All permanent Belgrade School District employees will receive an extra $1,000 on their paychecks before Christmas, after the school board unanimously approved the bonus this week to encourage employee retention
Belgradeâs Norma Marx is famous for one thing â and beloved for the same.
The afternoon of June 8 will be the last time Marx pulls her school bus into the Belgrade Bus Barn at 17063 Frontage Road.
When she started driving for Belgrade, Ronald Reagan had just been sworn in as Americaâs 40th president, Prince Charles had just married Diana, and âRaiders of the Lost Arkâ was on theater marquees.
Yep, sheâs been driving Belgrade school buses for 40 years.
âIt takes a certain personality to do what she does,â maintained her boss Scott Lilyquist, which will makes her darn near impossible to replace. âShe drives three different routes â the morning route, preschoolers, and the afternoon route.â The next longest-tenured driver has âonlyâ been with the district for 18 years, Lilyquist added.