute the highest need. He suggested preserving eligible teachers who previously received stipends while the board and administrators develop a rubric for local distribution and promised administrators would return with recommendations that legal counsel will review. A state board representative offered to follow up with the district for timing and any state-led guidance.
