School Board approves academic and athletic supplements

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Teachers and other school personnel are set to receive supplemental pay when they take on extra duties like mentoring a beginning teacher, sponsoring a club, coordinating a science fair, doing the yearbook or coaching a sport. The one-time stipends and supplements approved unanimously by the Jefferson County School Board at its regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 11, range from $500 to $4,800. The total allocated for 34 academic/instructional supplements is $36,850. For 41 athletic and extracurricular roles, the total allocation is $87,600. In addition, four district-level supplements were funded at a combined cost of $2,500 monthly. During the public comm