“We really appreciate the board’s support of this resolution,” MCS Director of Public Education and CEO Lee Ann Kwiatkowski said. “Our people have been working extremely hard with additional responsibilities under very difficult circumstances all year, and this is one way we can recognize them for their dedication and make sure they know how much they’re valued.”
School districts are under no obligation to use their ESSER funds on employee stipends, but the MCS board has made a priority of rewarding district employees in recent years. Since Ball State University took control of MCS in 2018, the district has seen two significant employee raises and one earlier stipend, the release stated.
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The Coronavirus Response and Relief Appropriations Act of 2021, approved by Congress in late December, includes $284 billion dollars to assist small business and the self-employed, under a second round of the Paycheck Protection Program. Collaborating with the Small Business Administration, lending institution web portals in Northwest Arkansas are now open for loan applications. Mary Beth Brooks, director of the Small Business Technology Development Center at the University of Arkansas, explains the process.
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