Posted on 12/08/21
| News Source: WBAL TV
The Baltimore County Board of Education approved a one-time $1,000 retention and recruitment bonus for all district employees.
The proposal needs state approval after which employees could receive the one-time bonus in January.
"As we work to make BCPS a premier school system, it is important that we show our staff how much we appreciate them and their commitment to Baltimore County," Superintendent Darryl Williams said in a statement. "It is our hope that the steps we are taking today as a system will help us provide greater support and recognition for our employees and build a stronger Team BCPS."
The total cost of this one-time bonus for all BCPS employees is approximately $21 million.
BCPS said it will seek state approval to use Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) funding to provide this additional compensation to school system staff. The federal government and Maryland State Department of Education have permitted school districts to use emergency relief funds to support efforts to retain and recruit employees, the district said.
The bonus will be provided to all BCPS employees including FTE, PTE, temporary, substitute, contractual and other employees, except the superintendent. The amount will be prorated as determined by the superintendent. The one-time bonus is in addition to the previously approved bonuses for AFSCME